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October 17, 2019

Library exhibit offers glimpse into Salinger's life and work

J.D. Salinger thought of including his generation's idea of a trigger alert as he worked on "The Catcher in the Rye." In an ...

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

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 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 ...

October 16, 2019

Bomb scare at Montana school turns out to be false alarm

Authorities evacuated an elementary school in Montana on Tuesday after officials found what they thought were the remnants ...

October 16, 2019

Lawyer says Arizona official miscast as human smuggler

A lawyer for an Arizona elected official charged in three states in an international adoption scheme said Tuesday prosecutors ...

October 15, 2019

School suspends girls, says rape-awareness note was bullying

A 15-year-old girl was suspended for bullying after trying to draw attention to what she believed was an unaddressed problem ...

October 15, 2019

Man brings body to California police, says he killed family

A man who showed up at a Northern California police station with a dead body in his car confessed to killing four family ...

October 15, 2019

Man charged after roommate attack, believed he was a vampire

A Washington state man was charged with a felony assault after police say he attacked his roommate believing he acknowledged ...

October 15, 2019

Deputies: Naked man wreaked havoc on business, then showered

A Florida man who was found nude inside a plumbing business is facing charges after being accused of using a forklift and a ...

October 15, 2019

Fuel in fatal B-17 crash wasn't contaminated, report says

The weather was calm and clear at the time of a deadly B-17 crash at a Connecticut airport, and tests on the airplane's fuel ...

October 15, 2019

Deputies ask man to quit calling about his stolen marijuana

Authorities say a Florida man repeatedly called 911 to report that his roommate had stolen his marijuana. A deputy for the ...

October 15, 2019

Pack of handsome wild dogs debuts at Bronx Zoo

A pack of handsome brothers is getting settled at New York's Bronx Zoo. The foxlike wild dogs — called dholes (dohlz) — were ...

October 15, 2019

Giant pumpkin weighing 2,175 pounds sets California record

A Northern California pumpkin hobbyist has won first place at the 46th annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh Off, ...

October 15, 2019

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. TURKEY, KURDS ...