Charges: Abducted Utah train worker left to die in Wyoming and other top stories.

• Charges: Abducted Utah train worker left to die in Wyoming

  

  SALT LAKE CITY –  A Salt Lake City train worker who was kidnapped during his shift by a father and son on the run from police died just over two hours later in the wind-swept Wyoming countryside, beaten beyond recognition and his neck slashed, authorities said. Flint Wayne Harrison and Dereck James "DJ" Harrison left Kay Ricks to die and went to a fast-food drive-thru, prosecutors said in charges filed Tuesday. Ricks was beaten to death by the Harrisons on their way to a remote Wyoming hideout,..

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• Pro-lifers call SCOTUS abortion decision a 'new low'

  

  Catholics and pro-life activists expressed disappointment but little surprise over Monday’s Supreme Court ruling that struck down parts of a Texas law placing restrictions on the conditions in which doctors could perform abortions. “This is a new low in abortion jurisprudence,” said Lucia Silecchia, a professor of law at Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law. “Today, all who care about the dignity of human life, not just the Catholic community, should mourn a decision that comb..

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• Highlights of North Carolina government budget agreement

  

  Highlights of the final North Carolina budget agreement as proposed in legislation and the related "money report" crafted by House and Senate leaders. The $22.3 billion plan adjusts the second year of the already-approved two-year budget.The Senate gave preliminary approval to the measure Tuesday evening. The House was expected to take up the measure later in the week.Monetary figures are adjustments to what the legislature already budgeted for the year in the two-year plan:EDUCATION— $10 milli..

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• Crews fighting blaze at train collision site with 3 missing

  

  In this photo provided by Billy B. Brown, two freight trains are on fire Tuesday, June 28, 2016, after they collided and derailed near Panhandle, Texas. Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Bryan Witt says the accident occurred Tuesday morning near the town of Panhandle, about 25 miles northeast of Amarillo. No injuries have been reported. (Billy B. Brown via AP) The Associated Press By DAVID WARREN, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Three crew members were missing and one was hurt after ..

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• McDonnell fallout could spread to other corruption cases

  

  Convicting an elected official on corruption charges just got a lot harder.Government watchdogs say the Supreme Court’s decision on Monday to toss out the conviction and two-year prison sentence of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) will create new hurdles for prosecutors. “Bribery was already a very tough charge to bring and to prove, and this makes it one level harder than it already was,” said Noah Bookbinder, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CRE..

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• Newly Released Call Logs Reveal Chaos Inside Pulse Nightclub

  

  An injured person is escorted out of the Pulse nightclub after a shooting rampage June 12 in Orlando, Fla. Steven Fernandez/AP hide caption toggle caption Steven Fernandez/AP An injured person is escorted out of the Pulse nightclub after a shooting rampage June 12 in Orlando, Fla. Steven Fernandez/AP Auth..

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