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Here are 4 of the victims killed in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting

At least four of the five people killed in the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting were on vacation, headed for cruises that promised sun, sand and fun.

Charleston church shooter puts up no defense against death penalty

After four days of testimony, prosecutors rested their death penalty case Monday against convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof, calling more than two dozen people during the trial’s penalty phase.

 
California storm fells historic sequoia ‘tunnel tree’

An ancient giant sequoia tree, with a hollowed-out tunnel big enough for cars to drive through, was toppled over the weekend by floods following a series of powerful rain storms in central and northern California.

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Obama not creating Grand Canyon monument, congressman says

President Barack Obama has decided against creating a national monument covering areas of public land around Grand Canyon National Park, an Arizona congressman said Friday.

Death penalty possible in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting case

While investigators try to figure out the motive of an Iraq war veteran accused of killing five travelers and wounding six others at a busy international airport in Florida, the suspected gunman was charged and could face the death penalty if convicted.

Ghana president plagiarizes Clinton, George W. Bush in inauguration speech

On Saturday, Ghanaians gathered in Independence Square in the capital, Accra, to witness the inauguration of Nana Akufo-Addo as the country’s fifth elected president. But the moment of pride was tarnished, though it may not have been immediately obvious to those in attendance.

Blogger is asked to delete info on Oregon refuge informants

Federal prosecutors want a judge to order a Northern California man to remove all information from his website about confidential informants involved in the takeover of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon last winter.