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January 18, 2019

Thousands expected at memorial for slain California officer

Police officers from across the country are expected at Friday's memorial service for a 22-year-old rookie who had long ...

January 18, 2019

Schism leads to dueling women's march events in NYC

Conflicts over control, inclusivity and alleged anti-Semitism will mean that women protesting on the second anniversary of ...

January 18, 2019

Iran state TV says its US-born newscaster to appear in court

Iran's state-run English-language channel is reporting that its American anchorwoman detained in the U.S. will appear in ...

January 18, 2019

Father of Waffle House shooting suspect wants suit dropped

The father of a man accused of fatally shooting four people at a Nashville Waffle House last year wants a lawsuit against him ...

January 18, 2019

Woman, testifying against El Chapo, details affair

Lucero Guadalupe Sanchez Lopez was already trapped in an impossible extramarital relationship with Mexican drug lord Joaquin ...

January 17, 2019

Opioid crisis brings unwanted attention to wealthy family

The Sackler name is emblazoned on the walls at some of the world's great museums and universities, including the Smithsonian, ...

January 17, 2019

The Latest: Prosecutor hopes case cracks 'code of silence'

The Latest on the trial of three Chicago police officers accused of trying to cover up the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald ...

January 17, 2019

From New Orleans to Tehran: Life of detained Iran newscaster

She is largely unknown in the United States. But the American anchorwoman for Iran's state-run broadcaster, detained last ...

January 17, 2019

The Latest: Michigan State votes to oust Engler immediately

The Latest on the resignation of interim Michigan State University President John Engler (all times local): 9:30 a.m.

January 17, 2019

Email prompts man to attend stranger's bachelor party

An email about a bachelor party sent to the wrong person has led to an Arizona man taking a trip to a Vermont ski resort to ...

January 17, 2019

Giant rotating ice disk stops moving

Maine's giant spinning ice disk that quickly gained international fame seems to have met its end. The formation in the ...

January 17, 2019

American anchor for Iranian TV is arrested on visit to US

A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television has been arrested by the FBI during a visit to the U.S., the ...

January 17, 2019

Third party to run center where comatose woman had baby

The parents of an Arizona woman in a vegetative state who gave birth last month as a result of a rape hope an outside review ...

January 17, 2019

Robert Durst defense: Evidence could be 'game over' for heir

New York real estate heir Robert Durst is charged with one count of murder, but will have to defend himself in three killings ...

January 16, 2019

Kidnap suspect's lawyers: Confession problematic for defense

Defense attorneys for the man accused of kidnapping a Wisconsin teenager and killing her parents acknowledged Wednesday that ...

January 16, 2019

The Latest: 2 US troops, 2 US civilians dead in Syria blast

The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 10:20 p.m. Two U.S. soldiers and two American citizens were among ...

January 16, 2019

YouTube revises policy, bans dangerous prank videos

YouTube is trying to prevent otherwise bright people from doing dangerous things. The video-sharing network owned by Google ...

January 16, 2019

Last year's Central American caravan dwindles, new one forms

The migrant caravan that was seized upon by U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2018 midterm election has ...

January 16, 2019

Silicon Valley landlord rents $1,500 studio to 2 cats

Two cats are living large at a $1,500-a-month studio apartment their owner rents for them in Silicon Valley, where a housing ...