Widespread rainfall associated with a slow-moving storm system will be prevalent across parts of the Gulf Coast and Deep South and into the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic on Friday. Excessive rainfall could lead to flash flooding for some areas. Meanwhile, there is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms, mainly across parts of central and southern Mississippi.
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USA TODAY: New players join newspapers in using FOIA requests http://usat.ly/1Gyk145 via @usatoday
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Two officers were shot in front of the Ferguson Police Department early this morning, while protestors gathered outside following the resignation of that police chief in the wake of a Justice Department report alleging bias on the part of its police force and the local courts.
Ferguson Shooting: Police Chief Says They Were 'Lucky' Officers Not Killed - ABC News http://abcn.ws/1DaevXK via @ABC
Two officers shot outside Ferguson police department http://to.pbs.org/1wZwI8F via @NewsHour
Two police officers shot during Ferguson, Missouri, protest http://reut.rs/1Ah2c5H via @reuters
National Barn Dance was held 91 years ago in March and CITY IMAGES celebrates this anniversary of The National Barn Dance radio show broadcast from the historic WLS studio.
The Story of the National Barn Dance dates back to 1924. The National Barn Dance made its debut over WLS Radio/Chicago. The show was the first to blend folk and country music with rural humor.
Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, George Gobel, Andy Williams and Eddie Peabody were regulars on The National Barn Dance,which rapidly grew in popularity and was the idea behind Nashville's Grand Ole Opry.
A City Island woman, who survived brain surgery has died after the ambulance she was being transported in, crashed into a pole. The ambulance allegedly failed to properly strap her in, according to news reports.
Janet Hickey had survived a 7 hour brain surgery but the ambulance she was riding in crashed, which may have caused her death. The Artie's Steak and Seafood Restaurant assistant manager was being transported from the hospital following her surgery, when the ambulance crashed into a utility pole.
The good news... NYC residents are experiencing the warmest temperatures in over 3 months.
The bad news is that it will not last and mother nature will probably complicate this weekend weather,
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut residents are enjoying in the warmest weather in more than three months, as the thermometer is expected to climb to 60 degrees.
This is a high temperature not seen since Christmas Day. The mercury spike won't last, though, so get out NOW!!!
Videographer James Breen and Producer Roberto Soto went on a couple of boat rides, including one which was cleared by USCG, which took us around City Island for close ups of the never ending saga City Images www.cimages.me has been reporting on for a couple of years.
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It may see crazy, what I'm about to say....The HAPPY song folks may not be that happy, but a little red in the face, after a California court took away half of his earnings.
Pharrell Williams - Happy: http://youtu.be/ZbZSe6N_BXs via @YouTube
And Now that the family of music icon Marvin Gaye has won a copyright suit regarding the similarity of Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke and T.I.'s "Blurred Lines" and Gaye's "Got to Give It Up," their legal representatives are asking to stop the sales of that song.
Hillary Clinton is in trouble for using her personal email, while serving as Secretary of State. She claims she used her private email account for convenience and acknowledges deleting thousands of personal emails in her first remarks on the controversy.
However, don't believe everything you hear, or read until all the facts are sorted out. There are bound to be more questions about key authentications, mail file messages and her private server.
FACT CHECK: Clinton and her emails http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article... …