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December 18, 2018

Chicago police: 2 officers die after being struck by train

Two Chicago police officers were fatally struck by a train as they investigated a report of gunshots on the city's far South ...

December 18, 2018

Police: Man tried to pay for McDonald's with bag of weed

Police in Florida say a 23-year-old man went through a McDonald's drive-thru and tried to pay for his order with a bag of ...

December 18, 2018

Man dies in crash following deadly California rampage

A man who went on a deadly shooting, carjacking and robbery rampage in California's Central Valley died Monday during a ...

December 17, 2018

Vatican urged to reveal status of ousted US archbishop

A prominent U.S. archbishop is asking the Vatican for answers about the status of an investigation into alleged sexual ...

December 17, 2018

Disputed LA school mural defended by prominent artist

A prominent artist will insist that one of his murals be removed from a Los Angeles school if officials follow through on ...

December 17, 2018

Silicon Valley East: Google plans $1B expansion in New York

Silicon Valley is becoming Silicon Nation. Google announced Monday it will spend more than $1 billion to build a new office ...

December 17, 2018

Kansas man gets 109 years for abuse and killing of toddler

A Kansas man convicted of abusing and killing his girlfriend's 3-year-old son before encasing the boy's body in concrete in ...

December 17, 2018

Child abuse climbs after Friday report cards, study says

Child abuse increases the day after school report cards are released — but only when kids get their grades on a Friday, a ...

December 17, 2018

Maine shuts down pot Facebook page after critics poke fun

The state of Maine has shut down a Facebook page detailing the potential dangers of marijuana use in response to a satirical ...

December 16, 2018

Colin Kroll, co-founder of HQ Trivia, found dead

Colin Kroll, a tech executive who co-founded the HQ Trivia app, has died. He was 34. The New York Police Department says ...

December 16, 2018

For sale: Restored home of Salem witch trials refugee

A once-run-down historic home that stands where a woman accused of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials settled ...

December 15, 2018

Trucker saves dogs thrown from vehicle on New York highway

A pair of beagle mixes are on the mend after authorities say someone threw them out of a moving vehicle on a snowy New York ...

December 15, 2018

US Official: 'End days' nearing for Islamic State in Syria

Fighting against the Islamic State group in its last enclave in eastern Syria "is going very well," a U.S. official said ...

December 15, 2018

Cow steals spotlight at student's graduation photo shoot

University of Missouri students were stunned when a towering dairy cow appeared on campus to make a cameo in a graduation ...

December 15, 2018

Florida tale of infidelity and homicide ends with conviction

After a spellbinding five-day trial that featured tales of infidelity and a multimillion dollar insurance payout, a jury on ...

December 15, 2018

Police want direct talk with missing Colorado woman's fiance

An official leading the search for a missing Colorado woman urged her fiance to speak with investigators, saying Friday that ...

December 14, 2018

UNC system rejects $5M plan to house Confederate statue

North Carolina's public university system rejected a proposal Friday to build a $5 million structure to house a toppled ...

December 14, 2018

Montana man pleads guilty to killing 2, putting them in acid

A Montana man pleaded guilty Friday to stabbing two people to death, including a teenage girl, dismembering their bodies and ...

December 14, 2018

Bomb threat empties Sandy Hook school on attack anniversary

A bomb threat forced the evacuation of the Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday, a day of memorial services and moments of ...