Pet injures former mayor in Ariz., kills husband

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. - The former mayor of this city of almost 40,000 was hospitalized and her husband died after the couple's pet dogs attacked them, according to the current mayor. Former Mayor Diane Vick and her husband, Tom, tried to intervene after...

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Robin Roberts comes out in Facebook post

LOS ANGELES -- Robin Roberts thanked her longtime girlfriend, Amber Laign, in a year-end post published on the ABC News anchor's Facebook page on Sunday, confirmed Heather Riley of ABC. The message comes after Roberts' battle with a life-threatening...

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Strangers donate $50K for Texas girl's obesity surgery

(NBC NEWS) -- A 12-year-old Texas girl who became morbidly obese after a rare illness triggered by brain surgery could get a potentially life-saving operation by February, thanks to a flood of donations from strangers. More than 1,200 people have contributed...

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Suicide bomber kills 14 at Russian train station

(STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images) (USA TODAY) -- Two suicide bombings within 24 hours killed at least 31 people in a southern Russia city, highlighting the terror threat Russia faces as it prepares to host the Winter Games in six weeks. A suicide...

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Missing Cobb woman found at Calif. bus station

MARIETTA, Ga. -- A missing Cobb County woman has been found safe on the other side of the country. Betty Ann Watson disappeared Friday from the Wellcare Senior Center in Marietta. Police said she suffers from dementia and schizophrenia. Early Monday...

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Deering Road closed by water main break

ATLANTA -- Part of Deering Road in Midtown Atlanta is shut down by a water main break Monday morning. The break happened at the intersection with Kenwood Avenue. City crews are working to repair the break in the six-inch main and reopen the road. Atlanta...

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New laws in 2014: From tanning bed bans to 'lemon pets'

(USA Today) -- If you're a pale 17-year-old in Illinois, get your indoor tanning sessions in now. Starting Wednesday, they're strictly forbidden. A new state law takes effect Jan. 1 that bans anyone under 18 from using tanning salons in the Land of...

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Forsyth County man dies after being hit by van

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. -- A 61-year-old Cumming man was hit by a van and killed over the weekend. Johnie Baker was struck Saturday morning on Canton Highway near the Cherokee County line. Forsyth County Sheriff's Sgt. Phil Alexander said Baker stepped...

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Obamacare enrollment deadline is Monday

(Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) (ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE) -- The deadline is Monday to sign up on HealthCare.gov for an insurance policy that will take effect January 1. COMPLETE COVERAGE | The Affordable Care Act There is a March 31...

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Neighbors push Atlanta to reopen Waterworks Park

ATLANTA -- Neighbors are beginning to see progress after years of pushing for more green space in Atlanta's Westside. The Atlanta Parks Department and Watershed Management are finally talking about a plan to open up part of Waterworks Park, which has...

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Three shot and killed in Cobb County apartment

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Cobb County police are investigating a triple shooting inside an apartment. It happened at around p.m. 2:30 Sunday at the Ivy Ridge Apartments off Bentley Road. According to Cobb County Police Sgt. Dana Pierce, the whole incident was...

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Rain leads to downed trees, flooded roads

(WXIA) -- The rain that swept through metro Atlanta Sunday caused several problems, including flooding and downed trees. PHOTOS | Dec. 22-23 weather; add your own In Forsyth County, two roads are blocked Monday morning. Dispatchers said Nicholson Road...

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Delta plane slides off runway at Detroit airport

DETROIT -- A Delta Air Lines plane left the runway at Detroit Metropolitan Airport Monday morning. The plane slid off the runway and onto a grass area at 6:40 a.m. local time. Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant said Delta flight 2283 was bound for Atlanta....

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Bank of America customer robbed at ATM

ATLANTA -- A Bank of America customer was robbed while using an ATM in Buckhead Monday morning. The robbery happened at around 9:40 a.m. at the branch in the Buckhead Crossing shopping center on Piedmont Road at Sidney Marcus Boulevard. Atlanta police...

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Study: Louisiana has worst drivers in the US

(USA TODAY) -- Does Georgia have the worst bleeping drivers in the country? Just about every year, one organization or another tries to provide an answer, based on factors as varied as how many people could pass their state's written driving test, how...

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Sen. Don Balfour's trial begins Monday

Georgia State Sen. Don Balfour (R-Lawrenceville, Snellville) ATLANTA -- Trial is set to begin for a Georgia lawmaker accused of claiming per diem pay and mileage reimbursements for in-state work on days that he was out of the state....

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Ronald Reagan Parkway shut down by fatal wreck

SNELLVILLE, Ga. -- Both sides of Ronald Reagan Parkway in Gwinnett County are shut down by a fatal multi-vehicle accident Monday morning. The wreck happened on the westbound side of the highway, near Five Forks Trickum Road in Snellville. Investigators...

