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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 ...

September 16, 2020

More than 20 workers hurt in crane accident in Austin, Texas

Two cranes collided Wednesday at a construction site in Austin, Texas, causing one of them to partially collapse and injuring ...

September 16, 2020

Bill Gates Sr., father of Microsoft co-founder, dies at 94

William H. Gates II, a lawyer and philanthropist best known as the father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has died at 94.

September 15, 2020

Sheriff: Fleeing suspect abandons winning lottery ticket

A suspect in Georgia left his good luck behind when he abandoned a winning lottery ticket while fleeing sheriff's deputies.

September 15, 2020

US industrial production growth slows, up 0.4% in August

U.S. industrial production slowed to a modest increase of 0.4% in August, far weaker than the strong bounce back recorded in ...

September 14, 2020

Sheriff: Deputy on video punching Black man in Georgia fired

A sheriff's deputy in Georgia has been fired after being captured on video repeatedly punching a Black man during a traffic ...

September 13, 2020

Authorities: 1 dead in shooting at Indiana shopping mall

A shooting at a northern Indiana mall left one person dead and sent shoppers running for safety, authorities said. St.

September 12, 2020

Spartacus the serval cat found safe after escape from home

A 40-pound (18-kilogram) African serval cat named Spartacus has been found safe and sound after escaping from his home and ...

September 12, 2020

Worker falls several stories in 2nd collapse at Atlanta site

A concrete slab at a parking deck under construction in Atlanta collapsed Saturday — the second collapse at the site in as ...

September 12, 2020

Dozens missing as firefighters battle two large Oregon fires

Hundreds of firefighters battled two large wildfires Friday that threatened to merge near the most populated part of Oregon, ...

September 12, 2020

Regulators to examine pilot training for Boeing 737 Max jets

Aviation regulators and pilots from several countries will begin next week reviewing Boeing’s proposal for training pilots ...

September 12, 2020

Prosecutors: Chauvin used neck restraints in past arrests

A white police officer accused in the death of George Floyd had used neck or head and upper body restraints seven times ...