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September 29, 2016

Ex-student gets probation in Iowa State sex assault case

A former Iowa State University student will avoid prison but be required to register as a sex offender for assaulting an ...

September 29, 2016

The Latest: Bullet hit school shooting victim in main artery

The Latest on a teenager who is accused of killing his father before shooting three people at a school in South Carolina (all ...

September 29, 2016

The Latest: Christie says no one trapped in train crash

The Latest on the commuter train that crashed into a station in New Jersey (all times local): 11:55 a.m. New Jersey Gov.

September 29, 2016

Train crashes into New Jersey station; 1 dead, 100-plus hurt

A crowded commuter train crashed into the bustling Hoboken station during the morning rush hour Thursday, killing at least ...

September 29, 2016

Imam: Pulse shooter prayed at mosque 4 days before attack

An imam has released video footage of Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen praying in a central Florida mosque four days ...

September 29, 2016

Man who used wheelchair in Rolex theft pleads guilty

A Connecticut man who pretended he needed a wheelchair so he could steal a $37,000 watch from a jewelry store is heading to ...

September 29, 2016

Driver of van charged after woman falls off mattress, dies

Authorities in Virginia have charged the driver of a van after a woman fell to her death while riding atop a mattress the two ...

September 29, 2016

Man rescued at sea says suspicions compound grief over mom

A man who was rescued from a life raft after seven days on the Atlantic Ocean said suspicions about his account of the ...

September 29, 2016

Teen's mother 'shocked and saddened' by school shooting

The mother of a teen accused of killing his father and wounding two students and a teacher at a rural South Carolina ...

September 29, 2016

Suspect in killings of 4 women called charmer with dark side

An occasional drifter linked to the slayings of at least four women in little over a decade could always find a place to stay ...

September 28, 2016

Missouri fraternity suspended over reports of racial slurs

The University of Missouri temporarily suspended a fraternity on Wednesday over accusations of racial slurs directed toward ...

September 28, 2016

Cautious approval, skepticism for Penn Station overhaul plan

Horrible. Dirty. A dump. Commuters going through the city's Penn Station have choice words for it, none of them good.

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September 28, 2016

Friend: Starbucks shooting victim became US citizen in 2004

The man killed in a weekend shooting at a Starbucks coffee shop in Las Vegas was a naturalized U.S. citizen from the country ...

September 28, 2016

Video shows deer trying to jump inside SUV that hit it

A deer that was hit by an SUV in New Jersey wasn't going down without a fight. A police vehicle's in-car camera captured what ...

September 28, 2016

The Latest: Grandparents of school shooter found father dead

The Latest on the shooting at an elementary school in South Carolina that left two students and a teacher wounded (all times ...

September 28, 2016

Authorities: School shooter killed father before rampage

A teenager who killed his father at their home Wednesday was stopped by a volunteer firefighter as he opened fire outside a ...

September 28, 2016

Feds say a lick of the envelope helped them nab bank robber

A man charged in a fatal bank robbery 13 years ago was captured with the help of a tipster and DNA secretly collected from ...

September 28, 2016

APNewsBreak: Freezer where woman found dead had faulty exit

An exit button inside a walk-in freezer in a downtown Atlanta hotel where a worker was found dead failed to work during an ...

September 28, 2016

Man rescued at sea was suspected in grandfather's slaying

A 22-year-old man rescued from a life raft after a fishing trip that left his mother missing and presumed dead had been a ...