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November 21, 2019

FedEx package killed dog, Los Angeles couple says

FedEx says it’s investigating after a Los Angeles couple said a package flung over a fence into their yard injured their dog ...

November 21, 2019

‘Slave for sale’ Craigslist post leads to hate crime charges

A suburban Chicago 14-year-old faces hate crime and other charges for allegedly posting on Craigslist a picture of an African ...

November 21, 2019

Police: Chicago teen hurt in gunfire likely shot by officer

A 15-year-old Chicago high school student who was wounded during a gun fight between a bank robbery suspect and investigators ...

November 21, 2019

Woman on trial charged with stealing evidence -- her own gun

A woman on trial for pulling out a loaded pistol inside an Alaska bar last year faces new charges after authorities say she ...

November 21, 2019

Ex-Houston officers face federal charges in deadly drug raid

Two former Houston police officers are facing federal charges accusing them of providing false information in a January drug ...

November 20, 2019

Boy suspected of using remote control car to smuggle drugs

California authorities have arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected of using a remote-controlled car to transport $106,000 worth ...

November 20, 2019

Free to a good home: 1 newspaper in Alaska

Free to a good home: One newspaper. Not a single edition of a paper but the entire newspaper. Publisher Larry Persily is ...

November 20, 2019

Foreign ski-area investors sue US over residency petitions

Foreigners who invested in northern Vermont ski area developments that are now linked to a fraud case are suing the federal ...

November 20, 2019

Police: Mother took daughter from care facility, killed her

An elderly woman who feared she was developing dementia removed her mentally disabled adult daughter from a care facility, ...

November 20, 2019

Mexican El Paso mass shooting victims, families sue Walmart

Representatives of families and victims of the Aug. 3 mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, have filed a lawsuit ...

November 20, 2019

Hedge fund Alden becomes Tribune’s largest shareholder

Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is now the largest shareholder of Tribune Publishing, the company that owns the Chicago ...

November 20, 2019

Uber to let users record audio of rides in Brazil, Mexico

Uber will allow passengers and drivers in Brazil and Mexico to record audio of their rides as it attempts to improve its ...

November 20, 2019

In rare move, N. Carolina county removes Confederate statue

A North Carolina county removed a Confederate statue from a historic courthouse early Wednesday, joining the handful of ...

November 20, 2019

Families of inmates who died, hurt at jail seek answers

Families of inmates who died or were seriously injured at a small Ohio county jail in the last year are seeking answers about ...

November 20, 2019

Gunmen in Mexico try to steal fuel convoy

Armed thieves tried to abduct an entire convoy of fuel tanker trucks in northern Mexico, but security forces fought off the ...

November 20, 2019

5.4, 6.3 earthquakes rattle southern Mexico

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake has rattled the southern Pacific coast of Mexico before dawn, just hours after a 6.3 quake. The U.

November 20, 2019

2 US service members killed in chopper crash in Afghanistan

Two U.S. service members were killed on Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said ...

November 20, 2019

Man stabbed to death aboard San Francisco area train

A man who was stabbed to death aboard a San Francisco Bay Area commuter train Tuesday may have been trying to stop the theft ...