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(AP) — A 51-year-old man has been jailed in Michigan on stalking charges after harassing phone calls were made to his now-81-year-old former sixth-grade teacher. Steven Kremski also was arraigned Friday on a charge of malicious use of a telecommunications device, the Livingston Daily Press & Argus in Howell reported (http://bit.ly/1QNUDzE ). Two more calls were made Thursday shortly before Kremski was arrested as he walked from pay phones at a Flint-area airport. The caller later told her... Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 race for president on the final weekend of campaigning before Monday's leadoff Iowa caucuses (all times local): Rubio supports allowing immigrants in the U.S. illegally to stay with certain provisions, including no criminal background, but not until legislation to curb illegal immigration is enacted. Cruz opposes the federal renewable fuel standard, which requires a minimum amount of petroleum additives such as corn-based ethanol. Beck told the overflow... Читать дальше...

Of the state's four-year universities, Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and the University of Central Arkansas in Conway had lower percentages of students assigned to remedial classes, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Saturday (http://bit.ly/23A8Zsn ). The report recorded the number of first-time students who scored below 19 in math, English or reading on... Читать дальше...

According to the complaint, Aden refused to let the girl off at her stop, continuing his route. The complaint says Aden turned off the lights and exposed himself, after telling the girl he would give her $100 and a cellphone if she performed a sexual act on him.

(AP) — In Roy Hensel's fifth-grade classroom at Lone Oak Intermediate hangs a bulletin board with autographed pictures of American presidents, but one framed item stands out from the rest. When the Challenger was engulfed in fiery vapor and debris 46,000 feet above Cape Canaveral, Florida, only 73 seconds after liftoff that day, Hensel was with his third-grade students in the Carlisle County Elementary School cafeteria. The following school day, Hensel shared with his students one of his many ... Читать дальше...

San Francisco police Saturday morning captured two violent felons who escaped from an Orange County jail Jan. 22. Hossein Nayeri and Jonathan Tieu were taken into custody near the McDonald’s restaurant at Haight and Stanyan streets across from Golden Gate Park, said Police Chief Greg Suhr. Shortly before 9 a.m., a citizen flagged down two officers and said he had spotted one of the escapees, saying he recognized him because he “had seen them on TV,” the chief said. Officers from nearby Park Police... Читать дальше...

CORAM, N.Y. (AP) — Police on Long Island have arrested a father and son they say had 730 grams of cocaine, $200,000 in cash and other drugs in their home. Suffolk County Police announced Saturday that a special law enforcement team made the arrest after executing a search warrant Friday night.

KTVB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1TtIi4q) a Friday news release by the Twin Falls County Prosecuting Attorney says August Elliott's death did not amount to a crime under the involuntary manslaughter statute. The news release says a traveling, temporary nurse worked in hospitals where small saline bags are typically used for pediatric patients.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Democrats would hold a presidential debate next week in New Hampshire before the state's first-in-the-nation primary and three more in the spring, under a tentative deal Saturday between the Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders campaigns. In recent days, Clinton has urged the party to add the televised forums, and Sanders has been willing to appear at the proposed debate next week in exchange for three more in the spring. Sanders told supporters in Manchester that the election... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The Mercer County Board of Education has voted to place a JROTC instructor on unpaid suspension for the remainder of the school year. The board met Friday in a special session to discuss disciplinary action concerning Major Robert Grace of the Princeton Senior High School Junior ROTC program.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Three Council Bluffs women have been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and pistol-whipping a Nebraska woman at an area hotel. Police say all three suspects then forced the victim into her room, forced her to undress and lie on the bathroom floor while Kimberly Trotter, who is Jennifer Trotter's mother, beat the victim in the face with the gun.

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were: 0-1-2-5 (zero, one, two, five)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were: 2-7-3 (two, seven, three)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lucky Links Day" game were: 03-04-05-06-08-13-14-17 (three, four, five, six, eight, thirteen, fourteen, seventeen)

Police: 'Foul play' suspected in woman's disappearance (AP) — State police say "foul play is suspected" after blood was found on a car belonging to the missing adult daughter of a central Pennsylvania couple robbed at gunpoint and bound with duct tape before their home was set ablaze.

PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people marched in the Paris rain on Saturday to denounce plans to renew France's state of emergency and revoke the French citizenship of dual nationals convicted of terrorism. Human rights groups, politicians and unions joined the march in the French capital, and in other demonstrations around France. Opponents of another plan to revoke citizenship for dual nationals convicted of terrorism claim the move would feed racism, creating a two-tier system of citizens.

Suspect says musician was fatally shot for wheel rims on SUV DETROIT (AP) — One of two men charged in the fatal Christmas Eve carjacking of a Detroit church musician told investigators he wanted the wheel rims on the victim's Chevy Trailblazer, according to court testimony. Detroit police Sgt. Steven Ford read aloud Darnell Young's statement during a preliminary examination Friday in district court, The Detroit News reported (http://detne.ws/20dF2za ). Young, 18, and Charles Cox, 33, are charged with first-degree murder... Читать дальше...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Three foul shots down the stretch by freshman Malachi Richardson lifted Syracuse to a 60-57 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday. The teams were tied at 49 when Lammers scored on an alley-oop to give the Yellow Jackets the lead with 6:03 remaining. Marcus Georges-Hunt averaged 25.3 points over his last three games, including 26 in Wednesday night's win at N.C. State, but scored just six Saturday. ... The Yellow Jackets have shot 48 of 57 from the foul line (.842) over their last two games. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Ball State University's board of trustees chairman says the resignation without explanation of the school's president after less than 18 months on the job was voluntary and the reason more information isn't being disclosed is to protect privacy. The (Muncie) Star Press reports (http://tspne.ws/20dK4vH ) associate professor Amy Harden, who chairs the University Senate, told Hall during a committee meeting earlier Friday there was "unease" among faculty because the resignation of Paul Ferguson was shrouded in secrecy.

(AP) — The elder daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney is running for Congress, following up a failed U.S. Senate campaign two years ago with another attempt to woo voters in a state where she has been a full-time resident for only a few years. The former Fox News commentator drew considerable nationwide attention but virtually no mainstream Republicans in the state endorsed her — despite the fact that the GOP dominates Wyoming politics at every level. Lummis is the only female member of the Freedom Caucus... Читать дальше...

Tennessee Department of Human Services spokeswoman Stephanie Jarnagin said the agency began sending out notices earlier this winter to people who could lose benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as the federal program is officially known. [...] officials with the state's largest food bank said they needed more details from the Department of Human Services before they can start planning to increase capacity. Kim Molnar is the senior vice president of programs at Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee... Читать дальше...

Bright Futures Fund, which raises money for schools in the diocese, is acquiring the Derrick Thomas Academy charter school building as the future home of a new Catholic elementary school. The 90,000-square-foot school, named for the late Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas, owed millions in unpaid bills when it was shuttered. The idea for Bright Futures to acquire the building for the diocese arose from a retreat for the funding arm's board of directors where members discussed challenges with aging school buildings.

Orange County sheriff's officials say two inmates accused of violent felonies who broke out of a California jail more than a week ago have been taken into custody. Officials with the Orange County sheriff's department will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. Pacific to provide an update on the hunt for two inmates accused of violent felonies who broke out of a California jail more than a week ago. Lt. Jeff Hallock, the sheriff's spokesman, says no new information about the case will be released until then.

Allegheny County court records indicate that the misdemeanor charges of simple assault and child endangerment against 35-year-old James Foster were dismissed Friday following a preliminary hearing. Foster, who was completing field training, was placed on unpaid administrative leave, a status that remained unchanged, a public safety department spokeswoman said Friday evening.

HOLUALOA, Hawaii (AP) — The scout master of an astronaut who died 30 years ago aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger remembered the man at his childhood school. The public school he attended as a child is now the Makua Lani Christian Academy, where Norman Sakata addressed 35 students, West Hawaii Today reported (http://bit.ly/1nuXuBI). Sakata said he saw smoke and a flash of light a little more than a minute after the Challenger took off, with debris falling into the ocean.