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September 18, 2019

Woman burning love letters sparks Nebraska apartment fire

It seems this love was too hot to handle. Police in Lincoln say a 19-year-old woman sparked an apartment fire Monday by ...

September 18, 2019

Dillinger family members apply again to exhume his grave

Family members of 1930s gangster John Dillinger have submitted a new application to exhume his Indianapolis gravesite.

September 18, 2019

Slow progress reported in talks as GM strike enters 3rd day

Union and company bargainers are making progress toward a new contract as a strike by United Auto Workers that brought 33 ...

September 18, 2019

University of California to dump fossil fuel investments

The University of California is dumping fossil fuel investments from its nearly $84 billion pension and endowment funds ...

September 18, 2019

Worker who herded people out before explosion is called hero

A maintenance manager was credited Tuesday with saving lives by evacuating a building before an explosion that gravely ...

September 18, 2019

Lawyer: Chicago archdiocese paid $80M to clients of law firm

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has paid $80 million to 160 victims of sexual abuse by clergy represented by a ...

September 17, 2019

Sex-abuse reports on rise; SafeSport Center seeks more money

The U.S. Center for SafeSport is fielding 55% more reports of sex abuse and other misconduct in 2019 than it did last year, ...

September 17, 2019

Deputies: Couple had sex in patrol car after arrest

Authorities say a man and a woman who were stopped for drunken bicycling in a Florida beach town had sex in a deputy's patrol ...

September 17, 2019

Thieves steal $80,000 in wigs from South Florida warehouse

Police in South Florida say thieves stole up to $80,000 in merchandise from a wig warehouse. The owner of Prime Trading Hair ...

September 17, 2019

US narcotics agent admits role in drug trafficking scheme

A federal narcotics agent scheduled to stand trial this month has pleaded guilty to participating in a decadelong drug ...

September 17, 2019

Only on AP: Popular pot vape gets makeover to counter fakes

A short walk from police headquarters in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a cluster of bustling shops are openly selling ...

September 17, 2019

Trump: It looks like Iran hit Saudis, no military option yet

President Donald Trump declared Monday it "looks" like Iran was behind the explosive attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.

September 16, 2019

Police: DNA links Florida man to 'serial' slayings of women

Three women shot in the head, each dumped a month a part — the 2006 killings scared Daytona Beach's street people so badly ...

September 16, 2019

Wisconsin man accused of making THC cartridges charged

A Wisconsin man suspected of running an illegal operation to manufacture vaping cartridges flew to California last month to ...

September 16, 2019

Propane blast kills firefighter, injures his brother, others

A fierce propane explosion leveled a newly constructed building after fire crews arrived to investigate the smell of gas ...

September 16, 2019

Suspect charged in fire that destroyed Minnesota synagogue

Prosecutors on Monday charged a homeless man with causing a fire that destroyed a historic synagogue in northeastern ...

September 16, 2019

US, Iran trade barbs at meeting of UN nuclear watchdog

The United States and Iran traded barbs over Tehran's nuclear activities as the International Atomic Energy Agency's general ...

September 16, 2019

Man organizes hunting event for wheelchair users

A Utah man who has been in a wheelchair for more than three decades has created a pheasant hunt for people like him who need ...

September 15, 2019

Correction: Sikh Killed-Anniversary story

In a story Sept. 15 about the anniversary of an Indian Sikh immigrant gunned down in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist ...