All Stories from May 18, 2016 (Change date)
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Inmate who died formerly involved in prison drug ringMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - PENDLETON, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana inmate who died of unknown causes was once accused of being a leader of a drug ring operating out of state prisons. Pendleton Correctio...
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Study shows US motorcycle deaths rose 10 percent in 2015May 18, 2016 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - U.S. Motorcycle deaths spiked 10 percent last year, topping 5,000 for the first time since 2008, according to a study done for a highway safety group. The...
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Correction: TV-House of Lies-Finale storyMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a May 17 story about Showtime's "House of Lies" ending after five seasons, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the finale would air June 13...
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Large HIV vaccine study planned in South Africa this fallMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists are planning a major study of an experimental HIV vaccine in South Africa later this year. The shots are based on the only attempted HIV vac...
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More work, more pay? New rule extends overtime to millionsMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - More than 4 million U.S. workers will become newly eligible for overtime pay under rules issued Wednesday by the Obama administration. The policy c...
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Regulators: Coal ash to be moved from North Carolina pitsMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - All coal-ash pits in North Carolina maintained by Duke Energy power plants pose enough of an environmental risk that they should be excavated and mo...
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Q&A: How new US overtime rules could help or hurt employeesMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More pay? Or just fewer work hours? The new overtime rule the Obama administration issued Wednesday could mean thicker paychecks for some Americans who...
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Delays drag on amid repairs to train tracks damaged by fireMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Thousands of rail passengers will have to deal with another day of slow commutes as crews repair elevated train tracks in New York City that were damaged...
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Poll: Americans more upbeat about own finances than economyMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans are of two minds about the economy in the midst of an election race that largely hinges on the issue. They are strikingly pessimistic about t...
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Brown gets new job at Illinois; Nunn pleads in battery caseMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois added former star Dee Brown to its staff Wednesday, saw Kendrick Nunn plead guilty to misdemeanor battery and learned that center Mike Th...