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Man charged in Arizona Social Security explosion
An Arizona man charged with detonating a homemade explosive device outside a Social Security Administration office had researched how to construct a ...
Police: Man shot ex as she played organ at church
An elementary school music teacher shot his ex-wife while she played the organ during church service and, after leaving briefly, returned and shot her ...
NC inmates allege they were abused with hot sauce
Prison officials in North Carolina are calling for a criminal investigation after inmates alleged correctional officers forced them to rub habanero ...
John Wayne Gacy's blood could solve old murders
Detectives have long wondered what secrets serial killer John Wayne Gacy and other condemned murderers took to the grave when they were executed — ...
Coast Guard member dies in crash off Calif. coast
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says she's saddened to learn of the death of a Coast Guard member during a ...
Painful cough keeps George H.W. Bush hospitalized
Former President George H.W. Bush remains Monday in a Houston hospital, where he is being treated for a painful, lingering bronchitis-related cough, ...
Alaska inmates find identity in orchestra
After serving a 14-year sentence for murder, no one would have expected Sarah Jane Coffman to go anywhere near the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center ...
Man in barista death linked to 7 other killings
A man charged in the death of an Alaska barista was found dead in his jail cell Sunday, and authorities announced hours later that investigators have ...
2 dead in bus crash into overpass at Miami airport
At Miami International Airport, two large signs warn drivers of large vehicles not to pass beneath the 8-foot-6 inch concrete overpass.
4 bodies found face-down outside California house
The bodies of four people who had been shot to death were found face-down Sunday outside a suburban Southern California home that apparently served ...
Toddler's death prompts review of 2 other deaths
A toddler's death during a visit with his father last month in Virginia is prompting police to also more closely investigate the suicide of the man's ...
Fore: Obama, Bill Clinton enjoy round of golf
Fore — 42 and 44 are playing 18. Former President Bill Clinton — the 42nd president — is joining President Barack Obama — he's No. 44 — for a round ...
Police: Hero instructor fought son in arrow attack
Gravely wounded by an arrow fired into his head, a Wyoming college instructor still managed to wrestle with his 25-year-old son who carried out the ...
Baltimore blogger airs police talks, surrenders
A Baltimore blogger wanted on a court-issued warrant surrendered without incident to authorities late Saturday after broadcasting on Internet radio ...
Family defends brothers charged in Fla. plot
Two Florida brothers charged with plotting to support terrorists are caring family men who enjoyed living in the U.S. and would never hurt anyone, ...
Race Card Project creates new type of conversation
She asked for just six words. Michele Norris, the National Public Radio host, was starting a book tour for her memoir, which explored racial secrets.
Man twice tries to break into Pa. judge's office
Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania are looking for a man caught twice on surveillance video trying to break into a judge's office.
Missouri lottery winners want to live normally
To announce one of the biggest events of their lives together, Cindy and Mark Hill returned to the place where it all began — the high school where ...
Ram on the lam: Escaped sheep captured in Iowa
A shaggy brown sheep successfully dodged police, his handlers and a few cars while trotting through downtown Des Moines after escaping from his ...
Deer get onto racetrack, announcer plays along
Spectators who came to watch horses at a western Pennsylvania racetrack got a surprise this week when three deer got onto the course first and beat ...
APNewsBreak: Tribes raise $9M for sacred SD land
After months of high-profile fundraising that drew celebrities' attention and dollars, a group of Native American tribes has raised $9 million to buy ...
NJ train derailment tips tankers, sickens dozens
A freight train derailed Friday on a railroad bridge that has had problems before, toppling tanker cars partially into a creek and causing a leak of ...
Tennis referee murder case dismissed in California
The arrest of a tennis referee before a match at the U.S. Open in connection with her husband's death was a shocker last summer. On Friday, the case ...
Code used by RI founding father is finally cracked
The obscure book's margins are virtually filled with clusters of curious foreign characters — a mysterious shorthand used by 17th century religious ...
Minn. police officer fatally shot in 'ambush'
Even for those who didn't know him, the fatal ambush of a local police officer provoked tears Friday for residents of the small central Minnesota ...