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Most rabies infections in the United States come from bats, CDC says

In the United States, the culprit behind most rabies cases has shifted from dogs to bats. The flying mammals now cause 7 out of 10 US rabies cases, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Texans Coach Answers Questions About General Manager Firing

Texans head coach Bill O' Brien walked to the podium and looked out into a packed media work room full of reporters waiting to ask him the million-dollar question every Texans fan wanted to know.

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A helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a New York City skyscraper. Then the building shook

A typical afternoon inside the offices of a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper suddenly turned to chaos Monday when a helicopter, 11 minutes into its flight, crash-landed on the roof.

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State Dept. pushes back on Friedman comments about Israel's 'right' to annex West Bank

The State Department pushed back on comments by the US ambassador to Israel suggesting that Israel has a right to annex part of the West Bank.

Why the nation's two largest religious groups are talking about sex abuse this week

When leaders of the country's two largest religious groups -- the Catholic Church and Southern Baptist Convention -- hold meetings this week, the separate conferences will have a common agenda: clergy sexual abuse.

Justin Amash just exposed a little secret about conservatism under Trump

When the House Freedom Caucus was formed back in January 2015, here's the mission statement the group released:

San Francisco police seize equipment of freelance journalist who refused to identify a source

Bryan Carmody was sleeping Friday when he woke to the sound of San Francisco police officers breaking down his security gate with a sledgehammer.

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Celebrating the power of connection at Sims Bayou Greenway Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

On Saturday, Houston Parks Board, Houston Parks and Recreation Department, and CenterPoint Energy celebrated the newest segment of Sims Bayou Greenway and recreational trail along CenterPoint Energy easement in Houston.

Police rescue woman chained in basement of Niagara Falls home

A woman is recovering after being rescued by police from the basement of a Niagara Falls home, where officers said she was chained.

Body of 2-year-old Kentucky boy recovered at Cummins Falls

Authorities have identified the toddler who was swept away by rising water at Cummins Falls State Park as a 2-year-old Kentucky boy.

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Target expands childcare and paid family leave benefits as retailers battle for talent

America's top retailers are trying to outmatch each other with new employee benefits to attract workers as unemployment hovers near its lowest level in decades.

A weatherman slammed his station's constant 'Code Red' warnings. It may cost him his job.

A local Illinois weatherman criticized his own news station's "Code Red" weather alerts, saying the alert "doesn't recognize that not all storms are created equal" and that the alerts are forced upon him by a "corporate initiative."

Legendary Baltimore basketball player, comedian killed on city streets

Baltimore is mourning the loss of legendary basketball player and comedian Gerald Brown, who was shot and killed in the city over the weekend. The 34-year-old father of two grew up in the city, and he did sketch comedy and volunteered to coach basketball after becoming a legendary player in the city.

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America's oil boom will break more records this year. OPEC is stuck in retreat

The epic American oil boom is just getting started. OPEC, on the other hand, is stuck on the sidelines.

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Helicopter crash-lands on top of building in Manhattan, killing pilot

A helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a midtown Manhattan building Monday, sparking a fire and killing the pilot, the FDNY said.

Man admits killing 6-year-old great-grandson with air rifle

A 77-year-old British man admitted Monday to killing his 6-year-old great-grandson, who died after being shot with an air rifle.

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This lobster-stealing seagull photobombed a tourist's Maine excursion, and the photo is wild

Alicia Jessop only had two things on her mind when she got to Maine -- eating lobster and seeing a lighthouse.

‘We hear gun fire all the time here’: KC community stands up against gun violence, draws crowd, honks and hope

Kansas City Police are investigating their 58th homicide of the year. Sade Abdi, 27, was shot around 9:15 Saturday night in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood.

Former 'Duck Dynasty' star Sadie Robertson engaged

Reality star Sadie Robertson is engaged. Robertson is a member of the family at the center of the reality series "Duck Dynasty," which ran on A&E for 11 seasons from 2012-2017.

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Brian Gaine Out As Texans GM

Friday's are usually slow days for the media as no one really expects anything to break going into the weekend news cycle. I guess no one mentioned that to the Texans franchise. Houston fired their General Manager Brian Gaine after less than two years of service with the organization.