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September 25, 2018

Caregiver charged with attempted murder in newborn stabbings

A 52-year-old caregiver was charged in the knife attack on five people, including three newborn babies, at a home that was ...

September 25, 2018

The Latest: 5 powers agree on plan to assist Iran's exports

The latest on the United Nations General Assembly (all times local): 10:30 p.m. Five world powers have agreed with Iran to ...

September 25, 2018

Alaska man charged with murder in 10-year-old girl's slaying

An Alaska man was charged Monday in the death of a 10-year-old girl whose remains were found more than a week after she was ...

September 25, 2018

Jury finds Tennessee cemetery mostly to blame

A jury on Monday found a Tennessee cemetery mostly responsible for failing to meet obligations to families whose loved ones' ...

September 25, 2018

Sex offender faces court in case of 2 Arizona girls killed

For years, police couldn't figure out how a 6-year-old girl was taken from her bedroom window while she slept in her family's ...

September 25, 2018

Man, 74, found alive after 5 days inside fire-gutted complex

Engineers inspecting the wreckage of a public housing complex gutted by fire five days ago found a 74-year-old tenant inside, ...

September 24, 2018

Newly released records show lead-up to parking lot shooting

Florida authorities on Monday released hundreds of new pages in the case of a white man accused of fatally shooting a black ...

September 24, 2018

Coroner: LA mail carrier died of overheating on broiling day

The coroner's office says a Los Angeles mail carrier found dead inside her postal truck amid scorching temperatures died ...

September 24, 2018

Former co-worker: Wisconsin shooting suspect never smiled

A gunman who opened fire at a Wisconsin software company never talked and never smiled, a former co-worker said. WTS Paradigm ...

September 24, 2018

Baltimore police: Suspect dead, officer wounded in shootout

A shootout between a man in a violence-prone Baltimore district and a police officer taking part in a crime suppression ...

September 24, 2018

3D gun advocate accused of sex with minor is jailed in US

The owner of a Texas company that sells plans to make untraceable 3-D printed guns was back in the U.S. Sunday after being ...

September 23, 2018

Average US price of gas drops a penny per gallon to $2.90

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has dropped a penny per gallon over the past two weeks, to $2.90.

September 23, 2018

National park in Hawaii reopens after monthslong eruption

A national park in Hawaii has reopened after being closed for more than four months because of Kilauea volcano's latest ...

September 23, 2018

Campaign calls on Hawaii island tourists to be respectful

The Big Island visitors bureau and Hawaii County have launched a campaign that aims to create a more conscientious tourism ...

September 22, 2018

Tribal members settle abuse cases against Mormon church

Four Native Americans who claimed they were sexually abused while enrolled in a now-defunct Mormon church foster program ...

September 22, 2018

The Latest: Hawaii national parks reopens after lava shut it

The Latest on the reopening of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park after an eruption that caused widespread damage to ...

September 22, 2018

State investigating restaurant that calmed lobsters with pot

State health inspectors are investigating a Maine lobster restaurant that tried to mellow out lobsters with marijuana.

September 22, 2018

California man arrested in 10 'horrific' cold-case rapes

A married 58-year-old man has been arrested in connection with at least 10 rapes across Northern California between 1991 and ...

September 22, 2018

Flooding: Dam breach at Duke plant; coal ash could spill

Florence's floodwaters breached a dam holding back a large reservoir at a Wilmington power plant Friday, and coal ash from ...