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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

June 22, 2012 - 6:20 pm

BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been convicted of 45 counts at his child sex abuse trial.

Jurors announced the verdict Friday after weighing 48 charges accusing him of abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period.

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By Patrick Blennerhassett / RJ

August 27, 2025 - 5:17 pm

The biggest barrier to accessing most of this land is the federal government, said panelists at a recent event hosted by U.S. Rep. Dina Titus.

SAUNDERS: Why Team Trump wants to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

August 27, 2025 - 4:37 pm

The president wants him out, but the Salvadoran illegal immigrant wants to stay in a country he calls “corrupt.”

CDC director out after less than a month on the job, federal officials say

By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press

August 27, 2025 - 3:31 pm

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How car buyers, dealerships are being impacted by Nevada cyberattack

By Emerson Drewes / RJ

August 27, 2025 - 4:25 pm

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‘Malicious actors’ moved data out of network, Nevada officials say

By Jessica Hill and McKenna Ross / RJ

August 27, 2025 - 6:41 pm

Investigators found evidence indicating some data was moved outside of Nevada’s networks by “malicious actors” during a “sophisticated, ransomware-based” cyberattack first identified Sunday, officials confirmed Wednesday.

New COVID shots approved, but FDA limits access for many Americans

By Matthew Perrone Associated Press

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Sean Charles Dunn was arrested on an assault charge after he threw a sub-style sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent.

‘Absolutely incomprehensible’: 2 children, shooter dead after attack at Minneapolis Catholic school

By Steve Karnowski, Mark Vancleave and Giovanna Dell’Orto The Associated Press

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The children who died were 8 and 10. Fourteen other kids and three octogenarian parishioners were wounded but expected to survive, the chief said.

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Was state of Nevada hit by a ransomware attack? ‘Symptoms line up’

By Jessica Hill, McKenna Ross and Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

August 27, 2025 - 10:49 am

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