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September 23, 2020

Man, 77, charged in 1974 murder of Texas teenage girl

A man was arrested and charged in the 1974 killing of a Texas teenage girl after nearly 50 years of investigation and the ...

September 23, 2020

Firefighter who died in blaze was on elite Hotshot crew

A California firefighter killed while battling a blaze in the mountains east of Los Angeles was identified Tuesday as a ...

September 22, 2020

Denver police investigate baton assault of protester

Denver police are investigating an allegation that an officer sexually assaulted a protester with a baton while taking him ...

September 22, 2020

Oregon grieves for natural places wiped out by wildfires

Oregonians are grieving the loss of some of their most treasured natural places after wildfires wiped out campgrounds, hot ...

September 22, 2020

Renovated Lizzie Borden house on the market, again

A home where Lizzie Borden lived in Fall River, Massachusetts, is on the market again, after being sold most recently in 2018

September 22, 2020

Enormous California wildfire threatens desert homes near LA

An enormous wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert was still threatening ...

September 22, 2020

Snake lands on Mississippi woman as she opens her front door

A woman in Mississippi received a slithering surprise when she got home from work last week: a snake that had been lodged on ...

September 21, 2020

Police cancel vacations; prepare for Breonna Taylor decision

Louisville, Kentucky, police said Monday that they had canceled vacations and were setting up barricades in preparation for ...

September 21, 2020

Atlantic City is leading a wave of female casino leaders

For decades, women have dealt cards or served drinks in casinos, but they rarely got the chance to run the joint. But women ...

September 21, 2020

Nebraska man charged in protester’s death dies by suicide

A white business owner charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting a Black man during protests in Nebraska has died by ...

September 20, 2020

Deputies find 1 woman dead, 1 chained to bed at Texas home

Deputies are looking for a man after one woman was found chained inside his home and the body of another woman was found ...

September 19, 2020

First Native American racer blazes trail at Tour de France

A late draft to the Tour de France, Neilson Powless didn’t have time to scramble together a turtle necklace, the spirit ...

September 19, 2020

Father gets 30 years after plea in death of Illinois boy, 5

A northern Illinois man who was charged with murder for his role in the beating death of his 5-year-old son pleaded guilty ...

September 18, 2020

Mexico City school owner convicted in 2017 collapse

The owner and director of an elementary school that collapsed in Mexico City during the 2017 earthquake has been found guilty ...

September 17, 2020

Divers in SE Asia may have found US submarine lost in WWII

Divers have found what they believe is the wreck of a U.S. Navy submarine lost 77 years ago in Southeast Asia, providing a ...

September 17, 2020

Story of the Underground Railroad to Mexico gains attention

While researching U.S. Civil War history in South Texas, Roseann Bacha-Garza came across the two unique families of the ...

September 17, 2020

No emergency training for crew on boat where fire killed 34

Crew members on a dive boat say they were never instructed on emergency procedures before a predawn fire swept through the ...

September 16, 2020

Bones to pick, for $8M: Stan the T rex goes up for auction

He weighed at least 7 tons and had eyes the size of baseballs. His bite could have crushed a car. He bore scars from fierce ...