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February 21, 2020

Mom helps 2 men rescue truck driver days after giving birth

An Indiana woman who had given birth just a few days earlier said her instincts kicked in when she stopped along a highway ...

February 21, 2020

Tennessee man gets electric chair for killing fellow inmate

A convicted murderer was put to death in Tennessee's electric chair Thursday, becoming the state's fifth prisoner over 16 ...

February 21, 2020

City that prayed, searched for missing girl to say goodbye

The South Carolina community that searched, prayed and then cried gets to say goodbye Friday to a 6-year-old girl who ...

February 21, 2020

Mom of 2 missing Idaho children arrested in Hawaii

The mother of two Idaho children missing since September was arrested Thursday in Hawaii. Lori Vallow, also known as Lori ...

February 21, 2020

Good Samaritan survives 75-foot fall off highway bridge

A FedEx driver who stopped to help a stranded driver on a North Carolina highway fell 75 feet (23 meters) from a bridge and ...

February 20, 2020

Judge gives prison time to friend of gunman who killed 9

A friend of a gunman who killed nine people in a shooting rampage in Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on ...

February 20, 2020

Free USC tuition to students with $80K or less family income

The University of Southern California will phase in free tuition for undergraduate students from families with an annual ...

February 20, 2020

Police find 24 decomposed bodies at house in western Mexico

Prosecutors in western Mexico said Thursday that the arrest of a criminal gang led to the discovery of a house that had been ...

February 20, 2020

Syracuse University lifts suspensions of racism protesters

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud has lifted the suspensions of 30 student protesters to allow the university to ...

February 20, 2020

Woman struck and killed by Mardi Gras float during parade

New Orleans is mourning the death of a woman who was run over by a parade float as the city celebrates the season leading up ...

February 20, 2020

New colobus monkey makes debut at St. Louis Zoo

The St. Louis Zoo has a new resident, and boy is he cute. The zoo announced Thursday that Teak, a black and white colobus ...

February 20, 2020

Trapped paraglider rescued from power lines in California

A paraglider spent three hours trapped in power lines before being rescued in northern California. The paraglider, who was ...

February 20, 2020

Authorities: Virginia farmer holds goat thief at gunpoint

AVirginia man held a suspect who was trying to steal goats from his farm at gunpoint until authorities could arrive to make ...

February 20, 2020

Mississippi man accused of killing 8 tears up during trial

Testimony from a Mississippi woman whose son and nephew were two of the eight victims killed in an early morning shooting in ...

February 20, 2020

Utah man found in freezer exonerated wife of death with note

A Utah man whose body was found in a freezer exonerated his wife by leaving a typed, notarized note saying she bore no ...

February 20, 2020

Columbus ship replicas sail into Mississippi harbor

With about a dozen spectators lining a pier on Mississippi's Gulf Coast and aiming their phones out to the horizon, the Niña ...

February 20, 2020

Mormon-owned BYU eases rules on 'homosexual behavior'

Brigham Young University in Utah has revised its strict code of conduct to strip a rule that banned any behavior that ...

February 20, 2020

Jurors promised trial of their lives in Durst murder case

A Los Angeles judge made a sales pitch of sorts Wednesday to a panel of would-be jurors facing the prospect of serving five ...

February 20, 2020

Airline passengers put up with more and longer flight delays

Airline travelers were a bit more likely to be delayed, and more often for longer spells, when flying around the U.S.