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November 22, 2019

Military same-sex spouse denied Alaska oil check sues

An Alaska woman alleges the state is wrongly enforcing laws barring recognition of same-sex marriages, five years after a ...

November 22, 2019

Teen used ‘ghost gun’ in California high school shooting

The 16-year-old boy who fatally shot two fellow students and wounded three others last week at a Southern California high ...

November 22, 2019

Chief: Suspect in officer’s slaying ‘very target specific’

A gunman who fatally shot one Detroit officer and wounded another was trying “to bait” them as they searched a home for him, ...

November 22, 2019

Police: Woman stabbed another in belief she was wearing fur

A woman with a history of attacks on people wearing fur has been charged with attempted murder for stabbing a woman she ...

November 21, 2019

Ohio State vows ‘monetary resolution’ for doctor’s victims

Ohio State University is committed to a “monetary resolution” for men sexually abused decades ago by team doctor Richard ...

November 21, 2019

Death penalty sought for man accused of killing prostitutes

Prosecutors in Florida announced Thursday that they will seek the death penalty against a man who they say preyed on ...

November 21, 2019

Illinois officer fined $350 for illegally parking patrol car

A northern Illinois police officer has been ticketed for parking his patrol car in a handicapped-accessible parking space.

November 21, 2019

Woman fights charges after stepkids see her topless at home

A Utah woman charged with a crime after her stepchildren saw her topless in her own home is fighting the case that could ...

November 21, 2019

Forgotten black cemetery found at Florida high school campus

Officials say ground penetrating radar has found what appear to be 145 caskets near a Florida high school. The Tampa Bay ...

November 21, 2019

Honolulu acting prosecutor gets federal subpoena to testify

Honolulu’s acting prosecutor has been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury. Dwight Nadamoto stepped in as ...

November 21, 2019

Syracuse U says report of supremacist screed was likely hoax

Reports that a white supremacist manifesto was sent to some Syracuse University students’ cellphones was likely a hoax, the ...

November 21, 2019

FedEx package killed dog, Los Angeles couple says

FedEx says it’s investigating after a Los Angeles couple said a package flung over a fence into their yard injured their dog ...

November 21, 2019

‘Slave for sale’ Craigslist post leads to hate crime charges

A suburban Chicago 14-year-old faces hate crime and other charges for allegedly posting on Craigslist a picture of an African ...

November 21, 2019

Police: Chicago teen hurt in gunfire likely shot by officer

A 15-year-old Chicago high school student who was wounded during a gun fight between a bank robbery suspect and investigators ...

November 21, 2019

Woman on trial charged with stealing evidence -- her own gun

A woman on trial for pulling out a loaded pistol inside an Alaska bar last year faces new charges after authorities say she ...

November 21, 2019

Ex-Houston officers face federal charges in deadly drug raid

Two former Houston police officers are facing federal charges accusing them of providing false information in a January drug ...

November 20, 2019

Boy suspected of using remote control car to smuggle drugs

California authorities have arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected of using a remote-controlled car to transport $106,000 worth ...

November 20, 2019

Free to a good home: 1 newspaper in Alaska

Free to a good home: One newspaper. Not a single edition of a paper but the entire newspaper. Publisher Larry Persily is ...

November 20, 2019

Foreign ski-area investors sue US over residency petitions

Foreigners who invested in northern Vermont ski area developments that are now linked to a fraud case are suing the federal ...