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Two people shot in Visalia Mall
Visalia police are investigating a shooting inside the Visalia Mall. Two people were hit, their conditions are unknown. It happened around 7pm Friday night forcing the mall to lockdown and close two hours early.
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Memorial Museum Reopens in Old Town Clovis
A memorial to honor the victims of the September 11th attacks in 2001 now has a new home. The California Memorial Museum reopened Friday inside the Veterans Memorial Building in Old Town Clovis. For years, the artifacts were housed at Pelco Headquarters. "The goal was to have all the items stay in the Central Valley. The story is intrigal to this area and
State News
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911 call reveals frantic efforts to help Moore
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 911 recording revealed frantic efforts by friends of Demi Moore to get help for the actress who was convulsing as they gathered around her and tried to comfort her. Moore was "semi-conscious, barely," according to a female caller on the recording released Friday by Los Angeles fire officials. The woman tells emergency operators that Moore,
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Strong winds, low humidity raise fire danger
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Strong, gusty Santa Ana winds and extremely dry conditions are forecast for much of Southern California, raising the risk of wildfires in the region. High wind warnings are in effect in for Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties through 3 p.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. North to northeast winds of
National News
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Attorney for NYPD boss' son in spotlight, quietly
NEW YORK (AP) — When the New York City police commissioner's TV host son found himself facing a rape allegation, he turned to a lawyer with a reputation for handling high-profile cases with low-key know-how. Andrew Lankler has represented people ranging from Bernard Madoff's auditor to the owner of a construction crane that collapsed and killed two people. Now Lankler
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St. Louis hosting parade on Iraq War's end
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Crowds are gathering in downtown St. Louis to honor Iraq War veterans during the nation's first big welcome home parade since the last troops left Iraq in December. Organizers say that while the Saturday afternoon event marks the end of the Iraq War, any military personnel involved in post-Sept. 11 conflicts are welcome to participate. Since
World News
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Cruise ship fuel removal stalled
GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Rough seas off Italy's Tuscan coast have forced a delay in the start of the operation to pump out half a million gallons of fuel from the grounded cruise liner Costa Concordia. The choppy waters also partially dislodged a barge owned by Dutch salvage firm Smit that was hitched to the Concordia's hull to serve as
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Yemeni president heads to U.S.
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A presidential spokesman says Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has left Oman on route to the United States. Spokesman Ahmed al-Soufi says Saleh has arrived in London and will leave later Saturday for New York for medical treatment in the United States. He gives no further details. Saleh left Yemen to neighboring Oman a week ago,
Political News
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Media messages spar over lack of progress
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republicans used their weekly radio and Internet messages to take each other to task over gridlock in Washington. Obama is calling for government reforms to ease gridlock and bar members of Congress from profiting from their position. Obama says many people he encountered during his recent three-day trip are optimistic but remain unsure
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Gingrich says space exploration is U.S. tradition
STUART, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich says critics of his call to ramp up U.S. space exploration don't understand the power of science, technology and entrepreneurship to change the future. Campaign rival Mitt Romney was referring to Gingrich earlier this week when he said that if any business executive recommended spending huge sums on colonizing the moon,
Business News
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Facebook IPO filing could come next week
The social networking website could file regulatory papers for its initial public offering of stock as early as next week.
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Ford posts big profits
The automaker reported $13.62 billion in net income, but investors brushed off the result because most of that came from an accounting change.