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September 30, 2016

Stolen Fernandez jersey returned to Tampa high school

A high school jersey once worn by Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez and stolen after his death has been returned to the Florida ...

September 30, 2016

Police: Pennsylvania dealer hid 110 heroin bags in buttocks

Police say a Pennsylvania drug dealing suspect was found hiding 110 small bags of heroin in his buttocks. Authorities say ...

September 30, 2016

Police search Connecticut home of woman lost at sea

Police have searched the home of a Connecticut woman who is presumed dead after going missing at sea during a fishing trip ...

September 30, 2016

The Latest: Online donors help family of shooting victim

The Latest on a school shooting in South Carolina (all times local): 9:25 a.m. Online donors have given more than $80,000 to ...

September 30, 2016

Hearing set for teen held in South Carolina school shooting

A judge will decide whether authorities can continue holding a teenager arrested after a school shooting that left two ...

September 30, 2016

Black box recorder recovered from wreckage of train crash

Federal investigators pulled one of the black box recorders from the wrecked commuter train at the Hoboken station and ...

September 29, 2016

Police reviewing gun store video in mall shooting case

Detectives are investigating a tip that the suspect in a deadly mall shooting north of Seattle may have tried unsuccessfully ...

September 29, 2016

Pittsburgh man faces penalty if he can't catch noisy rooster

A Pittsburgh man has 30 days to figure out how to catch a noisy rooster or the city will penalize him. The Pittsburgh ...

September 29, 2016

Disbarred lawyer pleads guilty in kidnap once called a hoax

A disbarred Harvard University-trained attorney is trying to avoid a life prison sentence with a plea bargain in a kidnapping ...

September 29, 2016

More than another call: Chief talks about school shooting

When two volunteer firefighters rolled up to an elementary school shooting, they said they found only a wrecked black pickup ...

September 29, 2016

Ex-doctor faces Omaha trial for alleged revenge killings

It was a mystery that many thought might never be solved: Who savagely stabbed to death the 11-year-old son of two medical ...

September 29, 2016

Company: Crows knocked out power to 100,000 in 3 states

A utility company says two crows triggered a power outage in mid-July that knocked out service to about 100,000 customers in ...

September 29, 2016

New Hampshire hotel is home to supersized cat

Guests at a hotel in New Hampshire can be forgiven for thinking a raccoon is lounging out front. The huge ball of fur on the ...

September 29, 2016

Ex-student gets probation in Iowa State sex assault case

A student who was sexually assaulted after an Iowa State University party confronted her assailant at his sentencing hearing ...

September 29, 2016

The Latest: Superintendent: Training saved students' lives

The Latest on a teenager who is accused of killing his father before shooting three people at a school in South Carolina (all ...

September 29, 2016

The Latest: Train engineer identified as 29-year employee

The Latest on a commuter train that crashed into a station in New Jersey, killing one person and injuring more than 100 ...

September 29, 2016

New Jersey train station crash kills 1; over 100 hurt

A rush hour commuter train crashed through a barrier at the busy Hoboken station and lurched across the waiting area Thursday ...

September 29, 2016

Imam: Pulse shooter prayed at mosque 4 days before attack

An imam has released video footage of Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen praying in a central Florida mosque four days ...

September 29, 2016

Man who used wheelchair in Rolex theft pleads guilty

A Connecticut man who pretended he needed a wheelchair so he could steal a $37,000 watch from a jewelry store is heading to ...