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October 23, 2018

Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.6B, thanks to worsening odds

If it seems like lottery jackpots are getting larger and larger, it's because they are getting larger and larger.

October 23, 2018

The Latest: 1st migrants arrive in Huixtla after 8-hour walk

The latest on the caravan of Central Americans trying to reach the United States (all times local): 6:30 p.m. The first waves ...

October 23, 2018

Florida man faces groping charge after flight from Houston

A Florida man is accused of groping a female passenger while on a flight Sunday from Houston to Albuquerque and later telling ...

October 23, 2018

Dave Dave, who was set afire as boy, died of natural causes

Medical examiners in Las Vegas have determined that artist Dave Dave, who was badly scarred when his father set him on fire ...

October 22, 2018

Man whose flatulence ended police interview pleads guilty

A man whose excessive flatulence forced a police detective to cut shot an interrogation has pleaded guilty to federal gun and ...

October 22, 2018

The Latest: Investigators seek 2 cars in Wisconsin abduction

The Latest on the search for a missing Wisconsin girl whose parents were killed (all times local): 4:20 p.m.

October 22, 2018

Elon Musk says his transit test tunnel close to completion

Elon Musk says he's planning to offer the public free rides through a tunnel he bored under a Los Angeles suburb to test a ...

October 22, 2018

Lioness at Indianapolis Zoo kills her longtime mate

The Indianapolis Zoo is trying to determine why a lioness killed her mate. The zoo said Friday that an adult female, Zuri, ...

October 22, 2018

Company gauges interest for boosting Dakota Access capacity

The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline is gauging shippers' interest in a possible expansion of the volume of crude oil ...

October 22, 2018

Mega Millions players would spend $1.6B on bills, charity

With the Mega Millions lottery jackpot at a record $1.6 billion, people are snapping up tickets across the U.S. The Powerball ...

October 22, 2018

A hot dog? Firefighters rescue pet stuck in heating duct

It wasn't a cat in a tree, but a dog in a heating duct that took firefighters to a home in Virginia. The Fairfax County Fire ...

October 22, 2018

The Latest: Mexico's AMLO eyes development to fix migration

The latest on the caravan of Central American migrants hoping to reach the United States (all times local): 5:30 p.m.

October 22, 2018

Ragged, growing caravan of migrants resumes march toward US

A growing caravan of Honduran migrants streamed through southern Mexico on Sunday heading toward the United States, after ...

October 21, 2018

Dozens hurt in floor collapse at S. Carolina condo party

The floor of a condominium clubhouse near Clemson University collapsed during a large private party early Sunday, hurtling ...

October 21, 2018

Utah officials: DUI suspected in head-on crash, 6 dead

A truck crossed a highway median in Utah and collided with a pickup truck traveling in the opposite direction, killing all ...

October 21, 2018

Sales are brisk as Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.6 billion

The Mega Millions lottery may see a streak of jackpot rollovers end as it heads toward a record $1.6 billion drawing on ...

October 21, 2018

The Latest: Honduran migrant says he wants to return home

The Latest on a caravan of Central American migrants hoping to reach the United States (all times local): 9:20 p.m.

October 21, 2018

Migrants vow to re-form caravan, continue north toward US

About 2,000 Central American migrants who circumvented Mexican police at a border bridge and swam, forded and floated across ...

October 20, 2018

Workers take dive into deep doo to unclog sewer pumps

Divers spent two days deep inside a South Carolina sewer, pulling out huge balls of oily, black used wet wipes and baby wipes ...