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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 ...

September 15, 2019

The Latest: At least 22 people injured in deck collapse

The Latest on a deck collapse at the Jersey Shore (all times local): 9:55 p.m. Hospital officials say at least 22 people were ...

September 15, 2019

Police: Owner blew up house on his daughter's wedding day

A homeowner near Pittsburgh blew up his house on his daughter's wedding day, police said shortly after his body was found in ...

September 15, 2019

Decks collapse during firefighter event; at least 22 injured

A home's multilevel deck collapsed Saturday evening at the Jersey Shore during an event weekend, trapping people and injuring ...

September 14, 2019

Legal briefs: Suspended judge pleads in underwear-theft case

A suspended New York judge has pleaded guilty to attempted burglary for trying to sneak into a neighbor's home to steal her ...

September 14, 2019

California Highway Patrol captures flightless fugitive emu

California authorities have captured an emu after the flightless fugitive led officers down a highway. The Fresno Bee ...

September 14, 2019

Stinky shoppers unoffended after Mississippi store bans them

You stink, stay out! That's the message from one Mississippi Delta convenience store to workers at a neighboring soybean oil ...

September 14, 2019

Jury pool for cop who killed black man asked about biases

Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her unarmed black ...

September 14, 2019

Strike looms at GM as UAW extends Ford, Fiat Chrysler pacts

Leaders of the United Auto Workers union have extended contracts with Ford and Fiat Chrysler indefinitely, but the pact with ...

September 14, 2019

Houston officer shot after 4 suspects beat priest; 1 sought

A Houston police officer was hospitalized in stable condition after he was shot with his own gun in a struggle with a suspect ...

September 14, 2019

Liberty students protest in wake of reports about Falwell

Students at Liberty University in Virginia gathered Friday to protest in the wake of news reports containing allegations that ...

September 14, 2019

Albuquerque police: 5 people dead after multiple shootings

Authorities in New Mexico's largest city scrambled Friday to piece together what sparked separate shootings that killed five ...

September 13, 2019

AP sources: Feds probe sex abuse in Olympic organizations

Federal investigators are looking into the way the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and national governing bodies of ...

September 13, 2019

PG&E reaches $11B deal with California wildfire insurers

Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay $11 billion to a group of insurance companies representing claimants from deadly ...

September 13, 2019

Missouri investigation: 12 ex-clergy could face prosecution

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Friday referred 12 former priests for potential criminal prosecution but stopped ...

September 13, 2019

US couple accused of ditching adopted girl, moving to Canada

Indiana prosecutors have charged a couple with abandoning their adopted daughter in 2013 and moving to Canada, leaving the ...

September 13, 2019

Pig-headed pig's escapades cause owner to face citations

This little piggy should have stayed home. The State reports that for the fourth time, Leroy - a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig ...

September 13, 2019

Yak on ride to butcher shop escapes to Virginia mountains

Authorities in Virginia say a yak on its way to the butcher's shop escaped to the nearby mountains avoiding animal control ...

September 13, 2019

Civil War cannonball found in Kansas City area tree

A worker has found what's believed to be a Civil War cannonball lodged in a Kansas City area tree that he was hired to take ...