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October 21, 2017

Killer of Navajo Nation girl gets 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 21, 2017

Alabama inmate defiant before execution for killing officer

The convicted killer of a police officer used his final moments before being put to death to curse at the state of Alabama, ...

October 21, 2017

California wildfire victims search burned homes for memories

After fleeing flames that were closing in on him 12 days ago, Donnie Steggal finally returned home Friday — and sifted ...

October 21, 2017

Norman Rockwell's 3 sons seek to halt sale of his artworks

Norman Rockwell's three sons were among several people who went to court on Friday seeking to halt a museum's plans to sell ...

October 21, 2017

Off-duty officer killed in Vegas shooting left funeral notes

A Las Vegas police officer and U.S. Army veteran who was among 58 people killed in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S.

October 20, 2017

Alleged office gunman got jobs, guns despite criminal past

The man charged with shooting five co-workers at a Maryland granite company this week, killing three of them, is a felon with ...

October 20, 2017

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

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

October 20, 2017

Police investigate 3rd suspicious death in Florida community

Police believe the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old autistic man who took the wrong bus home from work on Thursday night is ...

October 20, 2017

Police: Ford worker killed himself at Detroit-area factory

Police say a 21-year-old worker shot and killed himself at a Ford Motor factory in suburban Detroit. Woodhaven police say the ...

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

Iditarod musher charged with theft of kennels

A veteran musher in Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is accused of stealing four dog kennels from another competitor ...

October 20, 2017

Police: Newborn's dad sold heroin in hospital maternity ward

A Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he sold heroin in the hospital maternity ward room where people were visiting ...

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

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

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

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, ...