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September 20, 2017

The Latest: Mexico quake death toll rises to 225

The Latest on a major earthquake that has struck Mexico (all times local): 9:10 a.m. The head of Mexico's national civil ...

September 20, 2017

Syria: Battle for IS capital reaches 'final stages'

The battle for the Islamic State group's de-facto Syria capital, Raqqa, has reached its "final stages," the U.S.-backed force ...

September 20, 2017

Puerto Rican astronaut affected by double hurricanes

The International Space Station's Joe Acaba (AH-kah-bah), the first astronaut of Puerto Rican heritage, has been affected by ...

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 ...

September 19, 2017

Officer who shot Ga Tech student had been on job 16 months

The officer who fatally shot a Georgia Tech student had been with the campus police department for about 16 months, according ...

September 19, 2017

Police give room to St. Louis protests until trouble starts

Police have given demonstrators in the latest St. Louis protests a wide berth, applying a lesson learned in nearby Ferguson ...

September 19, 2017

White man accused of killing 2 blacks had Hitler speech

A 23-year-old white man arrested Tuesday was accused of killing two black men and firing on a black family in a string of ...

September 19, 2017

Delta ends flights between Guam and Japan, cites low demand

Delta Air Lines has announced it will end flights between Japan and Guam because of low demand just days after another ...

September 19, 2017

Pennsylvania Turnpike warns of 80-mile detour this weekend

Pennsylvania Turnpike officials are warning motorists of an 80-mile detour they'll encounter in western Pennsylvania over the ...

September 19, 2017

15K Montana students returning to school after cyber-threats

Classes are scheduled to resume Tuesday in northwestern Montana's Flathead Valley after more than 30 public and private ...

September 19, 2017

Organizers end Monday protests; more set for Tuesday

Protesters chanting "free our people" gathered outside the jail in downtown St. Louis for more than two hours Monday night ...