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September 24, 2020

Suspected extremists abduct 3 non-Muslims in Kenya's north

Officials in Kenya say three non-Muslim bus passengers were abducted by suspected Islamic extremists in Kenya's northern ...

September 24, 2020

Mexico homicide rate remains high at 29 per 100,000

Mexico’s homicide rate remained at historically high levels of 29 killings per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the National ...

September 24, 2020

The Latest: Black women address rally in downtown Portland

The Latest on a grand jury's decision not to indict police officers on criminal charges directly related to Breonna Taylor's ...

September 24, 2020

2 Louisville officers shot amid Breonna Taylor protests

Hours after a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for Breonna Taylor's death and protesters took ...

September 24, 2020

Black attorney general chokes up during Taylor announcement

Kentucky’s Black attorney general choked up Wednesday when explaining why a grand jury didn't seek criminal charges against ...

September 24, 2020

Brown bear breaks into the Alaska Zoo, kills popular alpaca

A wild brown bear tunneled under perimeter fencing and killed a popular alpaca at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage, officials said ...

September 24, 2020

Prosecutor: Bar owner wanted to 'ambush' people stealing

A white Nebraska bar owner who killed himself after being charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting a Black man during ...

September 23, 2020

eBay workers who sent spiders to couple to plead guilty

Four former eBay Inc. employees have agreed to plead guilty to their roles in a campaign of intimidation that included ...

September 23, 2020

Man convicted in 1971 slayings of NYC cops granted parole

A former member of a Black radical group who was convicted in the 1971 killings of two New York City police officers has been ...

September 23, 2020

Deputies searching for man who stole cat blood from clinic

A man caught on surveillance video is suspected of stealing cat blood from a veterinary clinic in Florida, sheriff's ...

September 23, 2020

1st deadly grizzly attack recorded in nation's largest park

A hunter has been killed by a grizzly bear in Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. It’s the first-known ...

September 23, 2020

Pregnant woman pulls husband to safety after shark attack

When a shark attacked her husband during a snorkeling trip in the Florida Keys, his pregnant wife didn't think twice, jumping ...

September 23, 2020

US government executes killer obsessed with witchcraft

The U.S. government on Tuesday executed a former soldier who said an obsession with witchcraft led him to kill a Georgia ...

September 23, 2020

Kentucky city prepares for Breonna Taylor announcement

Officials in Kentucky’s largest city were preparing Tuesday for more protests and possible unrest as the public nervously ...

September 23, 2020

Man, 77, charged in 1974 murder of Texas teenage girl

A man was arrested and charged in the 1974 killing of a Texas teenage girl after nearly 50 years of investigation and the ...

September 23, 2020

Firefighter who died in blaze was on elite Hotshot crew

A California firefighter killed while battling a blaze in the mountains east of Los Angeles was identified Tuesday as a ...

September 22, 2020

Denver police investigate baton assault of protester

Denver police are investigating an allegation that an officer sexually assaulted a protester with a baton while taking him ...

September 22, 2020

Oregon grieves for natural places wiped out by wildfires

Oregonians are grieving the loss of some of their most treasured natural places after wildfires wiped out campgrounds, hot ...