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October 20, 2017

Alabama inmate defiant before his execution for killing cop

A convicted cop killer who sued Alabama over its lethal injection method was put to death, but not before he cursed at the ...

October 20, 2017

Off-duty officer killed in Vegas shooting to be honored

An off-duty Las Vegas police officer who was killed by a gunman shooting from a hotel into a crowded outdoor concert will be ...

October 20, 2017

Before execution, Alabama inmate defiant with words, actions

A convicted cop killer who sued Alabama over its lethal injection method was put to death Thursday night, but not before he ...

October 20, 2017

Student, 2 others die in shooting near Colorado university

Three people, including a Colorado State University student, were killed and one person was wounded Thursday in a pre-dawn ...

October 20, 2017

Oroville Dam repair costs will top $500 million

The costs to repair the nation's tallest dam after a nearly catastrophic failure of the spillways will top $500 million, ...

October 20, 2017

10 Things to Know for Friday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. CHIEF OF STAFF ...

October 20, 2017

Witness: Workplace shooter was increasingly angry, hostile

A witness to the deadly rampage inside a Maryland granite company said Thursday that the suspect, Radee Prince, had gathered ...

October 20, 2017

Ex-deputy who shot unarmed man released early from prison

A white former Oklahoma reserve deputy who fatally shot an unarmed black man in 2015 when he mistook his firearm for a stun ...

October 20, 2017

Alaska rescue group takes in alligator that outgrew bathtub

It was an odd day for one Alaska animal control officer who took a call about an alligator outgrowing its bathtub.

October 20, 2017

3 months in jail for businessman in crash that killed priest

A businessman who pleaded guilty in an Ohio crash that killed a priest who was a passenger in his car has been sentenced to ...

October 19, 2017

Target sees new smaller Manhattan store as where it's headed

Target sees its new smaller stores in mainly urban areas as a symbol of its future, hoping that shoppers will step away from ...

October 19, 2017

Experts: Hard for jurors to convict when cops are on trial

The hard-won conviction of a white former Oklahoma police officer who fatally shot his daughter's unarmed black boyfriend ...

October 19, 2017

Iridium to rely on used SpaceX boosters for next 2 launches

Iridium Communications says its next two launches of new-generation satellites will use refurbished SpaceX Falcon 9 ...

October 19, 2017

Feds secure rare hate crime conviction for mosque threat

Prosecutors secured a relatively rare federal hate crime conviction punishable by a tough sentence on Thursday as a Florida ...

October 19, 2017

Student's yearbook photo rejected because he's holding gun

A Maine high school has rejected a student's submitted yearbook photo because it shows him holding a shotgun. Bonny Eagle ...

October 19, 2017

Little Rock drops Amazon bid in ad: 'It's not you, it's us.'

Arkansas' capital city pre-emptively broke up with Amazon Thursday rather than submit a long-shot bid for the e-commerce ...

October 19, 2017

GM reaches $120m settlement with states over switches

General Motors Co. has reached a $120 million settlement with 49 states and the District of Columbia over its defective ...

October 19, 2017

Correction: Robbers Dressed As Nuns story

In a story Oct. 17 about two women charged in a bank robbery, The Associated Press reported erroneously on the number of New ...

October 19, 2017

UN chief to hold talks with Trump at White House on Friday

The United Nations says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will have talks at the White House Friday with President Donald ...