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Shootings may push states to give FBI records

HELENA, Mont. — Six states are not alerting the FBI about people who have been found to have mental health problems that would bar them… Continue reading

Hearing in Fairbanks 4 case canceled

ANCHORAGE — A hearing set for today has been canceled in the case of four indigenous men seeking post-conviction relief in the 1997 beating death… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Friday, Dec. 11, 2015

Drunken driving• At 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Gary Piper, 49, was arrested for operating a watercraft under the influence and refusing a breath test in the… Continue reading

Around town for Friday, Dec. 11

GED orientation class, 9 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. GED orientation is designed to improve the success rate of those taking the tests.… Continue reading

No daily fantasy ads to run during College Football Playoff

College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock says ESPN has agreed to not use advertisements for daily fantasy sports websites during broadcasts of the biggest… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2015
  • By The Associated Press

Houston’s Watt has broken hand but will play Sunday

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston star defensive end J.J. Watt isn’t worried about people trying to come after him Sunday to take advantage of his broken… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2015
  • By KRISTIE RIEKEN

Newspaper columnist injured when Iowa St fans storm court

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines Register columnist Randy Peterson suffered what the newspaper said was a broken leg when Iowa State fans stormed the… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2015
  • By LUKE MEREDITH

Flames spoil Sabres’ hat trick, defeat Buffalo 4-3

CALGARY, Alberta — Johnny Gaudreau returned after leaving with an apparent injury and put Calgary ahead late to spoil Rasmus Ristolainen’s hat trick in the… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2015

Durant, Thunder top Hawks

OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant had 25 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in his seventh career triple-double, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2015

Wilson, offense making a statement

RENTON, Wash. — Seattle’s offense is no longer easy to solve.Defenses once had a simple answer for shutting down Russell Wilson and the Seahawks offense… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2015
  • By TIM BOOTH

IOC to audit money to international federations

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC will launch an independent auditing of the money it gives to sports organizations in a bid to prevent the type… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2015
  • By STEPHEN WILSON

Freeney, Cardinals earn a playoff spot, stop Vikings 23-20

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dwight Freeney considered retirement. A month into the season he still wasn’t on a team. Then the Arizona Cardinals came calling, looking… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2015
  • By BOB BAUM

‘Bama’s Henry wins Maxwell, Walker awards

ATLANTA — Alabama running back Derrick Henry was the biggest star of college football’s awards night, as he won the Maxwell Award, given to the… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2015
  • By CHARLES ODUM

Source: Mets, SS Cabrera agree to $18.5M, 2-year deal

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Free-agent shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera and the New York Mets have agreed to a two-year, $18.5 million contract, a person familiar with the… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2015
  • By HOWIE RUMBERG
FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2015 aerial file photo , a small section of the atoll that has slipped beneath the water line only showing a small pile of rocks at low tide on Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands. They barely break the surface of the ocean but in the U.N. talks on how to stop rising seas and other hazards of a warming planet, small island nations have the moral high ground. While most countries think of climate change in terms of economic costs, Pacific atolls and remote island groups in the Indian Ocean and Caribbean picture a world map without them on it. Rising seas are already eroding their coast lines and contaminating their freshwater wells. Many are in the path of typhoons and hurricanes that scientists say could become more powerful as the climate warms. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)

New climate deal emerges as talks near end

LE BOURGET, France — French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Thursday presented a new draft of a global climate accord that showed headway on some… Continue reading

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2015 aerial file photo , a small section of the atoll that has slipped beneath the water line only showing a small pile of rocks at low tide on Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands. They barely break the surface of the ocean but in the U.N. talks on how to stop rising seas and other hazards of a warming planet, small island nations have the moral high ground. While most countries think of climate change in terms of economic costs, Pacific atolls and remote island groups in the Indian Ocean and Caribbean picture a world map without them on it. Rising seas are already eroding their coast lines and contaminating their freshwater wells. Many are in the path of typhoons and hurricanes that scientists say could become more powerful as the climate warms. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)

Shelters for immigrant children to open in Texas, California

DALLAS — A new spike in unaccompanied Central American minors crossing illegally into the United States is pushing federal officials to open shelters in Texas… Continue reading

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers training on a firing range while wearing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky. Members of the U.S. special operations forces say that allowing women to serve in Navy SEAL, Army Delta or other commando units could hurt their effectiveness, lower the standards and drive men away from the jobs. The troops told a Rand Corp. survey that they believe women don't have the physical strength or mental toughness to do the grueling jobs. And their message to political leaders is that when they are fighting in the shadows or bleeding on the battlefield, women have no place on their teams. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

US commandos: No to women in special operations jobs

WASHINGTON — The men in the U.S. military’s most dangerous jobs care little about political correctness or gender equality. And they have a message for… Continue reading

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers training on a firing range while wearing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky. Members of the U.S. special operations forces say that allowing women to serve in Navy SEAL, Army Delta or other commando units could hurt their effectiveness, lower the standards and drive men away from the jobs. The troops told a Rand Corp. survey that they believe women don't have the physical strength or mental toughness to do the grueling jobs. And their message to political leaders is that when they are fighting in the shadows or bleeding on the battlefield, women have no place on their teams. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
This undated booking photo provided by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department shows former Jared Foundation executive director Russell Taylor. A federal judge is scheduled to sentence Taylor, the former head of a foundation started by Subway pitchman Jared Fogle, on child exploitation and child pornography charges on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. (Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

Ex-Fogle associate gets 27 years on child-porn charges

INDIANAPOLIS — The former director of a foundation started by ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle begged a judge not to send him to “rot in the… Continue reading

This undated booking photo provided by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department shows former Jared Foundation executive director Russell Taylor. A federal judge is scheduled to sentence Taylor, the former head of a foundation started by Subway pitchman Jared Fogle, on child exploitation and child pornography charges on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. (Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

City marshals indicted in killing of 6-year-old in Louisiana

MARKSVILLE, La. — A grand jury in Louisiana indicted two deputy city marshals on second-degree murder charges Thursday in the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old… Continue reading

Obama’s executive actions could open door for successors

WASHINGTON — While the White House has condemned Donald Trump’s call for a ban on Muslim immigrants as “disqualifying” and “toxic,” President Barack Obama may… Continue reading