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February 26, 2021

Olympics gymnastics coach kills himself after being charged

A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar killed himself Thursday, hours ...

February 26, 2021

Cat that vanished 15 years ago reunited with owner

A cat that went astray about 15 years ago has been reunited, older and maybe wiser, with its owner. Brandy, a brown tabby, ...

February 25, 2021

Daniel Prude case reflects difficulty of prosecuting police

A grand jury’s decision not to indict officers involved in a fatal encounter with an unarmed Black man illustrates a hard ...

February 24, 2021

Bust of Black hero of Lewis & Clark trip goes up in Portland

Last year, protesters against racial injustice toppled numerous statues around the country. Now, one of the first works of ...

February 24, 2021

Hunters and trappers blow past Wisconsin's wolf kill target

Hunters and trappers blew past Wisconsin's wolf kill target in less than 72 hours, forcing a premature end to a hunt that ...

February 24, 2021

Mexico bid to sell presidential jet stretches into 3rd year

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s quixotic bid to sell off the presidential jet has now stretched into its ...

February 24, 2021

Oklahoma man released early from prison accused in 3 deaths

An Oklahoma man who had been released early from prison in January as part of a mass commutation effort is now accused of ...

February 24, 2021

No charges against officers involved in Daniel Prude's death

Police officers who put a hood over the head of a mentally distraught Black man, then pressed his body against the pavement ...

February 23, 2021

8 Cubans rescued after makeshift boat capsizes near Florida

Six men and two pregnant women from Cuba have been rescued off the Florida coast after their makeshift boat capsized ...

February 23, 2021

EXPLAINER: Why a plane's engine exploded over Denver

The investigation into an engine explosion on a jetliner taking off from Denver is focusing on a fan blade that appeared to ...

February 23, 2021

Sheriff on Louisiana gun store shooting: 'I don't know why'

An ammunition customer showed no sign of anger or agitation before he launched a sudden shooting rampage at a New Orleans ...

February 22, 2021

Guard killed, another wounded in stabbing at Indiana prison

An Indiana inmate convicted of a 2002 triple murder fatally stabbed one corrections officer and seriously injured another at ...

February 22, 2021

Investigation of Wyoming toddler found dead continues

Police in Wyoming continued Monday to investigate the death of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a dumpster at an ...

February 22, 2021

139-year-old house rolls to new San Francisco address

After 139 years at 807 Franklin St. in San Francisco, a two-story Victorian house has a new address. The green home with ...

February 21, 2021

1 dead, 4 injured in shooting at American Legion in Missouri

One person died and four others were wounded in an overnight shooting at an American Legion club in southeast Missouri, ...

February 21, 2021

Customers, staff fired back in gun store shooting; 3 dead

A person entered a gun store and shooting range in a New Orleans suburb and fatally shot two people Saturday, prompting ...

February 19, 2021

9 more convictions tossed in infamous Chicago police scandal

A judge on Friday threw out felony convictions of nine more people framed by a disgraced former Chicago police sergeant, ...

February 19, 2021

Green Beret pleads not guilty in deadly bowling alley attack

An Army special forces sergeant pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and other charges in the killing of three people and ...

February 19, 2021

Alaska woman using outhouse attacked by bear, from below

An Alaska woman had the scare of a lifetime when using an outhouse in the backcountry and she was attacked by a bear, from ...

February 19, 2021

No cat-astrophe: Police find kittens in 'suspicious package'

A police bomb squad responding to a suspicious package call at an Ohio church made an unexpected discovery: six newborn ...