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October 18, 2017

Californians head back home to altered lives, communities

Some have lost loved ones. Many have survived near-death experiences. Others have lost their homes and a lifetime of ...

October 18, 2017

Maryland man indicted for hate crime in student's slaying

A white man was indicted Tuesday on a hate crime charge for allegedly stabbing a black college student to death "because of ...

October 18, 2017

Airline delays and cancelations rise due to hurricane

Partly because of Hurricane Harvey, which shut down both major Houston airports for several days, canceled flights surged and ...

October 18, 2017

Police: Woman who feared deportation drowned 2 boys

A woman drowned her infant son and his 5-year-old half brother in a bathtub hours after she called police and told them she ...

October 18, 2017

Michigan judge rescinds order in sex offender custody case

A Michigan judge on Tuesday rescinded his order that gave a convicted sex offender joint legal custody of a child born to a ...

October 17, 2017

Passenger says Delta crew stopped her from singing anthem

A Georgia physician said her plan to honor a fallen soldier by singing the U.S. national anthem aboard a Delta Air Lines ...

October 17, 2017

Chicago fires 2 officers in United passenger dragging case

The Chicago Department of Aviation has fired two security officers involved in an incident in which a passenger was dragged ...

October 17, 2017

Man admits fatally shooting daughter over lack of 'respect'

A suburban Cleveland man has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his daughter while she slept, saying he believed she ...

October 17, 2017

2 suspected in Pennsylvania bank heist while dressed as nuns

Two women charged with robbing a pair of New Jersey banks are also suspected of trying to rob a bank in Pennsylvania's Pocono ...

October 17, 2017

Sweet Surrender: Detroit-area man arrested with doughnuts

A 21-year-old man wanted for probation violations surrendered at a suburban Detroit police station — with a dozen doughnuts ...

October 17, 2017

Curiosity does in bear cubs after escape from wildlife park

Two bear cubs that escaped from a South Dakota wildlife park didn't get far, due in part to their curiosity. The Rapid City ...

October 17, 2017

Police round up unusual suspect: young bull on soccer field

New York City police have rounded up an unusual suspect — a young bull on a soccer field. Police say the Brooklyn bovine was ...

October 17, 2017

Official: Serial killer suspect's call to cops led to arrest

A suspected serial killer was arrested in Louisiana last week after he called a sheriff's office and claimed responsibility ...

October 17, 2017

Houston-area "Tourniquet Killer" set to die

A stick was used to tightly twist a cord from a window blind around the neck of a 21-year-old woman found strangled and ...

October 17, 2017

325-pound woman charged with killing girl by sitting on her

A 325-pound (150-kilogram) Florida woman is charged with killing her 9-year-old cousin by sitting on the child as punishment.

October 17, 2017

Man vows he's penniless in court; deputies find $4K on him

An Ohio defendant who vowed he was penniless and couldn't pay a fine now faces a big one after deputies escorting him from ...

October 17, 2017

US industrial production rose solid 0.3 percent in September

U.S. industrial production rose a solid 0.3 percent in September, but the increase was limited due to the lingering damage ...

October 17, 2017

Cops: Man tried to rob market to get money for drug fines

Police say a Pennsylvania man broke into a market so he could get money to pay his court fines for marijuana possession.

October 17, 2017

Police: Man sprays foul-smelling brown liquid on produce

Authorities say a man sprayed a foul-smelling brown liquid on produce at a grocery store in South Carolina, telling police ...