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October 17, 2017

The Latest: Iraqi forces seize oil fields in Kirkuk

The Latest on Iraq, where federal forces have moved into the disputed northern city of Kirkuk as Kurdish forces have pulled ...

October 17, 2017

Californians brace for emotional toll from wildfires

A week after fleeing wildfires, tens of thousands of Californians are drifting back into their neighborhoods. Some will face ...

October 17, 2017

Cause of deadly Honolulu high-rise fire can't be determined

Investigators cannot determine the cause of a high-rise apartment building fire that killed four people and resulted in more ...

October 17, 2017

Iraqi forces push into disputed Kirkuk as Kurds withdraw

Two weeks after fighting together against the Islamic State group, Iraqi forces pushed their Kurdish allies out of the ...

October 17, 2017

Authorities suspend search for missing worker after blast

Authorities have suspended the search Monday for a Texas man who disappeared when an oil and gas platform exploded on a lake ...

October 17, 2017

Ex-workers: Home of dog breeder with 84 Great Danes filthy

Former employees of a dog breeder testified Monday that her home's floors were covered in dog urine and feces, and a police ...

October 17, 2017

'Purposely hidden': Cheerleaders to protest anthem in tunnel

Five cheerleaders at a college in Georgia are vowing to kneel in the stadium tunnel when the national anthem is played at ...

October 17, 2017

Correction: Las Vegas Shooting story

In an Oct. 13 story and The Latest report about the investigation of a Las Vegas shooting that killed and injured ...

October 17, 2017

Driver of deadly immigrant smuggling run pleads guilty

The driver of a semitrailer packed with at least 39 immigrants, 10 of whom died, pleaded guilty Monday to making the deadly ...

October 16, 2017

Capital murder charges filed in Muslim teen's death

A northern Virginia man accused of killing a 17-year-old Muslim girl as she walked back to her mosque is now facing a ...

October 16, 2017

Crash leads to fight, stun gun, arrests on Indiana racetrack

Two racecar drivers have been arrested after getting into a fistfight following a crash on an Indiana racetrack that ended ...

October 16, 2017

NYC 'remains a target,' FBI says after bombing conviction

The swift conviction Monday of a New Jersey man in a mostly botched bombing mission in Manhattan last summer was labeled a ...

October 16, 2017

South Carolina man serial killer said sold him guns indicted

A man who serial killer Todd Kohlhepp told authorities helped him get guns because Kohlhepp was a convicted felon has been ...

October 16, 2017

Ex hostage tells AP why he had kids in captivity

Former hostage Joshua Boyle said Monday he and his wife decided to have children even while held captive because they always ...

October 16, 2017

Pathologist toting human organs while drunk gets probation

An Indiana pathologist who was hauling human organ samples in his pickup truck when he was arrested on drunken driving ...

October 16, 2017

Liz Weston: How to buy the last house you'll ever buy

My husband and I bought what we thought was a starter home 20 years ago. Now we think of it as our "forever" home, where we ...

October 16, 2017

Survey: Manufacturing in New York accelerated in October

Manufacturing activity in New York picked up this month, expanding at the fastest pace in three years. The Federal Reserve ...

October 16, 2017

Jury to resume deliberations in NYC bombing that hurt 30

A jury that says it is near consensus will resume deliberating the fate of a man charged with planting bombs including one ...

October 16, 2017

Son believes his father was deep asleep when fires came

At least 40 people have died in the deadliest week of wildfires in California history. The victims include a couple who ...