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October 18, 2018

Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $970M as drawing approaches

The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to $970 million, inching ever-closer to the $1 billion mark. Officials raised the ...

October 18, 2018

Pressure turns to Mexico as migrant caravan heads for border

As about 3,000 Hondurans made their way through Guatemala, attention — and pressure — turned to Mexico Thursday, after U.S.

October 18, 2018

Ex-USA Gymnastics head indicted in Texas on tampering charge

Former USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny was arrested Wednesday after a Texas grand jury indicted him, alleging he ...

October 18, 2018

Police officer lectures black 11-year-old carrying BB gun

A police officer in Columbus, Ohio, instructed an 11-year-old caught Saturday with a BB gun to remember one name: Tyre King.

October 18, 2018

Sheriff: Missing Wisconsin girl's parents were shot to death

A missing Wisconsin girl's parents were shot to death in their house while the girl was home, authorities said Wednesday as ...

October 18, 2018

13 years later, guilty plea in post-Katrina racial shooting

A white man who fired a shotgun at three African-Americans amid the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans more ...

October 18, 2018

Migrants moving again in Guatemala, Trump targets Democrats

More than 2,000 Honduran migrants traveling en masse through Guatemala resumed their journey toward the United States on ...

October 18, 2018

Harvard emails illuminate power of wealth in admissions

A federal trial alleging bias against Harvard University underscored a cold truth of the school's admissions process on ...

October 17, 2018

California zoo euthanizes beloved 47-year-old elephant

A California zoo had to euthanize one of its most beloved and oldest residents, a 47-year-old Asian elephant named Sujatha, ...

October 17, 2018

Police say teenager baked grandfather's ashes into cookies

A high school student mixed her cremated grandfather's ashes into homemade sugar cookies and shared them with several ...

October 17, 2018

Shoe-shiner who gave $200K in tips to hospital dies at 76

A part-time shoe-shiner who donated more than $200,000 in tips over 30 years to a Pittsburgh children's hospital died early ...

October 17, 2018

Nobel Prize winner honored with dedicated campus bike rack

The University of Missouri is honoring its Nobel Prize-winning scientist with an unusual accolade: a dedicated spot in a ...

October 17, 2018

Mega Millions jackpot soars to $900 million, second-highest

The Mega Millions jackpot is now up to $900 million. Lottery officials raised the estimated prize Wednesday, less than a day ...

October 17, 2018

Border agent arrested in deaths of 4 women denied lower bond

A judge has denied a request to reduce the $2.5 million bond of a U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of killing four women in ...

October 17, 2018

Perfect scapegoat: Goat on road jams morning traffic near DC

The appearance of a goat on a road in a Maryland suburb of Washington created traffic delays and an opportunity for county ...

October 17, 2018

Police find stolen doughnut van, share treats with homeless

It was a lucky day for some Florida police officers who recovered a stolen van filled with Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

October 17, 2018

Trump warns of aid cut over migrant caravan now in Guatemala

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to cut aid to three Central American nations if they let people travel to the ...

October 17, 2018

The Latest: Trump expands aid threat over migrant caravan

The latest on a caravan of Central American migrants hoping to reach the United States (all times local): 7:30 p.m. U.S.

October 17, 2018

Uber driver charged with kidnapping New York woman

An Uber driver in New York City kidnapped a woman who fell asleep in his vehicle, groped her in the back seat and then left ...