3-year-old Casey Hathaway had been missing since Tuesday from Ernul, North Carolina. He was found alive on Thursday near the area.
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Shutdown could cripple air travel, unions warn: At some point, ‘the entire system will break’
The partial government shutdown has forcedair traffic controllers, Transportation Security Administration officers, FBI agents, and othersafetystaff to work without pay. Unions say that is creating “serious safety concerns.”
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Ocasio-Cortez, other progressives land spots on powerful committee poised to investigate Trump
Reps.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib were among the outspoken progressive appointments to the influential Oversight and Reform committee, which is poised to investigate Trump under new Democrat leadership.
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Rudolph the puppy was ‘euthanized but lived,’ pet rescue says
King’s Harvest Pet Rescue – a no-kill shelter inDavenport, Iowa – says Rudolph the puppy came to the rescue after a failedeuthanasia attemptby another shelter.
911 callers say Jayme Closs should get $50K reward for rescuing herself
The Wisconsin couple who called 911 to report thatJayme Closs had been found think thatCloss herself is more deserving of the $50,000 reward money.
Mayor faces backlash for allegedly forcing an officer named ‘Jose’ to go by ‘Joseph’
Dennis Brown — the embattled mayor of Tonasket, Washington — allegedly required an officer named “Jose”to use the name “Joseph” in interactions with the public. Brown has denied the allegations.
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‘Bird Box Challenge’ crash: Teen was driving with eyes covered, police say
Police in Utah say a teen driver covered her eyes and participated in the so-called “Bird Box Challenge” when she crashed into another vehicle Monday.
A tiny town has been overrun with ‘cute’ but confused seals
The small Canadian town ofRoddickton-Bide Arm is teeming with seals that have wanderedinland after a sudden freeze cut off their access to water.
‘H.R. 420’ is a proposed bill that would regulate marijuana like alcohol
A press release from U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer says that”while the bill number may be a bit tongue in cheek, the issue is very serious.”
Anti-LGBTQ pastor who called Pulse nightclub victims ‘scum’ resigns, admits paying for sex
Donnie Romero resigned as the pastor of Stedfast Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, which has been classified by theSouthern Poverty Law Center as ananti-LGBT hate group.