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Trump says he’s ‘looking forward’ to being questioned by special counsel

President Donald Trump declared late Wednesday he’s “looking forward” to being questioned — under oath — in the special counsel’s probe of Russian election interference and possible Trump obstruction in the firing of the FBI director.

Pregnant elk poached in Zion National Park during shutdown

Authorities are offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in the poaching of a pregnant elk at Zion National Park while staff was on furlough Saturday.

 
Kentucky police working to determine motive of school shooter

A tight-knit rural community reflected Wednesday on the hometown horror of a school shooting that killed two teenagers, injured 18 and sent hundreds of others fleeing for their lives from a place many considered immune from violence.

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4 Americans killed, 2 wounded in Taliban attack in Afghanistan

The United States says four American citizens were killed and two others were wounded in the Taliban attack over the weekend on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan.

SpaceX tests newest, biggest rocket in Florida

SpaceX fired up its newest, biggest rocket in a critical launch pad test Wednesday, advancing toward a long-anticipated test flight possibly in just a week.

Brain implant could deliver medicine by remote control

Better treatments for brain disorders are urgently needed, and MIT researchers are trying a new approach: They created a hair-thin needle that could be implanted deep inside the brain to drip medication on just the right spot.

 
Uber driver living in US illegally charged in 4 California rapes

A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally used his job as an Uber driver to target intoxicated young women and was charged Monday with raping, assaulting and robbing four victims, California prosecutors said.

‘Fire and Fury’ sales exceed 1.7M in 3 weeks

Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury” is well on its way to becoming one of the top- selling nonfiction books in recent years.

 
Vandals damage ‘Field of Dreams’ movie site in Iowa

A vandal has caused thousands of dollars in damage to the “Field of Dreams” field by driving a vehicle onto the site made famous by the 1989 movie.