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Sign up to Volunteer for #OfficerMorgan Day

COVINGTON, Ga. -- When he raised his little hand and placed the navy blue hat on his heart, five-year-old Morgan Steward officially became a Covington police officer on December 2nd. His quick smile and polite "Thank You for making my dream come true"...

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Andrea Sneiderman denied bond

Andrea Sneiderman on stand during sentencing DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Andrea Sneiderman will not be released from jail on bond. Her motion for bond was denied Monday by DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory Adams. READ | Order denying...

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Harvard evacuates buildings after explosives reported

Harvard University (Photo: Elise Amendola, AP) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Harvard University issued an alert on its website Monday morning citing "unconfirmed reports of explosives at four sites on campus: Science Center, Thayer, Sever, and...

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8-year-old boy foils car break-in

BROOKHAVEN, Ga. -- Brookhaven police are crediting an 8-year-old boy with helping them catch a serial car break-in suspect. The child spotted the suspect breaking into his parents' car in their driveway on Sunday night. He told his mother, who called...

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Bobby Cox voted into Hall of Fame

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Three legendary managers who combined for 7,558 wins and eight World Series championships are entering the Hall of Fame together.Contemporaries Tony La Russa, Bobby Cox and Joe Torre, who rank third, fourth and fifth, respectively,...

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Former DeKalb superintendent to be sentenced

Former DeKalb County School Superintendent Crawford Lewis DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Former DeKalb County Schools superintendent Crawford Lewis will learn his fate Monday in a corruption scandal that rocked the district. Lewis pleaded guilty in...

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Suspect attacks sheriff's deputies with machete

GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- A Gainesville man was shot and wounded by police after attacking several people, including four Hall County sheriff's deputies, with a machete. The attack happened at around 7 a.m. Sunday at a house on Sailors Avenue in Gainesville....

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Protest: Stop using dogs at Ga. Regents University Dental School

Protesters outside Georgia Regents University Dental School asking that dogs no longer be used in dental research AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Dozens of animal rights activists gathered Sunday outside the dental school building on the Georgia Regents University...

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Spelman president awarded $500K Carnegie grant

Spelman College president Dr. Beverly Tatum speaks at Powered By Service Day on August 5, 2010 in Atlanta. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images) ATLANTA -- The Carnegie Corporation of New York on Monday announced that Spelman College president...

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'127 Hours' subject arrested for domestic violence

Aron Ralston and wife Jessica Trusty arrive at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) DENVER -- Aron Ralston, who gained widespread attention when he cut off his forearm to free himself after becoming trapped by...

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Brenda Wood covering Mandela memorial

People gather around a pile of flowers and sage requiem messages offered to former South African president Nelson Mandela in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, on Dec. 7, 2013. (Photo: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, AP) CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- South...

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Witness says driver deliberately ran over, killed mother of 10

ATLANTA -- Police have arrested 63-year-old Alex Mason, and charged him with intentionally running over and killing 53 year old Marilyn Redding.  She was walking on a sidewalk. Police say Redding and Mason were involved in an altercation some...

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Atlanta leaders voting on money for Falcons stadium neighborhoods

Artist rendering of new $1-bil. Atlanta Falcons stadium ATLANTA -- Monday, $30 million is at stake as the Atlanta City Council votes on an important part of the new Falcons stadium.  That money will be used to help three communities...

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Dragon Con co-founder trial set to begin

Edward Kramer 2011 mug shot from Milford, Connecticut police GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- The long awaited trial for the co-founder of Dragon Con is set to begin Monday in Gwinnett County.Ed Kramer was arrested in 2000 and charged with child molestation.The...

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Autopsy today may confirm identity of Lucilla Harris

HENRY COUNTY -- An autopsy is expected today on the body found in Henry county, believed to be a missing Atlanta woman. Friday night Henry County Police found the car of 72-year-old Lucilla Harris abandoned in a Stockbridge neighborhood. Joey Smith...

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Cyber Monday 2013: Every huge deal is right here!

ATLANTA -- Welcome to Cyber Monday 2013.... my second favorite day of the year! Unlike Black Friday where there are hundreds of individual reductions per stores, Cyber Monday is different. Today we see items and discounts that surpass what see Black...

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Rick Warren shares the good news about weight-loss plan

(USA Today) -- Pastor Rick Warren's life has always been an open book. He spread the word about how to live a Christ-centered life in his best-selling book, The Purpose Driven Life. Over the years, he and his wife, Kay, have shared heartbreaking experiences,...

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Armed police standoff with teen at Ohio school ends peacefully

TOLEDO, Ohio -- Police took an armed 14 year-old student into custody at a high school in Toledo, Ohio after a standoff Monday morning. Police said they had received calls about the incident at 9:30 a.m., and sent officers and negotiators to the...

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