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Golf cart chase on Calif. highway leads to DUI for driver

A young man who led police on a slow-speed highway chase in a golf cart from the Rose Bowl game in Southern California was arrested for driving under the influence, officials said on Friday.

Shareholders to vote Feb. 10 on GTECH-IGT merger

Shareholders of slot machine developer International Game Technology will vote Feb. 10 on the company’s $6.4 billion merger agreement with lottery provider GTECH Holdings.

Saints dismiss three assistant coaches after 7-9 season

The casualties of the New Orleans Saints’ disappointing 2014 season include three assistant coaches who have been dismissed, according to reports Friday.

Reid breaks ribs, bones; released from UMC

Sen. Harry Reid broke ribs and several bones in his face in an accident while exercising at his home Thursday in Southern Nevada, his office said Friday morning.

In planning since last year, CES gets underway next week

Technology will be in focus at next week’s International Consumer Electronics Show. The four-day trade show officially opens Tuesday, but as with any gathering that brings more than 150,000 people to one place, the prep work and advanced events begin much earlier.

 
Palin photos of son stepping on dog bring online outrage, support

Facebook photos posted by Sarah Palin showing her son Trig using the family dog as a step stool unleashed online fury on Friday reminiscent of the public reaction to the disclosure that Mitt Romney had once driven with his dog strapped on the car’s roof.

 
More feared dead in Greek ferry disaster

Tug boats hauled the burnt-out hulk of a ferry that caught fire off the coast of Greece into a southern Italian port on Friday, opening the way for an investigation into the blaze that killed at least 11 people.

Prison officials: Arizona inmate kills self

A Mohave County inmate from Kingman, Arizona, killed himself at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Buckeye on New Year’s Day, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections.

 
Ill. man has car part removed from arm 51 years after accident

Decades after a car wreck a mystery has been solved for a Granite City, Illinois, man. He had an unusual object removed from his arm and had no clue it was connected to the crash.

 
U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes on ISIS targets

The United States and allies staged 23 air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq on Thursday, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Friday.

LAX gunman to face possible death penalty

Federal prosecutors said on Friday they would seek the death penalty against a man accused of opening fire in a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in November 2013, killing a federal security screener.

Man’s body found in Conn. driveway

Police are investigating a possible homicide after a body was found in a the driveway of a home in Waterbury, Connecticut, on Thursday morning.

No charges for Reagan shooter John Hinckley in death of James Brady

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia will not pursue criminal charges against John Hinckley Jr. for the death of former White House press secretary James Brady, the prosecutor’s office said on Friday.

 
Two dead, two officers wounded during multistate crime spree

A Texas father and son on a multi-state crime spree killed a husband and wife in North Carolina, set their home on fire, stole their truck and then shot two police officers in West Virginia, authorities said on Friday.

 
Steelers’ Bell will miss wild-card game

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell has been officially ruled out for Saturday night’s wild-card game against the Baltimore Ravens due to a hyperextended right knee.

2 arrested after bank robbery, police chase

Two people were arrested Friday morning after a bank robbery led to a police chase and a car crash in the central valley, according to Metro.

 
Snowstorm causes 35-vehicle pileup on N.H. highway

A fast-moving morning snowstorm led to two major traffic crashes piling up 35 cars on a New Hampshire highway on Friday morning, state police said.

 
U2’s Bono says he may never play guitar again

Bono, the frontman of the Irish rock group U2 who was injured in a cycling accident last year, said on Friday his recovery has not been easy and he may never play guitar again.

India launched a program to track toilet use

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is launching a nationwide online program to check whether people are using toilets as part of his cleanliness drive.

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