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Sandusky accuser asks to limit questioning, keep his abuse private

A man who claims he told Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in 1976 that he was sexually abused as a teen by Jerry Sandusky asked a judge Wednesday to protect his identity and limit questioning by lawyers in a lawsuit brought by Paterno’s family against college sports’ governing body.

 
Sheriff’s deputy shot to death in New Orleans suburb

A pedestrian walking down a busy commercial strip of a New Orleans suburb in the middle of the afternoon shot a sheriff’s deputy multiple times, killing him, after being stopped by the officer Wednesday, an official said.

 
Michigan sues 2 engineering companies in Flint water crisis

The Michigan attorney general said on Wednesday his office has sued two engineering services companies for “botching” their roles in the city of Flint’s drinking water crisis that exposed residents to dangerously high lead levels.

 
Firefighters gaining upper hand in SoCal blazes

For days, wildfires have raged amid spiking heat across Southern California and much of the West, driving hundreds of people from their homes.