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February 23, 2019

Turtle disaster? 100-pound tortoise missing in New Mexico

A New Mexico woman is on a desperate hunt for her disappearing pet that can't run fast and can't be missed — a 100-pound ...

February 23, 2019

Son arrested in developer's mysterious dog leash death

The mysterious death of a real estate developer found strangled with a dog leash nearby took an unusual turn Friday when his ...

February 22, 2019

Virgin Galactic: Rocket reaches space again in test flight

Virgin Galactic's rocket plane reached space for a second time in a test flight over California on Friday, climbing higher ...

February 22, 2019

Hospital: 5 patients given overdoses may have been treatable

Five hospital patients who died after getting potentially fatal doses of pain medication may have been given those drugs when ...

February 22, 2019

US pushes NATO allies to join observer force in Syria

President Donald Trump's decision authorizing about 200 U.S. troops to remain in northeast Syria indefinitely is a key step ...

February 22, 2019

Police: Man in gorilla suit breaks in home, hides under bed

Police say a man wearing a gorilla suit broke into a Louisiana home and hid under a mattress before officers arrested him.

February 22, 2019

Police: Stolen rare coins ended up in change machines

Authorities say a Florida man stole collectible coins worth tens of thousands of dollars, then ran them through grocery store ...

February 22, 2019

GM extends life of its only Detroit factory until early 2020

General Motors is extending the life of its only Detroit factory until early next year. The plant on the border of Detroit ...

February 22, 2019

Records: 75 percent of revoked Illinois gun licenses ignored

More than 75 percent of the people who received gun license revocations last year in Illinois ignored the notices, Illinois ...

February 22, 2019

Pakistan re-imposes ban on US-wanted suspect's charities

Pakistan re-imposed a ban on two charities run by a U.S.-designated terrorist blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, officials ...

February 22, 2019

In letters, Whitey Bulger fondly recalled old days, Alcatraz

Locked up for life after 16 years on the run, murderous Boston gang boss James "Whitey" Bulger couldn't stand how much the ...

February 22, 2019

Israel flying to moon after SpaceX launch

An Israeli spacecraft rocketed toward the moon for the country's first attempted lunar landing, following a launch Thursday ...

February 22, 2019

Virginia school board delays ending transgender bathroom ban

A school board in Virginia said Thursday that it won't take any immediate action to overturn its transgender student bathroom ...

February 21, 2019

Oakland teachers walk off the job in latest teacher strife

Teachers in Oakland, California, went on strike Thursday, part of a national wave of discontent by educators over classroom ...

February 21, 2019

Police: Couple thought murder plot untraceable on Snapchat

A woman and her boyfriend were deployed with the U.S. Army in South Korea when they conspired via Snapchat to kill her ...

February 21, 2019

Officials: Dropped thermos may have caused deadly bus crash

A freak accident involving a dropped thermos might have caused a bus crash that killed three people in New York City, federal ...

February 21, 2019

More than 150 IS militants handed over to Iraq from Syria

U.S.-backed Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State group handed over more than 150 Iraqi members of the group to Iraq, an ...

February 21, 2019

Police: Texas man confessed in hammer death of daughter, 2

A Southeast Texas man accused of bludgeoning his 2-year-old daughter to death with a hammer was naked and blood-stained when ...

February 21, 2019

The Latest: Officials try to verify French IS member's death

The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 6:30 p.m. Two officials say they are trying to verify reports that ...