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October 20, 2020

Large earthquake off Alaska prompts tsunami fears, fleeing

Wailing sirens prompted residents to seek higher ground in communities along Alaska's southern coast after a reported 7.

October 19, 2020

Tulsa digs again for victims of 1921 race massacre

A second excavation begins Monday at a cemetery in an effort to find and identify victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and ...

October 18, 2020

Mailman rescues man in chainsaw accident in Norwalk

A mailman on his route in southern California helped another man who accidentally cut his arm with a chainsaw late last week, ...

October 18, 2020

21 members of white supremacist orgs charged for guns, drugs

Twenty-one members and associates of white supremacy organizations in Utah are facing charges over gun and drug distribution.

October 18, 2020

Archbishop performs exorcism to cleanse protest site

The archbishop of San Francisco performed a short exorcism ceremony Saturday outside a Catholic church where protesters had ...

October 16, 2020

US industrial production fell a sharp 0.6% in September

U.S. industrial production fell 0.6% in September, the weakest showing since spring and a sign that the economy’s recovery ...

October 16, 2020

Lemur located after break-in at San Francisco Zoo

A ring-tailed lemur stolen from the San Francisco Zoo has been found, police said Thursday. The 21-year-old male lemur named ...

October 15, 2020

Mother convicted in deaths of 2 newborns left in trash bags

A jury convicted a South Carolina mother of throwing two of her newborns away in trash bags after they were born 13 months ...

October 15, 2020

Mexico experts find 2,000 ruin sites near Maya train route

Experts in Mexico said Wednesday they have detected more than 2,000 pre-Hispanic ruins or clusters of artefacts along the ...

October 15, 2020

Fierce winds fan Rockies wildfires, new evacuations ordered

Strong winds fanned two Rocky Mountain wildfires Wednesday, prompting new evacuation orders as one spread toward communities ...

October 14, 2020

Email error: Law school dean sends private bar exam results

The dean of South Carolina's largest law school is apologizing for forwarding an email that contained the names of students ...

October 14, 2020

Oregon killing suspect killed by cops had gun in pocket

Four officers fired over 30 rounds at Portland, Oregon, fugitive Michael Reinoehl after they cornered him in his car Sept.

October 14, 2020

LA's newest firefighter, a robot, can go where humans can't

The Los Angeles Fire Department introduced its newest firefighter Tuesday, a chunky, low-slung little gadget on wheels that ...

October 13, 2020

Protesters knock down Roosevelt, Lincoln statues in Portland

Protesters in Portland overturned statues of former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln and vandalized the ...

October 13, 2020

US Navy holds remembrance of 2000 USS Cole terror attack

A ceremony has been held to honor the 17 sailors who died in the terrorist bombing attack on the USS Cole 20 years ago.

October 12, 2020

Pumpkin weighing 2,350 pounds wins California contest

Being cooped up at home due to the pandemic paid handsomely for a Minnesota horticulture teacher who used the extra time to ...

October 12, 2020

Driverless boat in Florida spins of control, smashing docks

Three men conducting a photo shoot on a boat in a busy Florida river somehow went overboard, leaving the 24-foot vessel ...

October 11, 2020

28 arrested, tear gas used in Wisconsin protests

Police used tear gas on demonstrators and arrested 28 people during a third straight night of protests over the lack of ...

October 10, 2020

Police defend arrests of slain Black teen's family

Police on Friday defended the arrests of family members of a Black teen killed by a suburban Milwaukee officer, saying they ...