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Colorado teen stabs kidnapper, escapes

Police are looking for a man suspected of kidnapping a 16-year-old suburban Denver girl who managed to escape after stabbing her abductor with a knife she found in his truck.

Bergdahl’s Facebook reveals conflicted state of mind

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl spoke of his frustration with the world and his desire to change the status quo, in Facebook posts written before he vanished from his military base in Afghanistan.

 
George HW Bush went skydiving for his 90th birthday

Former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 90th birthday on Thursday by making a tandem parachute jump near his summer home in coastal Maine, delivering on a vow he made five years ago even though he can no longer use his legs.

 
Doctor to evaluate 12-year-old ‘Slender Man’ stabbing suspect

A 12-year-old girl accused of stabbing a friend in a quest to please a spooky fictional character will have a mental evaluation, while an attorney for a second girl also charged in the crime said Wednesday that he could raise the issue of competency later.

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Gunman in Oregon school shooting had assault rifle, police say

A 15-year-old gunman at an Oregon high school had an assault rifle, handgun and several magazines of ammunition hidden in a guitar case and duffel bag when he rode a school bus to the campus, police said Wednesday.

 
Cabbies in Europe snarl traffic in protests against Uber

Taxi drivers sowed traffic chaos in Europe’s top cities on Wednesday by mounting one of the biggest protests ever against Uber, a U.S. car service whose smartphone app summons rides at the touch of a button.

Police: NYC strippers drugged, stole from weathly clients

A crew of New York City strippers scammed wealthy men by spiking their drinks with illegal synthetic drugs, then driving them to strip clubs that ran up tens of thousands of dollars on their credit cards while they were too wasted to stop it, authorities said Wednesday.

Congress, FBI both pushing hard on VA health care

Congress is moving with what one senator called “lightning speed” to help thousands of military veterans enduring long wait times for VA medical care. The Senate was poised to vote by Thursday to let veterans go to local doctors and have the VA foot the bill.

Hagel: Bergdahl swap may have been ‘last, best’ chance

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told lawmakers Wednesday that last month’s prisoner swap with the Taliban may have been the “last, best” chance to secure the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only U.S. soldier held captive in Afghanistan.

 
Bergdahl deal sealed day before swap, senator says

The Obama administration only finalized the exchange of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban detainees at Guantanamo a day before the swap, a top Democratic lawmaker said Tuesday. He said American officials didn’t learn the pickup location until an hour ahead of time.

 
Police use robotic camera to spot Portland-area school shooter

A teen gunman armed with a rifle shot and killed a student Tuesday and injured a teacher shortly after classes started at a high school in an Oregon town and police used a robotic camera to investigate and discovered the suspect was dead.

Painkillers: Powerful medicine, or potential killers?

When it comes to prescription drugs, some government agencies cry “epidemic,” and some stress the need for access to proven medications. It’s difficult to have a discussion when there’s so much disagreement.

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