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Animal control officers euthanized the German shepherd they say was responsible for the attack.
more>>Animal control officers euthanized the German shepherd they say was responsible for the attack.
more>>Video of the encounter, in which an ER doctor laughs at and belittles a 20-year-old patient, has been viewed more than 4 million times on Facebook.
more>>Video of the encounter, in which an ER doctor laughs at and belittles a 20-year-old patient, has been viewed more than 4 million times on Facebook.
more>>Did you know: Even though it might feel right to lower the setting on your thermostat on our hottest days, you should do the opposite. RAISE the temperature inside your house. Here's why you should raise that temperature: Air conditioning units work harder and longer the lower you set them.
more>>Did you know: Even though it might feel right to lower the setting on your thermostat on our hottest days, you should do the opposite. RAISE the temperature inside your house. Here's why you should raise that temperature: Air conditioning units work harder and longer the lower you set them.
more>>President Donald Trump announced on Monday he's directing the Pentagon to begin a sixth branch of the military - "space force."
more>>President Donald Trump announced on Monday he's directing the Pentagon to begin a sixth branch of the military - "space force."
more>>Tuesday chances for a few storms will remain but the oppressive heat simmers with highs back into the 80s.
more>>Tuesday chances for a few storms will remain but the oppressive heat simmers with highs back into the 80s.
more>>A Los Gatos, CA, doctor was suspended after a video showed her taunting a patient. (KRON, Samuel Bardwell, CNN)
more>>A Los Gatos, CA, doctor was suspended after a video showed her taunting a patient. (KRON, Samuel Bardwell, CNN)
more>>Animal control officers euthanized the German shepherd they say was responsible for the attack. (Source: WSB/CNN)
more>>Animal control officers euthanized the German shepherd they say was responsible for the attack. (Source: WSB/CNN)
more>>Prosecutors say the 31-year-old kicked the victim, broke his ribs and strangled him. (Source: WFXT/Makeda Payton/CNN)
more>>Prosecutors say the 31-year-old kicked the victim, broke his ribs and strangled him. (Source: WFXT/Makeda Payton/CNN)
more>>Cash register scanners are faster and more efficient than ever before, scanning a weeks' worth of groceries in just a couple of minutes. But a new test finds they may not be much more accurate than they were 20 years ago.
There are few things more frustrating than thinking you got a great price at a sale, then getting home and finding you were charged the original price, before the markdown.
Store scanner errors are more common than many of us think and they cost consumers nationwide millions of dollars a year.
"Yes, they have done that before and I had to tell them it's a different price," said Vonda Schloss.
"The stuff on sale, they will ring up the regular price," said Dorothy Trimm.
Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes says it's more common than it should be
"You expect to buy something, and the price rings up different, it's an issue," said Rhodes.
Our hidden camera test of one supermarket found eight percent of items we bought scanned wrong.
For instance, frosted flakes were $1.69 on the shelf, but we were charged $1.79. Rice was stickered at 69 cents, but our receipt showed 79 cents.
We then checked an office supply store, where 10 percent rang up wrong. We overpaid for an iphone speaker: the big shelf tag said $3, but it rang up for $4.
Rhodes believes the mistakes are due to sloppiness, especially during sale events -- not deliberate deception. But, he says stores should not have more than 2 percent of items wrong.
Rhodes suggests consumers watch receipts and contact the manager if errors are found.
"So we want to maintain an honest market. That's the success of any free enterprise system," said Rhodes.
Check your receipt when checking out. It's a lot easier to get a price adjustment when it happens than days later. Don't blame the cashier. In most cases they have no idea which of the thousands of items in their stores are priced wrong.
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The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a triple shooting in New Orleans East early Saturday morning.
more>>The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a triple shooting in New Orleans East early Saturday morning.
more>>Protesters chanted “arrest Jeff Sessions” and “free the children” outside the city’s Morial Convention Center Monday morning as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions addressed law enforcement officials. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said the U.S. will not turn into a migrant camp.
more>>Protesters chanted “arrest Jeff Sessions” and “free the children” outside the city’s Morial Convention Center Monday morning as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions addressed law enforcement officials. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said the U.S. will not turn into a migrant camp.
more>>Thirteen years after it was wiped out by Katrina, construction equipment is now finally being moved on site to replace hundreds of badly damaged or destroyed boat slips at Municipal Yacht Harbor.
more>>Thirteen years after it was wiped out by Katrina, construction equipment is now finally being moved on site to replace hundreds of badly damaged or destroyed boat slips at Municipal Yacht Harbor.
more>>Police officers are forced to make split-second decisions to shoot or not to shoot. An exhibit at the National Sheriff's Association convention can put them in countless scenarios in the line of fire.
more>>Police officers are forced to make split-second decisions to shoot or not to shoot. An exhibit at the National Sheriff's Association convention can put them in countless scenarios in the line of fire.
more>>He was considered a genre-bending artist, who cited a variety of influences that ranged from Tupac Shakur to Coldplay.
more>>He was considered a genre-bending artist, who cited a variety of influences that ranged from Tupac Shakur to Coldplay.
more>>Video of the encounter, in which an ER doctor laughs at and belittles a 20-year-old patient, has been viewed more than 4 million times on Facebook.
more>>Video of the encounter, in which an ER doctor laughs at and belittles a 20-year-old patient, has been viewed more than 4 million times on Facebook.
more>>President Donald Trump announced on Monday he's directing the Pentagon to begin a sixth branch of the military - "space force."
more>>President Donald Trump announced on Monday he's directing the Pentagon to begin a sixth branch of the military - "space force."
more>>An update to a story we first told you about last night. Its confirmed. A Robertsdale woman is suffering from a case of Vibrio. The woman said she went to the beach near Fairhope Pier with an open wound. Some people are now taking notice.
more>>An update to a story we first told you about last night. Its confirmed. A Robertsdale woman is suffering from a case of Vibrio. The woman said she went to the beach near Fairhope Pier with an open wound. Some people are now taking notice.
more>>Victor Kirksey, the man accused of shooting a Hattiesburg police officer Monday morning, is now in custody after an hours-long search.
more>>Victor Kirksey, the man accused of shooting a Hattiesburg police officer Monday morning, is now in custody after an hours-long search.
more>>Hundreds of children are waiting away from their parents inside a Border Patrol holding facility in South Texas, with groups of 20 or more children to a single cage.
more>>Hundreds of children are waiting away from their parents inside a Border Patrol holding facility in South Texas, with groups of 20 or more children to a single cage.
more>>Actor Jason Momoa met with fans at the Denver Comic Con.
more>>Actor Jason Momoa met with fans at the Denver Comic Con.
more>>A driver was pulled over in Indiana after she would not move back to the right lane.
more>>A driver was pulled over in Indiana after she would not move back to the right lane.
more>>Kenneth Jones, 38, targeted his own cousin, Denita “Marcie” Satchwell, in a plot to take her painkillers, according to court documents filed in Kenton County.
more>>Kenneth Jones, 38, targeted his own cousin, Denita “Marcie” Satchwell, in a plot to take her painkillers, according to court documents filed in Kenton County.
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