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September 20, 2019

2 shootings in DC kill at least 1, wound another 8

Police say one man was killed and five other adults were wounded in a shooting in the courtyard of an apartment complex near ...

September 20, 2019

Judge set to rule on trial for suspect in synagogue shooting

A judge was expected to rule Friday whether a 20-year-old former college student should stand trial on charges of firing an ...

September 20, 2019

Former fugitive couple plead not guilty to Arizona killing

A couple arrested after a 16-day escape from extradition to southern Arizona to face charges in a Tucson murder pleaded not ...

September 20, 2019

Recording details synagogue shooting suspect's 911 call

Prosecutors on Thursday played a 12-minute recording of a gunman calmly telling a 911 dispatcher that he had just fired an ...

September 20, 2019

3 dead in fire at Wisconsin group home for mentally disabled

Three residents have died in a fire at a group home for intellectually disabled people in eastern Wisconsin Thursday, ...

September 20, 2019

Prosecutors fined in Mexican church leader child rape case

A Los Angeles judge sanctioned two prosecutors Thursday for failing to turn over evidence in the case of a Mexican megachurch ...

September 20, 2019

North Carolina university shooting suspect pleads guilty

The man charged with killing two North Carolina university students and wounding four others in April pleaded guilty Thursday ...

September 19, 2019

Dominion planning large wind farm off Virginia coast

Dominion Energy announced plans Thursday to seek approval to build what it says would be the largest offshore wind project ...

September 19, 2019

Next-generation F-35 fighter jets go to National Guard unit

The first two of an eventual 20 F-35 jets arrived Thursday at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, the ...

September 19, 2019

Transgender prisoner who sued dies days before release

A transgender prison inmate who sued the state of New York, saying she was raped in a men's prison, has died of cancer days ...

September 19, 2019

Utah school district accidentally shares ex-employee threat

Police warned the top officials of a Utah school district about an ex-employee who had told his co-worker he wanted to "see ...

September 19, 2019

Press freedom advocates troubled by suit against Iowa paper

The former administrator for Iowa's third-largest city is suing the area's biggest newspaper, claiming that its coverage was ...

September 19, 2019

Nevada desert towns prep for possible 'Storm Area 51' influx

Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for "Storm Area 51" are from Earth, not outer space. No one knows what to ...

September 18, 2019

Striking workers question whether UAW leaders can be trusted

The strike against General Motors by the United Auto Workers is playing out amid a corruption scandal inside the UAW that has ...

September 18, 2019

Woman burning love letters sparks Nebraska apartment fire

It seems this love was too hot to handle. Police in Lincoln say a 19-year-old woman sparked an apartment fire Monday by ...

September 18, 2019

Dillinger family members apply again to exhume his grave

Family members of 1930s gangster John Dillinger have submitted a new application to exhume his Indianapolis gravesite.

September 18, 2019

Slow progress reported in talks as GM strike enters 3rd day

Union and company bargainers are making progress toward a new contract as a strike by United Auto Workers that brought 33 ...

September 18, 2019

University of California to dump fossil fuel investments

The University of California is dumping fossil fuel investments from its nearly $84 billion pension and endowment funds ...

September 18, 2019

Worker who herded people out before explosion is called hero

A maintenance manager was credited Tuesday with saving lives by evacuating a building before an explosion that gravely ...

September 18, 2019

Lawyer: Chicago archdiocese paid $80M to clients of law firm

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has paid $80 million to 160 victims of sexual abuse by clergy represented by a ...