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October 18, 2019

San Diego woman living in van gives up all 300 of her rats

A woman living in a van in San Diego with her pet rats has agreed to give them up — all 300 of them. The San Diego ...

October 18, 2019

Colorado woman indicted in attempted sale of 1920s fetuses

A Colorado woman suspected of trying to sell three human fetuses from the 1920s and a fetal skeleton online has been indicted ...

October 18, 2019

Man heard in strangling video charged in 2nd death in Alaska

A man accused of killing a woman who was seen strangled in videos on a digital memory card was charged Thursday with the ...

October 18, 2019

FAA to test whether packed planes affect evacuation time

The size of your seat and how much legroom you'll get on a future flight could be decided by 720 Oklahomans taking part in ...

October 18, 2019

Police: Gang member confesses in mass shooting at festival

A 20-year-old gang member has confessed to being one of two shooters in a gunfight that turned a lively summer community ...

October 18, 2019

Judges grapple with misconduct claims in Jodi Arias case

Appellate judges who will decide whether to reverse Jodi Arias' murder conviction in the gruesome 2008 killing of her former ...

October 17, 2019

Marshallese president applauds arrest in adoptions case

The president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on Thursday applauded U.S. authorities for arresting an Arizona elected ...

October 17, 2019

Marines correct ID of second man who raised flag at Iwo Jima

The Marine Corps on Thursday corrected the identity of a second man in the iconic photograph of U.S. forces raising an ...

October 17, 2019

Library exhibit offers glimpse into Salinger's life and work

As he worked on early drafts of "The Catcher in the Rye," a novel which proved both scandalous and life-changing, J.D.

October 17, 2019

GM strike pushed US factory output down 0.5% in September

U.S. factory output slumped 0.5% in September, as a strike at General Motors caused a steep decline in auto production amid ...

October 17, 2019

Detectives across US grill serial killer, close cold cases

Keep him talking, don't interrupt him and, no matter what, don't ask why he killed his victims. Those were the instructions ...

October 17, 2019

FedEx files $212M building permit for world hub in Tennessee

FedEx officials confirm the company has filed a building permit for its new package sorting facility and world hub in ...

October 17, 2019

Officials study fire at California fuel site after quake

Officials were trying to determine Wednesday if a 4.5 magnitude earthquake triggered an explosion at a fuel storage facility ...

October 17, 2019

Prosecutor: Man killed 4 relatives over the span of a week

A man facing murder charges for allegedly killing four relatives took their lives over the span of a week across two Northern ...

October 17, 2019

Iditarod changes tack, will meet with animal welfare leader

The new head of Alaska's Iditarod plans to meet with a leader of an animal welfare group that's devoted to ending the world's ...

October 16, 2019

Roadside Bigfoot: Georgia museum devoted to legendary beast

Along a bustling four-lane highway that winds through the north Georgia mountains, an unassuming wooden structure breaks the ...

October 16, 2019

City official: I support vandalism of Columbus statue

A city councilor in Rhode Island says she thinks the recent vandalism to a Christopher Columbus statue is a good thing.

October 16, 2019

2 questioned in Ala. girl's abduction charged in other cases

One minute, police said, 3-year-old Kamille McKinney was playing outside at a birthday party on a cool fall night. The next ...

October 16, 2019

Prosecutors seek life for New Mexico man who killed family

A New Mexico man convicted of killing his parents and three younger siblings when he was 15 apologized to the rest of his ...