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January 19, 2019

The Latest: Mexico to investigate pipeline explosion

The Latest on a pipeline fire in Mexico (all times local): 9 a.m. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says the ...

January 19, 2019

21 dead, 71 burned in fire at illegal tap on Mexico pipeline

A huge fire exploded at a pipeline leaking fuel in central Mexico on Friday, killing at least 21 people and badly burning 71 ...

January 19, 2019

'Perfect cop': Thousands mourn rookie California officer

A young Natalie Corona would run around the house in police gear and loved watching the show "Cops." She always knew she ...

January 19, 2019

The Latest: 20 killed in huge fire at Mexican fuel pipeline

The Latest on a pipeline fire in Mexico (all times local): 8:45 p.m. An official says that 20 people have been killed and 54 ...

January 19, 2019

Facility where comatose woman gave birth faces new complaint

A long-term care facility where an Arizona woman in a vegetative state was raped and gave birth said Friday that it's ...

January 18, 2019

Suit says Waffle House shooting suspect's father negligent

A civil lawsuit against the father of the man accused of fatally shooting four people at a Waffle House in Nashville last ...

January 18, 2019

Cat rescued after sliding down dam's spillway

A wayward cat is safe after it was rescued from a dam in Indiana. The Huntington County Sheriff's Department writes on ...

January 18, 2019

Hospital CEO: Victim of New Mexico avalanche has died

A 22-year-old man died after being pulled from snow that crashed down a mountainside during an avalanche at a New Mexico ski ...

January 18, 2019

New attorneys general to continue investigating clergy abuse

Newly inaugurated state attorneys general said they plan to continue investigations of clergy abuse in the Roman Catholic ...

January 18, 2019

Schism leads to dueling women's march events in NYC

Conflicts over control, inclusivity and alleged anti-Semitism will mean that women protesting on the second anniversary of ...

January 18, 2019

Manufacturing surge pushes industrial production up 0.3 pct

U.S. industrial production increased 0.3 percent in December, led by the biggest surge in manufacturing in ten months.

January 18, 2019

Iran state TV says its US-born newscaster to appear in court

Iran's state-run English-language channel is reporting that its American anchorwoman detained in the U.S. will appear in ...

January 18, 2019

Woman, testifying against El Chapo, details affair

Lucero Guadalupe Sanchez Lopez was already trapped in an impossible extramarital relationship with Mexican drug lord Joaquin ...

January 17, 2019

Opioid crisis brings unwanted attention to wealthy family

The Sackler name is emblazoned on the walls at some of the world's great museums and universities, including the Smithsonian, ...

January 17, 2019

The Latest: Prosecutor hopes case cracks 'code of silence'

The Latest on the trial of three Chicago police officers accused of trying to cover up the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald ...

January 17, 2019

From New Orleans to Tehran: Life of detained Iran newscaster

She is largely unknown in the United States. But the American anchorwoman for Iran's state-run broadcaster, detained last ...

January 17, 2019

The Latest: Michigan State votes to oust Engler immediately

The Latest on the resignation of interim Michigan State University President John Engler (all times local): 9:30 a.m.

January 17, 2019

Email prompts man to attend stranger's bachelor party

An email about a bachelor party sent to the wrong person has led to an Arizona man taking a trip to a Vermont ski resort to ...

January 17, 2019

Giant rotating ice disk stops moving

Maine's giant spinning ice disk that quickly gained international fame seems to have met its end. The formation in the ...