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October 15, 2019

Explosive device blows up at Montana school, no injuries

Montana authorities say an improvised explosive device blew up in an elementary school playground in Helena. Lewis and Clark ...

October 15, 2019

Fuel in fatal B-17 crash wasn't contaminated, report says

The weather was calm and clear at the time of a deadly B-17 crash at a Connecticut airport, and tests on the airplane's fuel ...

October 15, 2019

Giant pumpkin weighing 2,175 pounds sets California record

A Northern California pumpkin hobbyist has won first place at the 46th annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh Off, ...

October 15, 2019

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. TURKEY, KURDS ...

October 15, 2019

China says postal fees to rise after US complaint

Fees paid by China to the United States and other countries to deliver packages will nearly triple through 2025 under an ...

October 15, 2019

Gunmen ambush police convoy in Mexico; kill 13 and wound 9

State police expected the worst when they ventured into the wild township of Aguililla to serve a single warrant.

October 15, 2019

Los Angeles fire began under power lines, cause not known

A destructive fire that exploded on the edge of Los Angeles began beneath a high-voltage transmission tower owned by Southern ...

October 15, 2019

Do California power shutoffs work? Hard to know, experts say

Millions of Californians spent part of the week in the dark in an unprecedented effort by the state's large electrical ...

October 15, 2019

Texas officer charged with murder, resigns after shooting

A white Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed a black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a ...

October 15, 2019

Woman gets 60 years in boyfriend's burning death

A woman who poured gasoline on the couch where her sleeping boyfriend lay and then shut the door after seeing him jump up and ...

October 15, 2019

Officer who shot naked man found not guilty of murder

A former Georgia police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, naked man was found not guilty of murder Monday but was ...

October 15, 2019

Some states celebrate indigenous people instead of Columbus

A handful of states are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday as part of a trend to move away from a day ...

October 14, 2019

Righting 'sins of omission': Monument honors Virginia women

Around a thousand people filled Virginia's Capitol Square for the dedication Monday of statues honoring some of the state's ...

October 14, 2019

New Orleans hotel collapse: Search on for a missing worker

Rescue crews on Sunday searched for a worker missing in the partial collapse of a New Orleans hotel that was under ...

October 13, 2019

Family ends search for missing CEO after a body is found

The family of a missing Utah tech executive has called off a search for her after police reported that a body was found ...

October 13, 2019

Mack Truck workers begin strike at plants in 3 states

Thousands of Mack Truck workers were on strike Sunday at plants in three states, the first such walkout in decades.

October 13, 2019

Average US price of gas unchanged over past 2 weeks

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has remained at $2.73 a gallon over the past two weeks. Industry analyst ...

October 13, 2019

Kenya's Brigid Kosgei sets world marathon record in Chicago

Brigid Kosgei of Kenya won the Chicago Marathon on Sunday in 2 hours, 14 minutes, 4 seconds to break the world record in the ...

October 13, 2019

The Latest: 2nd person dead in building collapse

The Latest on the partial collapse of a hotel under construction in New Orleans (all times local): 11:35 p.m. New Orleans' ...

October 13, 2019

Hotel collapse in New Orleans leaves 2 dead, 1 missing

A large section of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction beside New Orleans' historic French Quarter collapsed Saturday amid ...