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Report: 90% of natural gas consumed in U.S. produced in U.S.
Natural gas is one of the main sources of energy in the United States — that’s no surprise. But in 2018, more than 90% of the natural gas consumed in the United States was produced domestically, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. U.S. natural gas production and consumption have...
Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot dies at 89
DALLAS — H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president as a third-party candidate, has died. He was 89. Perot, whose 19% of the vote in 1992 stands among the best showings by an independent candidate in...
West Virginia woman admits to killing husband with dagger during foreplay
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia woman has admitted to fatally stabbing her husband in the back with a 14-inch decorative dagger while the two were roughhousing as a part of sexual foreplay. The Huntington Herald-Dispatch reports 49-year-old Jennifer Lynn Via was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for...
U.N. report: 464,000 people killed in homicides in 2017
UNITED NATIONS — A U.N. report says some 464,000 homicides were recorded around the world in 2017, far more than the number killed in armed conflicts and terrorist attacks. The Global Study on Homicide 2919 published Monday by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime also had some good news....
Fuel makers launch ad criticizing Trump ethanol mandates
MADISON, Wis. — An association representing oil refineries launched a television ad in four swing states Monday criticizing President Donald Trump’s moves to expand the use of ethanol in gasoline. The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers’ 30-second spot will run statewide through July in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin. The...
Police: Man holding firework above head killed in explosion
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Authorities say a 29-year-old South Carolina man has died after suffered burns and other injuries while holding a firework over his head on the Fourth of July. Spartanburg Police spokesman Art Littlejohn said the firework exploded while the man was holding it on Independence Day in a...
Toddler dies after fall from cruise ship in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities say a toddler apparently slipped from her grandfather’s hands and fell to her death from a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico. Police said Monday that the grandfather of the 1-year-old girl from Indiana told officers he lost his grip while holding her outside...
Reports: Iran enriching uranium to 4.5%, breaking deal limit
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran began enriching uranium on Monday to 4.5%, breaking the limit set by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, semi-official news agencies in the country reported. The acknowledgement by the spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran comes a day after Iran pledged to break...
U.S. ‘will not back down’ in Iran nuclear dispute, VP Mike Pence says
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. will keep up pressure on Iran as the nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and world powers appears to be crumbling. Pence said in a speech Monday to a pro-Israel Christian organization in Washington that the U.S. will “never allow Iran...
Sheriff’s deputy killed in shootout northeast of Atlanta
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Authorities were searching Monday for suspects after a Georgia sheriff’s deputy was killed in a shootout northeast of Atlanta. The deputy was killed while exchanging gunfire with a suspect Sunday night, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office said. One of the suspects, believed to be the shooter, was...
Admiral picked to lead Navy is retiring; bad judgment cited
WASHINGTON — The four-star admiral set to become the Navy’s top officer on Aug. 1 will instead retire, an extraordinary downfall prompted by what Navy Secretary Richard Spencer called poor judgment regarding a professional relationship. The sudden move by Adm. William Moran, announced Sunday, may add to the perception of...
Jeffrey Epstein faces sex trafficking and conspiracy charges
NEW YORK — Eleven years after letting Jeffrey Epstein off lightly with a once-secret plea deal, the U.S. government is taking another run at putting the wealthy sex offender behind bars with new sex-trafficking charges alleging he abused dozens of underage girls as young as 14. Epstein, arrested over the...
Rainbow flag again set on fire at New York gay bar
NEW YORK — For the second time in a little over a month, a rainbow flag at the entrance to a New York City gay bar was set aflame. Alibi Lounge owner Alexi Minko said staff members alerted by someone on the street found the flag had been set on...
Iran raises uranium enrichment beyond nuclear deal limits
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran increased its uranium enrichment Sunday beyond the limit allowed by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, inching its program closer toward weapons-grade levels while calling for a diplomatic solution to a crisis heightening tensions with the U.S. Iran’s move, coupled with earlier abandoning the deal’s...
Prominent Detroit priest removed from pulpit amid ‘credible’ sexual abuse allegation
DETROIT — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit said Sunday that it removed a prominent priest from public ministry after reviewing what it described as a “credible allegation” that he had sexually abused a child decades ago. The Rev. Eduard Perrone was suspended from ministry Friday, a month after The...
Man charged with murder after mobile home fire kills 4
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — Police have arrested a man suspected in a mobile home fire that killed four people in Washington state. Matthew Timothy Wetherington has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson. The 34-year-old was booked into jail Saturday night. It wasn’t immediately...
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse may have to move again as Outer Banks shoreline keeps shifting
BUXTON, N.C. — The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse might have to be moved again as the Outer Banks sands near the Buxton point wane and gain. The National Park Service on July 1 marked the 20th anniversary of pushing the 4,800 ton tower more than a half-mile southwest to save it...
18-year-old pilot dies after plane crashes on golf courseVideo
OXFORD, Miss. — An 18-year-old pilot of a single-engine plane died after crashing on a golf course while practicing takeoffs and landings at a small airport owned by the University of Mississippi. University spokesman Rod Guajardo said Sunday that Lake Little of Starkville died late Saturday of injuries from the...
California governor says earthquakes are a ‘wake-up call’
RIDGECREST, Calif. — The two major earthquakes that hit Southern California should alert people across the nation of the need to be prepared for natural disasters, the state’s governor said as officials expressed relief that the damages weren’t worse. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Saturday that governments must strengthen alert systems...
California wipes out $58.6 million in physician student debt — and helps poor patients get access to doctors
The state of California will be paying off $58.6 million in student loans this year for 247 physicians who, in exchange, committed to serve a greater percentage of the state’s poorest and frailest residents: those covered by Medi-Cal. “By removing the burden of student loan debt, this program will encourage...
At least 20 hurt as explosion rocks South Florida shopping center
PLANTATION, Fla. — An explosion at a Plantation shopping center injured 15 to 20 people, before noon Saturday, in a loud blast that could be felt for miles around. “We did find a ruptured gas line under the rubble but I can’t tell you exactly where it came from,” Plantation...
Royal baby Archie christened at private Windsor ceremony
LONDON — The youngest member of Britain’s royal family, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, was christened at Windsor Castle on Saturday in a private ceremony — too private for some royal fans. The 2-month-old son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was baptized in a private chapel at the castle west...
Intensifying downpours threatening America’s biggest estuary
CONOWINGO, Md. — When the Conowingo Dam opened to fanfare nearly a century ago, the massive wall of concrete and steel began its job harnessing water power in northern Maryland. It also quietly provided a side benefit: trapping sediment and silt before it could flow miles downstream and pollute the...
Mackenzie Lueck’s body has been found, police say
Investigators have discovered the body of Mackenzie Lueck, the 23-year-old El Segundo, Calif., woman who was presumed dead after she was reported missing in Salt Lake City last month. Authorities had initially believed that the man arrested in connection with Lueck’s death, 31-year-old Ayoola Ajayi, had burned her body in...
Explosion causes partial collapse of dorm at Nevada university
LAS VEGAS — A utilities explosion Friday at the University of Nevada, Reno caused the partial collapse of a dormitory building and at least minor injuries, authorities said. Photos posted to social media showed extensive damage spanning multiple floors of the dormitory. Windows were blown out and debris appeared to...
