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January 26, 2021

Judge: Floyd's past arrest details can't be used at trial

Information about George Floyd’s prior arrests can’t be used at the trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged ...

January 26, 2021

Different types of gambling, media converging for growth

The many different types of gambling are quickly coming together with each other and with media outlets — and Wall Street is ...

January 26, 2021

US consumer confidence rebounds in January

U.S. consumer confidence rose in January as Americans became more optimistic about the future. The Conference Board reported ...

January 26, 2021

Elderly woman killed, 5 others hurt in Portland car rampage

A motorist repeatedly drove into people along streets and sidewalks in Portland, Oregon, on Monday, killing an elderly woman ...

January 26, 2021

Genetic genealogy helps ID victim of Green River Killer

Genetic genealogy helped identify the youngest known victim of one of the nation's most prolific serial killers almost 37 ...

January 25, 2021

Guatemalan families think massacre victims were migrants

Relatives of migrants from Guatemala said Monday they believe that 13 of the 19 charred corpses found in a northern Mexico ...

January 25, 2021

Teen held in Indiana killings of 5, including pregnant woman

Indianapolis police arrested a 17-year-old boy Monday in the killings of five people, including a pregnant woman, who were ...

January 24, 2021

19 burned bodies found near Mexico-US border town

Mexican authorities say they have found 19 shot and burned bodies near a town across the Rio Grande from Texas in an area ...

January 24, 2021

Crews recover body of Oregon woman swept away in mudslide

Sheriff's deputies and firefighters on Saturday recovered the body of an Oregon woman whose vehicle was swept away in a deep ...

January 23, 2021

Michigan Mega Millions ticket wins $1.05 billion jackpot

Someone in Michigan bought the winning ticket for the $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which is the third-largest lottery ...

January 23, 2021

Sheriff, report: Naked Florida man stole, crashed police car

A naked Florida man stole what news footage showed to be a marked police vehicle and crashed it in a wooded area, officials ...

January 23, 2021

Bus heading to Grand Canyon rolls over; 1 dead, 2 critical

A Las Vegas-based tour bus heading to the Grand Canyon rolled over in northwestern Arizona on Friday, killing one person and ...

January 23, 2021

Loathed New York City bus terminal is bound for an upgrade

New York City’s main bus terminal, long ridiculed for leaky ceilings, dirty bathrooms and frequent delays, could be in for ...

January 23, 2021

TSA agent convicted for tricking woman into showing breasts

A former Transportation Security Administration agent who was accused of tricking a traveler into showing her breasts as she ...

January 22, 2021

Tire falls from small plane into Chicago neighborhood

A tire fell from a small plane near homes in a Chicago neighborhood before the plane landed safely at O’Hare International ...

January 22, 2021

Boston Globe may review past stories, citing racial equity

A new racial justice initiative at The Boston Globe will allow subjects of past news articles to apply to have the coverage ...

January 22, 2021

Islamic State claims deadly and rare twin blasts in Baghdad

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a rare suicide attack that rocked central Baghdad, killing 32 people and ...

January 21, 2021

Hard-luck Maryland town gets a $731.1 million Powerball win

The latest jackpot-winning Powerball ticket, worth $731.1 million, was sold in a struggling coal mining town whose biggest ...