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Cat loose for a week in JFK Airport finally caught, reunited with owner
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Pepper’s very own personal recreation of “The Terminal” is over. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that after a week of fleeting sightings, close calls and mice-free baggage [Read More…]

Police officer killed by stray bullet while in his home
iStock/Thinkstock(WEST MEMPHIS, Ark.) — An Arkansas police officer is dead after a fluke incident in which he was struck by a stray bullet while in his home. Capt. Joe Baker, of the West Memphis, Arkansas, [Read More…]

Kim Jong Un ‘not that kind of person to shoot missiles’ at US, he says
Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — Kim Jong Un is “not that kind of person” who will shoot missiles at the United States, the North Korean leader said, according to a briefing held [Read More…]

Severe weather threatens central US, while major warmup comes to East
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Much of the country is seeing a rather quiet weather weekend. In the wake of a frontal system, much of the Midwest and parts of the Northeast are seeing a chilly spring [Read More…]

Kim Jong Un is ‘prepared’ to ‘help us achieve’ denuclearization: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he and North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un had a “good conversation” during his recent surprise visit to Pyongyang, and Kim is “prepared to … lay [Read More…]

North Korea, South Korea agree to end war, denuclearize peninsula
Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — North Korea and South Korea have agreed to denuclearize the peninsula and later this year formally end the war between the two nations that began in 1950. The [Read More…]

Man who allegedly killed Maine sheriff’s office corporal captured after 4-day manhunt
iStock/Thinkstock(NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine) — The 29-year-old man accused of gunning down a sheriff’s office corporal in Maine and who evaded authorities for four days has been captured, authorities said on Saturday. John Daniel Williams had been [Read More…]

Waffle House shooting hero raises almost $185K for victims
Jason Davis/Getty Images(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — James Shaw Jr., the hero of the April 22 Waffle House shooting, has launched a campaign on a crowdfunding site to raise money for the victims of the deadly attack [Read More…]

Suspected killer of sheriff’s office corporal captured in Maine
iStock/Thinkstock(NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine) — The 29-year-old man accused of gunning down a sheriff’s office corporal in Maine and who evaded authorities for days has been captured, authorities said Saturday. John Daniel Williams had been on the [Read More…]

Widow of slain corporal urges suspected killer to surrender
iStock/Thinkstock(NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine) — The 29-year-old man accused of gunning down a sheriff’s office corporal in Maine and who evaded authorities for days has been captured, authorities said Saturday. John Daniel Williams had been on the [Read More…]

How DNA from family members helped solve the ‘Golden State Killer’ case
Sacramento Police Department(SACRAMENTO) — It was a long process to connect the DNA of the unknown “Golden State Killer” to the suspected serial killer and rapist, identified this week as 72-year-old former Police Officer Joseph [Read More…]

How DNA from family members helped solve the ‘Golden State Killer’ case
Sacramento Police Department(SACRAMENTO) — It was a long process to connect the DNA of the unknown “Golden State Killer” to the suspected serial killer and rapist, identified this week as 72-year-old former Police Officer Joseph [Read More…]

How DNA from family members helped solve the ‘Golden State Killer’ case
Sacramento Police Department(SACRAMENTO) — It was a long process to connect the DNA of the unknown “Golden State Killer” to the suspected serial killer and rapist, identified this week as 72-year-old former Police Officer Joseph [Read More…]

AWOL Marine charged with grandmother’s murder, sheriff says
Halifax County Sheriff’s Office(ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.) — An 18-year-old Marine who allegedly went AWOL is accused of killing his grandmother, according to North Carolina officials. Sally Copeland Evans, 74, was reported missing on Thursday after [Read More…]

Quiet, cool weekend ahead for central and eastern US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Most of the nation has a quiet weekend ahead with no significant weather impacts in the forecast. A new system will bring some rain and cool conditions in the Northwest this [Read More…]

Police will not be charged in death of man shocked with Taser in shower
iStock/Thinkstock(MILWAUKEE) — The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office said it will not press charges against two police officers who used their stun guns as many as 18 times in the death of a naked man [Read More…]

Passenger on deadly Southwest flight files lawsuit over ‘mental trauma’
Southwest Airlines(PHILADELPHIA) — One of the passengers on the Southwest flight that made an emergency landing following engine failure has filed a lawsuit against the airline, as well as the makers of the plane and [Read More…]

Dream job alert: Airline will pay you to travel around the world
Wow Air(NEW YORK) — An Iceland-based airline is offering a job to two people who want to fly around the world. WOW Air is hiring a person and their “best friend” to visit some of [Read More…]

Pompeo says Kim Jong Un ‘serious’ about nuclear talks
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s brand new secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, on Friday revealed new details about his secret meeting with Kim Jong Un – saying Kim is “serious” about getting rid of his [Read More…]

Suspected ‘Golden State Killer’ attends first court appearance handcuffed in wheelchair
ABC(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — The suspected “Golden State Killer” appeared in a Sacramento County, California, court for the first time since he was arrested. Former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, donned an orange jumpsuit and [Read More…]