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September 29, 2020

Ammo inside burning home shoots out and injures fire chief

A fire chief suffered a minor injury when ammunition inside a burning home shot out and hit him, officials said.

September 29, 2020

Police: Multiple people dead in Salem 'hostage situation'

A possible “hostage situation” led to a fatal shooting after police responded to a home in the west Oregon city of Salem, The ...

September 29, 2020

Mexico says drug cartels prey on mining companies

Mexico launched a special government guard force for mining operations Monday, admitting that drug cartels have preyed on the ...

September 28, 2020

Mother, daughter get life terms in slayings of 5 relatives

A mother and her adult daughter were sentenced Monday to life in prison in the slayings of five close relatives, including ...

September 28, 2020

Louisville protests continue in Breonna Taylor's name

A crowd marched in Louisville’s streets chanting “Breonna Taylor, say her name” on Sunday evening, the fifth night of ...

September 28, 2020

Organizer arrested after driving car into California protest

An organizer of a Southern California demonstration against racism was in jail Sunday on suspicion of attempted murder after ...

September 27, 2020

Car injures 2 protesters during California demonstration

Two people were struck by a car and injured Saturday during a Southern California demonstration involving members of Black ...

September 27, 2020

Police: 1 shot and killed, 7 wounded at Iowa biker gathering

Gunfire erupted early Saturday at a gathering of motorcycle clubs in Iowa, killing one person and wounding seven others, ...

September 26, 2020

Oregon governor sends state police to Portland for protests

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown declared a state of emergency Friday as she announced that state troopers and sheriff's deputies would ...

September 25, 2020

School, teen agree to end lawsuit over sexual assault note

The Cape Elizabeth School Department has agreed to remove any record of discipline against a student who posted a note about ...

September 25, 2020

Feds put first Black inmate to death since execution restart

A man who killed a religious couple visiting Texas from Iowa was executed Thursday, the first Black inmate put to death as ...

September 25, 2020

San Francisco sues 28 alleged dealers to stop flow of drugs

San Francisco sued 28 alleged drug dealers who frequent a downtown neighborhood where drug dealing and drug use in broad ...

September 24, 2020

Lawyer: Case of Black inmate set to die reveals racial bias

The lawyer for the first Black inmate scheduled to die this year as part of the Trump administration’s resumption of federal ...

September 24, 2020

Bank manager finds 9.07-carat diamond in Arkansas state park

A bank manager discovered a 9.07-carat diamond at a state park in southwestern Arkansas after thinking the precious gem was ...

September 24, 2020

Park IDs hunter killed by grizzly bear in Alaska as Ohio man

The hunter killed by a grizzly bear last weekend in a remote part of Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve ...

September 24, 2020

3 accused of creating man cave under Grand Central Terminal

Three railroad workers have been suspended for turning a storage room under New York's Grand Central Terminal into an ...

September 24, 2020

Suspected extremists abduct 3 non-Muslims in Kenya's north

Officials in Kenya say three non-Muslim bus passengers were abducted by suspected Islamic extremists in Kenya's northern ...

September 24, 2020

Mexico homicide rate remains high at 29 per 100,000

Mexico’s homicide rate remained at historically high levels of 29 killings per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the National ...

September 24, 2020

The Latest: Black women address rally in downtown Portland

The Latest on a grand jury's decision not to indict police officers on criminal charges directly related to Breonna Taylor's ...