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September 20, 2017

Battle against IS in Raqqa is in 'final stages,' force says

The battle for the Islamic State group's de-facto Syria capital, Raqqa, has reached its "final stages," the Syrian Democratic ...

September 20, 2017

Key suspect in pricey Kentucky bourbon heist pleads guilty

A rogue distillery worker at the center of a bourbon-heist scheme that spirited away tens of thousands of dollars' worth of ...

September 20, 2017

Woman: I'd rather go to jail than take down pro-Trump signs

A Maine woman says she'd rather go to jail than take down her pro-Donald Trump signs. Susan Reitman's signs say "I Love ...

September 20, 2017

Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty to escape, fraud

A high-ranking polygamous sect leader recaptured after a year on the run pleaded guilty Wednesday in a food-stamp fraud and ...

September 20, 2017

Tractor-trailer makes wrong turn, gets stuck on boardwalk

A tractor-trailer apparently made a wrong turn and got trapped on a boardwalk at the New Jersey shore. Workers in Ventnor ...

September 20, 2017

Defense: Man on trial in beheading plot was seeking escape

A Massachusetts man accused of participating in a plot to behead conservative blogger Pamela Geller was an overweight ...

September 20, 2017

Chocolate overload: Rig chock-full of candy bars overturns

The scene was a chocoholic's delight: a rig full of candy bars overturned on a road in Virginia. CBS 19 in Charlottesville ...

September 20, 2017

The Latest: Aunt baffled by nephew's arrest in 2 killings

The Latest on the arrest of a 23-year-old white man accused of killing two black men in Baton Rouge (all times local): 10:50 ...

September 20, 2017

Puerto Rican astronaut gets double dose of hurricanes

Space station astronaut Joe Acaba is getting a double dose of hurricanes — even in orbit. Harvey flooded his home in Houston ...

September 20, 2017

Rescuers wriggle into collapsed school after Mexico quake

The three-story school structure had pancaked into a pile of concrete slabs. The bodies of 21 children and four adults had ...

September 20, 2017

Police: Man steals green chile burger after slapping victim

A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he randomly slapped a customer and then stole the man's green chile ...

September 20, 2017

Diamond on the highway: Officer comes to driver's rescue

A police officer has come to the rescue of a New Jersey woman who lost her diamond engagement ring on a highway while ...

September 20, 2017

226 killed as 7.1 magnitude quake fells buildings in Mexico

A powerful earthquake shook central Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing buildings in plumes of dust and killing at least 226 people

September 20, 2017

The Latest: Death toll rises to 226 from Mexico earthquake

The latest on the strong earthquake that hit Mexico City (all times local): 12:55 a.m. Mexico's civil defense agency says the ...

September 20, 2017

St. Louis faith leaders urge peace, justice amid turmoil

Leaders of several faiths on Tuesday called for peace and justice amid the turmoil that followed the acquittal of a white ...

September 20, 2017

White man arrested in slayings of 2 black men in Louisiana

A 23-year-old white man was arrested Tuesday and accused of cold-bloodedly killing two black men and shooting up a black ...

September 20, 2017

Washington state school shooting suspect pleads not guilty

A 15-year-old boy accused of killing a student at his rural Washington state high school and wounding three others has ...

September 20, 2017

Live Instagram video leads police to suspect in killing

A teenager suspected of a killing who was named one of Texas' 10 Most Wanted fugitives was caught in Los Angeles on Tuesday ...

September 19, 2017

The Latest: Neighbor talks about her house being shot up

The Latest on the killings of two black men in Baton Rouge (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Authorities say a white man shot up ...