(LOS OSOS, Calif., AP) — A man surfing on the Central California coast was dragged under water by a juvenile great white shark and bitten in the hip on Sunday… Read more »
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Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame closes in Washington
(WASHINGTON, Mo., AP) — The Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame is closing its doors in Washington, Missouri, with tentative plans to reopen at some point at the University of Missouri… Read more »
On Christmas, Obama marks end of Afghan combat
By JOSH LEDERMAN (KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii, AP) — President Barack Obama marked the end of more than a decade of combat in Afghanistan by paying tribute to America’s military, telling… Read more »
Transit officers help mother deliver baby on train
(PHILADELPHIA, AP) — A pair of Philadelphia transit police officers rushed onto a downtown subway train on Christmas and helped make a special delivery: a baby boy. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation… Read more »
Severe storms slam the South, killing at least 4
(JACKSON, Miss., AP) — Emergency workers in Mississippi planned to go out Christmas Eve and survey the damage caused by storms that hit the South a day earlier, killing at… Read more »
White Missouri cop kills armed black 18-year-old
By JIM SUHR (BERKELEY, Mo., AP) — Violent protests broke out again in suburban St. Louis after another fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer. The… Read more »
Faithful flock to Bethlehem for Christmas
(BETHLEHEM, West Bank, AP) — Christian pilgrims from around the world have begun to gather in the biblical town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations at the traditional birthplace of… Read more »
ACLU sues after Ferguson protester gets detention
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Kansas City school district over its punishment of a student who displayed the “Hands up, don’t shoot!”… Read more »
Jesus’ birthplace grapples with modern traffic challenges
By TIA GOLDENBERG (BETHLEHEM, West Bank, AP) — It’s Christmas season and the little town of Bethlehem is jammed with a big-city problem: Traffic snarling streets everywhere, including around the… Read more »
Tuskegee Airman receives honorary degree
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Columbia College has awarded an honorary degree to a former member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. The Columbia Daily Tribune (http://bit.ly/1ve4Kis) reports that Col. Charles McGee… Read more »