Police officer indicted on assault charge over alleged use of force at protest

A grand jury indicted a Portland, Oregon, police officer on an assault charge for what prosecutors allege was an “excessive and unlawful use of force” during a protest.
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Pilot dead after aircraft crashes near Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas

The pilot of an aircraft that crashed soon after takeoff from Nellis Air Force Base Monday afternoon has died, Nellis AFB confirmed in a statement.
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U.S. disaster-response force stretched thin as hurricane season starts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida last September, the top U.S. disaster-response official ordered all hands on deck.


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Zika mosquito’s habits force new strategy by U.S. cities, states

CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. states and cities need to adopt a different mosquito-fighting strategy to battle the species carrying the Zika virus as an outbreak that started in Brazil heads north with warmer weather in the coming weeks, health officials said on Friday.



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Goff tosses 6 TDs, Cal tops Air Force 55-36 in Armed Forces

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jared Goff threw for 467 yards and six touchdowns and California won in the postseason for the first time in seven years, beating Air Force 55-36 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Tuesday.
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