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October 19, 2017

Feds secure rare hate crime conviction for mosque threat

Prosecutors secured a relatively rare federal hate crime conviction punishable by a tough sentence on Thursday as a Florida ...

October 19, 2017

Student's yearbook photo rejected because he's holding gun

A Maine high school has rejected a student's submitted yearbook photo because it shows him holding a shotgun. Bonny Eagle ...

October 19, 2017

Ex-deputy who shot unarmed man released early from prison

A white former Oklahoma reserve deputy who fatally shot an unarmed black man in 2015 when he mistook his firearm for a stun ...

October 19, 2017

Little Rock drops Amazon bid in ad: 'It's not you, it's us.'

Arkansas' capital city pre-emptively broke up with Amazon Thursday rather than submit a long-shot bid for the e-commerce ...

October 19, 2017

GM reaches $120m settlement with states over switches

General Motors Co. has reached a $120 million settlement with 49 states and the District of Columbia over its defective ...

October 19, 2017

Experts: Hard for jurors to convict when cops are on trial

The hard-won conviction of a white former Oklahoma police officer who fatally shot his daughter's unarmed black boyfriend ...

October 19, 2017

Correction: Robbers Dressed As Nuns story

In a story Oct. 17 about two women charged in a bank robbery, The Associated Press reported erroneously on the number of New ...

October 19, 2017

Target sees new smaller Manhattan store as where it's headed

Target sees its new smaller stores in mainly urban areas as a symbol of its future, hoping that shoppers will step away from ...

October 19, 2017

UN chief to hold talks with Trump at White House on Friday

The United Nations says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will have talks at the White House Friday with President Donald ...

October 19, 2017

NYC water main breaks, sending geyser blasting onto house

Public works crews have repaired a broken water main that caused a geyser to erupt from the ground in front of a New York ...

October 19, 2017

Alaska rescue group takes in alligator that outgrew bathtub

It was an odd day for one Alaska animal control officer who took a call about an alligator outgrowing its bathtub.

October 19, 2017

Widow of workplace shooting victim says he feared co-worker

The widow of a man killed in a workplace shooting in Maryland said Thursday that her husband was so concerned about the ...

October 19, 2017

Robbers with hunting knives demand $1 from store, then flee

Two young men made an unusually small request as they robbed a store in Massachusetts by demanding a single dollar in their ...

October 19, 2017

The Latest: Prosecutor grateful for ex-cop's conviction

The Latest on the conviction of a white former Oklahoma police officer in the fatal shooting of his daughter's black ...

October 19, 2017

Jury convicts ex-Oklahoma police officer in 4th murder trial

A white former Oklahoma police officer was convicted of first-degree manslaughter late Wednesday in the off-duty fatal ...

October 19, 2017

The Latest: Jury convicts ex-Oklahoma cop of manslaughter

The Latest on the fourth murder trial of a white former Oklahoma police officer charged with killing his daughter's black ...

October 19, 2017

Texas man's execution halted amid alleged confession scheme

A judge on Wednesday halted the execution of a man known as the Houston area's "Tourniquet Killer" so authorities can ...

October 19, 2017

Man convicted in plot to behead blogger over cartoon contest

A man who authorities say fell under the influence of the Islamic State group was convicted Wednesday of plotting to behead ...

October 19, 2017

Gymnast McKayla Maroney alleges sexual abuse by team doctor

Two-time Olympic medalist McKayla Maroney says she was molested for years by a former USA Gymnastics team doctor, abuse she ...