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The U.S. government remains shut down on this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, but the historical park in Atlanta honoring his life and achievements has reopened for visitors – and it will stay that way through Super Bowl weekend in February.The National Park Service says a grant from The Delta Air Lines Foundation and……

Ivory Washington, 40, allegedly built a grenade at a restaurant. (Polk County Jail)An Iowa man called police on himself Tuesday and told responding officers he had built an explosive device while sitting at a restaurant, authorities said.Ivory Washington, 40, was at a sushi restaurant in Des Moines when he made the call to authorities…. …

A deputy in Florida who apparently lost his cool with an inmate was fired after a jailhouse video showed him hitting a man sitting in a wheelchair, officials said Friday.Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said at a news conference that Deputy Aaron Hull was fired Thursday after an internal review was done on the incident……

 A Kansas City couple claims in a federal lawsuit that state requirements for foster parents who own guns violate their constitutional rights. (in.gov)A Missouri couple alleges in a federal lawsuit that they’re being denied the right to care for additional foster children because they are gun owners.The Kansas City foster parents – James and… …

A 12-year-old girl in Illinois is dead and a 9-year-old girl is recovering from hypothermia after the snow fort they built near a church in Arlington Heights collapsed on them, police said. (Google Earth)A 12-year-old girl in Illinois is dead and a 9-year-old girl is recovering from hypothermia after the snow fort they built collapsed on… …

Twenty-one horses and one dog reportedly were found dead on an abandoned property in Wake County, North Carolina. (Google Earth)An animal cruelty investigation was underway in North Carolina after 21 horses and a dog reportedly were found dead on an abandoned property.The animals were discovered in the southern part of Wake County, outside Raleigh, WTVD reported… …

The Kentucky high school student seen in a viral video standing-face-to-face with a Native American protester at a Washington rally spoke out for the first time Sunday evening, claiming in a statement that he and his classmates were taunted by a group of African-American protesters and saying that he and his family had received death……

Ryan Arens was delivering packages just before Christmas when he noticed a dog stuck on an icy pond in Bozeman, Montana. (Ryan Arens)A distressed dog was saved after a UPS driver paused his delivery route to save the scared young pup in Bozeman, Montana, media reports revealed late last week.Ryan Arens said he was delivering… …

Officer Sean Tuder, of the Mobile Police Department in Alabama, was shot and killed in the line of duty on Sunday, police said. (Mobile Police Department)An Alabama police officer was shot and killed Sunday while following up on an investigation in Mobile and a suspect is in custody, police revealed.Mobile Police Officer Sean Tuder… …

The suspect linked to the murders was in custody on an immigration hold and other charges. (Washoe County Sheriff’s Office)Investigators in northern Nevada said a suspect in the murders of four people, three of them women, is in custody on an immigration hold and other charges.Wilbur Ernesti Martinez-Guzman, 19, was arrested Saturday afternoon by deputies… …