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The Subject Of A Coast Guard Search Wasn't Missing After All

6:49am December 02, 2019

On Thanksgiving Day, people in New Jersey reported a kite surfer being carried out to sea. The Coast Guard looked for 16 hours. The surfer, who didn't know he was missing, called to say he was safe.

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Remembering Slain Alabama Sheriff 'Big John' Williams

6:49am December 02, 2019

by Janae Pierre

In Alabama, funeral services are set Monday for "Big John" Williams. He was a popular sheriff allegedly killed by the son of a deputy from a neighboring county. His death has resonated nationwide.

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Snowstorm Causes Headaches For Post-Thanksgiving Travelers

6:20am December 02, 2019

by Annie Ropeik

Thanksgiving weekend began and ended with delayed or canceled flights throughout the country. The worst of the weather is now hitting New England.

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A Pilatus PC-12, the same type of plane that crashed near Chamberlain, S.D., on Sunday.

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9 Idaho Family Members Killed In South Dakota Plane Crash

11:17pm December 01, 2019

by Emma Bowman

The National Transportation Safety Board says two children and the pilot were among those killed after a plane crashed en route from Chamberlain to Idaho. Three others were injured.

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At Least 10 People Shot Near New Orleans' French Quarter

10:22pm December 01, 2019

by Jenny Gathright

Police say the shooting occurred around 3:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, and two of the victims are in critical condition.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., leaves at the conclusion of a House Democratic Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in October.

White House Says President Trump Won't Participate In Wednesday Impeachment Hearing

8:19pm December 01, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The inquiry into Trump's dealing with Ukraine is moving from fact-gathering to considerations of law. House Republicans are knocking the process as rushed, unfair and guided by anti-Trump fervor.

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Supreme Court Takes Up Case On Gun Laws

6:20pm December 01, 2019

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with law professor Joseph Blocher, co-director of the Duke Center for Firearms Law, about an upcoming Supreme Court case that could determine how gun laws are made.

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In Virginia, Sacagawea Gets Her Own Statue

6:20pm December 01, 2019

by Sandy Hausman

City leaders in Charlottesville, Va., will remove a statue of Lewis and Clark because their guide, Sacagawea, is portrayed as weak. They will replace it with one that highlights her importance.

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Two people braving blizzard conditions in Duluth, Minn., on Saturday.

Hundreds Of Flights Cancelled, Thousands More Delayed As Winter Storm Moves East

4:48pm December 01, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

The post-Thanksgiving travel rush is due to get even more hectic, as heavy snow and ice accumulation is expected to continue battering regions across the United States on Sunday.

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Storm Systems Crashing Across Country Turn Post-Holiday Travel Into A Slog

8:18am December 01, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Winter storms that already blasted the Rockies and plains are moving on to the Great Lakes and northeast, while gusty rainstorms move ashore from the Pacific.

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