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1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (948+ words) Wyoming Game and Fish Department Wyoming wildlife managers are reporting that no black-footed ferrets are being detected in the cradle of the species’ conservation: the Absaroka Range foothills outside of Meeteetse, where the ferrets were saved after presumed extinction in…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (381+ words) WASHINGTON – U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Tuesday ordered a halt to tree-cutting at the East Potomac Golf Course until Oct. 26, putting a further pause on work at the historic D.C. course that has been part of President Donald Trump’s…...

57+ min ago   (297+ words) BUNIA – Confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have surpassed 9,000, with more than 4,300 deaths, as health authorities struggle to contain an outbreak spreading across seven provinces, according to government figures released Tuesday. The Health Ministry reported 9,066 confirmed cases and 4,381 deaths, with…...

35+ min ago   (693+ words) FILE - Duane Davis, right, and his attorney Michael Sanft sit in a courtroom, after a jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder in his trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (592+ words) NEW YORK – Greta Gerwig debuted a first look at “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew” on Tuesday, previewing a full-hearted adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ allegorical adventure and an IMAX-sized spectacle made for Netflix but designed for the big screen. Led Zeppelin’s…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (849+ words) For years, 7-year-old Israel Solis couldn’t communicate with the world around him. Born with autism and nonverbal, he would bite and scratch himself in frustration when someone couldn’t understand his needs. Therapy through a state-subsidized program gave him a voice:…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (338+ words) A New Braunfels Fire Department lieutenant has been placed on leave over allegations he referred to Muslims as “pigs” and “scumbags” in social media posts about Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood mass shooter scheduled to die by firing squad....

1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (767+ words) Although classic horror films such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Hitcher inspired San Antonio native and writer-director Kristian McKay, the 1992 Churchill High School graduate wanted his first horror movie to be distinct. “I was trying to make…...

9+ hour, 29+ min ago   (452+ words) Christine Benz Of Morningstar As much as there are immutable truths in investing and money matters — costs matter and getting started earlier is best, for example — many of the precepts we hold true as investors depend on the data. When…...

7+ hour, 12+ min ago   (921+ words) BOULDER CITY, Nev. – Janelle Sorenson loves the clear night skies in Boulder City, less than an hour's drive from the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip. It’s a small, quiet town, and she thinks an artificial intelligence data center…...