(BROOKFIELD, Mass., AP) — The bobcat that attacked a Massachusetts man and his nephew had rabies. The Telegram & Gazette (http://bit.ly/11f0LY7) reports that state lab results on the dead animal… Read more »
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Lottery winner’s widow ‘shattered’ by poison death
By JASON KEYSER (CHICAGO, AP) — The widow of a Chicago lottery winner who died of cyanide poisoning as he awaited a $425,000 check says she cannot believe her husband… Read more »
Ferry strikes NYC dock; 30 to 50 reported injured
By COLLEEN LONG (NEW YORK, AP) — A ferry from New Jersey made a hard landing at a dock as it pulled up to lower Manhattan during Wednesday morning rush… Read more »
State tax-cut plans tempered by caution in 2013
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Emboldened by big majorities and eager to lure businesses, Republican legislators and governors across the Midwest and South are planning to… Read more »
Lottery winner’s cyanide death being investigated
By JASON KEYSER (CHICAGO, AP) — Urooj Khan had returned to Chicago from the hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia inspired to lead a better life and had sworn off buying… Read more »
Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort
By BOB CHRISTIE and BRIAN SKOLOFF (TUCSON, Ariz., AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday,… Read more »
Education advocacy group gives Mo. low marks
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — An education advocacy group in a new report is critical of Missouri’s policies for its schools. The report released Monday by StudentsFirst gives Missouri an… Read more »
Durbin to assess Miss. River rock-removal effort
(THEBES, Ill., AP) — Two federal lawmakers from Illinois are getting a firsthand look at urgent efforts to clear some Mississippi River bedrock that’s crimping shipping on the waterway. Sen…. Read more »
Massachusetts man attacked by bobcat in his garage
(BROOKFIELD, Mass., AP) — A man in Massachusetts says all he heard was a hiss before a bobcat pounced on him in his own garage, sinking its teeth into his… Read more »
Shell oil-drilling ship under tow; had run aground
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska, AP) — A Shell oil-drilling ship that ran aground near a remote Alaska island was under tow again early Monday, officials said. The Kulluk was being towed at… Read more »