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January 27, 2020

3 missing after barge crash on Mississippi River

Three people were missing after two barge towing vessels collided Sunday on the Mississippi River in an accident that also ...

January 26, 2020

Gas prices fall 4 cents a gallon to $2.60 in past 2 weeks

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has declined 4 cents a gallon to $2.60 over the past two weeks.

January 25, 2020

Woman kills retired trooper, self at Chicago-area cigar bar

A woman fatally shot a retired Illinois State Police trooper and wounded another retired state trooper and an off-duty ...

January 25, 2020

2 killed, toddler injured in shooting at Little Rock home

Two women were killed and a 2-year-old boy was injured in a shooting at their Little Rock home early Saturday morning, police ...

January 25, 2020

Seller auctioning JFK docs from ex-California governor

Former California Gov. Jerry Brown wants to know who is trying to sell his father’s memorabilia related to the assassination ...

January 25, 2020

Racist threats rattle students, faculty at university

Three months after a set of anonymous, threatening, racist, antisemitic and homophobic emails sent a wave of fear through the ...

January 25, 2020

Man cited for using fake skeleton to drive in HOV lane

A 62-year-old man was cited in Arizona this week after trying to disguise a fake skeleton as a passenger just to use the HOV ...

January 25, 2020

Parts of Phoenix airport briefly evacuated; flights delayed

Hundreds of travelers were temporarily evacuated from parts of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport on Friday after American Airlines ...

January 25, 2020

2 killed, 20 injured when warehouse explosion shakes Houston

A massive explosion Friday leveled a warehouse in Houston, killing two workers, damaging nearby buildings and homes and ...

January 25, 2020

Use of 'rescues' by Mexican migration officials criticized

The headline on a statement from Mexico’s National Immigration Institute read: “INM rescues 800 Central American migrants who ...

January 25, 2020

AP Exclusive: Feds plan to move Epstein warden to prison job

The warden in charge when Jeffrey Epstein ended his life in his jail cell is being moved to a leadership position at another ...

January 25, 2020

Officials identify remains found in burnt-out Hawaii home

The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the remains of two people found in a burnt-out home where a man ...

January 25, 2020

New Orleans: Protesters demand action on damaged hotel

Dozens of protesters marched from the site of the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel on the edge of the French Quarter to ...

January 25, 2020

3 Americans killed in Australia all had military backgrounds

Growing up in a small rural community on Colorado's plains, Ian McBeth went to work as a ranch hand in neighboring Nebraska ...

January 25, 2020

Protesters fear rising costs if firm buys dot-org universe

The company that controls the dot-org universe is trying to sell the online registry to an investment firm for more than $1 ...

January 25, 2020

US fines Delta $50,000 for booting off 3 Muslim passengers

Delta Air Lines is being fined $50,000 for ordering three Muslim passengers off planes even after the airline's own security ...

January 24, 2020

Athletes warily embrace progress as USA Gymnastics evolves

The dread was familiar. The fear too. They gripped MyKayla Skinner shortly after she decided to return to elite gymnastics ...

January 24, 2020

Homeowner: Airbnb guest threw party that trashed island home

The owner of an island home off South Carolina's coast is suing Airbnb, claiming it only reimbursed him for a “fraction” of ...