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New state Department of Natural Resources data shows Wisconsin's wolf population has grown to around 950 animals The figures from DNR over-wintering monitoring show between 925 and 952 wolves roam the state MADISON (AP) — New data shows Wisconsin’s wolf population has grown to around 950 animals. The figures from Department of Natural Resources monitoring show between 925 and 952 wolves roam the state. That’s up about 6 percent from the then-record count of 866 to 897 wolves last winter. The currently population could be higher. Volunteer trackers counted wolves during the winter, when the population reaches its lowest point...

(CBS) MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. It's supposed to be a sanctuary, but instead it turned into the most unexpected place for an attack. Middletown police right now are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman inside a local church. They got a good look at him thanks to surveillance video that was rolling during the entire attack. The attack happened just after midnight on Wednesday. The victim, a volunteer at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Middletown, was volunteering during perpetual adoration when the church is kept open for paying respect over the Eucharist. "Well, Middletown is a small city, 26,000...

Slain al-Qaida aide was Palestinian Khaled Abu Toameh, THE JERUSALEM POST Apr. 21, 2006 One of Osama bin Laden's most trusted aides was a Palestinian from the West Bank who was recently killed in a US military operation in Afghanistan, Palestinian Authority security sources revealed on Thursday. The sources identified the man as Husam Abu Baker, 32. They said his family, which lives in the village of Ya'bad near Jenin, was notified about his death only this week. His father, Abdel Latif, said he last saw his son about 10 years ago. The family was then living in Saudi Arabia...