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October 20, 2017

Parole board rejects condemned Ohio inmate's mercy request

The Ohio Parole Board on Friday rejected a request for mercy from a condemned inmate who argues he had such a bad childhood ...

October 20, 2017

The Latest: Motorcade for Vegas officer passes shooting site

The Latest on the funeral of an off-duty Las Vegas police officer who was one of 58 people killed when a gunman fired from ...

October 20, 2017

California fires razed 8,400 buildings, evacuees check homes

Some Northern California residents who fled their houses nearly two weeks ago as wildfires threatened them started returning ...

October 20, 2017

Deputies: Man had arsenal, note promising 'bloody revenge'

Sheriff's deputies conducting a child porn raid on a Florida home on Wednesday found an arsenal of guns and explosives and ...

October 20, 2017

Police: Man accused of fake ID use found hiding in trash can

Authorities say a man accused of trying to rent a car in Delaware using fake identification was caught hiding in a trash can.

October 20, 2017

Killer of Navajo Nation girl set to get life prison sentence

A man who pleaded guilty to the murder and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl on the largest American Indian reservation ...

October 20, 2017

Mother, son charged with murder-for-hire face civil suit

A New Hampshire mother and son accused of a failed murder-for-hire plot involving the man's ex-wife also face a civil lawsuit ...

October 20, 2017

Police: Ford worker killed himself at Detroit-area factory

Police say a 22-year-old worker shot and killed himself at a Ford Motor factory in suburban Detroit. Woodhaven Chief Robert ...

October 20, 2017

Witness: Suspect gathered co-workers, then started shooting

A witness to the deadly rampage inside a Maryland granite company said the suspect, Radee Prince, had gathered a small group ...

October 20, 2017

Rock thrown from highway overpass kills Michigan man in car

Michigan authorities are asking for the public's help in finding out who threw a rock from a highway overpass that smashed ...

October 20, 2017

Police: Robbery suspect left wallet behind at crime scene

Police in New Jersey have arrested a robbery suspect who they say left his wallet behind at the scene of the crime.

October 20, 2017

Alabama inmate defiant before his execution for killing cop

A convicted cop killer who sued Alabama over its lethal injection method was put to death, but not before he cursed at the ...

October 20, 2017

Off-duty officer killed in Vegas shooting to be honored

An off-duty Las Vegas police officer who was killed by a gunman shooting from a hotel into a crowded outdoor concert will be ...

October 20, 2017

Before execution, Alabama inmate defiant with words, actions

A convicted cop killer who sued Alabama over its lethal injection method was put to death Thursday night, but not before he ...

October 20, 2017

Student, 2 others die in shooting near Colorado university

Three people, including a Colorado State University student, were killed and one person was wounded Thursday in a pre-dawn ...

October 20, 2017

Oroville Dam repair costs will top $500 million

The costs to repair the nation's tallest dam after a nearly catastrophic failure of the spillways will top $500 million, ...

October 20, 2017

10 Things to Know for Friday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. CHIEF OF STAFF ...

October 20, 2017

Witness: Workplace shooter was increasingly angry, hostile

A witness to the deadly rampage inside a Maryland granite company said Thursday that the suspect, Radee Prince, had gathered ...

October 20, 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 ...