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Pentagon to divert $1 billion to border wall

(NBC News) The Pentagon is shifting $1 billion away from other projects to fund President Trump’s border wall. The president’s emergency order could ultimately divert more than $4-billion from as many as 150 defense projects across the country and around the world. Lawmakers are challenging the process, and the plan. “To look at the Pentagon as a piggy bank slash…

Close call: hot tub tragedy averted

(WESH) Two resort workers are credited with saving the life of a 3-year-old boy who nearly drowned Sunday night in a hot tub in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida. A desk clerk, who was watching surveillance video from the lobby, saw the boy step into the hot tub and fall under the water. The desk clerk radioed another staff member, who…

Search for missing Indiana mom continues

(WTHR) A family is coming together from across the country after an Indiana mother vanished into thin air, leaving her fiance and children behind. 30-year-old Najah Ferrell has been missing for a week now. Her family is united in prayer and in pain, waiting for word about her whereabouts. “We’re using the phrase, ‘It’s like she vanished into thin air,’…

Florida surfer survives shark attack

(WPTV) A Florida surfer is back home for the first time since being bitten by a shark Friday afternoon at Hobe Sound Beach. Chris Bryan says his injuries will take several weeks to heal. The avid surfer and diver says he has spent the majority of his life on the water. The shark bite will not keep him from going…

Naked lady stuns Florida drivers

(WESH) Stunned drivers are still talking about a naked woman they spotted sauntering across Interstate 95 Friday near Flagler Beach, Florida. Richard Griffin said he’s sure nobody would believe him without seeing the video he shot. “The peculiar thing was the lady was pretty calm about the whole thing when she was walking across the street, even though there were…

Baby Boom: nine nurses pregnant at Maine hospital

(WCSH) Nine labor and delivery nurses are pregnant at a hospital in Maine. The nurses at Maine Medical Center in Portland share due dates between April and July. There is a plan in place at the hospital to cover for all the women when they take their maternity leaves. There are 80 registered nurses currently working in the labor and…

Loyal friends to the end

(WFLA/NBC News) Two dogs who stood watch over their owner’s body for at least a week are searching for a new home. Nobody knew Pirate and Savvy’s owner had died. She was found lying on the floor of her Pasco County, Florida home with Pirate and Savvy next to her. A family member took Pirate in, but could not take…

Miami University releases fraternity hazing report

(WLWT) Miami University released a report Monday, detailing allegations of hazing at a campus fraternity. Miami University President Gregory Crawford said the report was filed last week by an 18-year-old student who claims he and 24 other pledges were blindfolded and “forced to consume large amounts of alcohol and marijuana” during a hazing ritual that was done within the Delta…

Iowa considers allowing guns in schools, courts

(WHO) Iowa lawmakers are looking at a bill that would expand the list of places licensed residents are allowed to carry weapons. The Family Defense Act would allow people with concealed carry permits to bring their guns onto school grounds, into business parking lots and in Iowa courthouses. Moms Demand Action is trying to convince lawmakers the measure is not…