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Pranksters who dumped feces on autistic teen ID’d
 

An attorney for the family of an autistic teenager who had feces and bodily fluids dumped on him when he thought he was participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge said Monday that police know who the perpetrators are even as celebrities continue to offer reward money to find those involved.

 
Rain sets record for Phoenix; flooding hits So. Calif.

Storms that flooded several Phoenix-area freeways and numerous local streets during the Monday morning commute set an all-time record for rainfall in Phoenix in a single day.

 
With drones coming, Nevada’s role in focus

Nevada is one of six states selected to conduct tests on drones, and authorities are moving now to set policies for a future — maybe only 5 years away according to an FAA forecast — when 7,500 unmanned vehicles are roaming the skies.

 
PAC-12 fines USC athletic director $25K

The Pac-12 Conference has reprimanded and fined Southern California athletic director Pat Haden $25,000 for coming down to the field at Stanford Stadium on Saturday and confronting game officials.

 
Ravens terminate Ray Rice contract after video surfaces

Ray Rice was let go by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video was released that appears to show the running back striking his then-fiancee in February.

 
185 hikers evacuated as fire spreads in Yosemite

A wildfire that prompted the rescue of 185 hikers in Yosemite National Park has blackened four square miles of back country wilderness, officials said Monday, as crews hoped rainy weather would give them a chance to gain some control over the flames.

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Chick-fil-A founder dead at 93

S. Truett Cathy, the founder of the Chick-fil-A fast-food chain known for its chicken sandwiches as well as for its president’s public opposition to gay marriage, died on Monday at age 93, the company said.

 
Respiratory illness strikes hundreds of US children

Hundreds of children across the U.S. Midwest have been stricken by a potentially serious respiratory illness, and many states are asking for federal help testing and tracking cases, according to federal and state health officials.

 
Family, friends remember Joan Rivers at funeral

Family and friends bid farewell to Joan Rivers, the outspoken comedian who became famous around the world for her acerbic wit and brash style, at a private funeral on Sunday in Manhattan.

 
2 students hospitalized after eating pot brownies

Authorities say two students have been released from a hospital after becoming ill from eating marijuana-laced brownies sold at their San Francisco Bay Area high school.

 
Government officials: Hackers broke into Obamacare website

An unknown hacker or hackers broke into a computer server supporting the HealthCare.gov website through which consumers enroll in Obamacare health insurance, a government cybersecurity team discovered last week, apparently uploading malicious files.

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