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February 21, 2020

Police: 3 dead, 1 injured in central Texas stabbings

A man fatally stabbed three people, including a 13-year-old girl, in a small central Texas city early Friday before leading ...

February 21, 2020

Inmate says in letter that he killed 2 molesters in prison

A California inmate serving a life sentence for murder confessed in a letter that he beat to death two child molesterswith ...

February 21, 2020

Security video captures jail inmate's fall through ceiling

A security camera captured footage of a jail inmate's apparent escape attempt from a holding room that ended with her falling ...

February 21, 2020

Inmate dubbed the 'Starved Rock Killer' freed after 59 years

An 80-year-old man who spent nearly 60 years in prison after being convicted of killing one of three suburban Chicago women ...

February 21, 2020

Woman accused of calling 911 after parents cut off cellphone

An Ohio woman was arrested for calling 911 when her parents cut off her cellphone service, authorities said. Seloni Khetarpal ...

February 21, 2020

Mom helps 2 men rescue truck driver days after giving birth

An Indiana woman who had given birth just a few days earlier said her instincts kicked in when she stopped along a highway ...

February 21, 2020

Tennessee man gets electric chair for killing fellow inmate

A convicted murderer was put to death in Tennessee's electric chair Thursday, becoming the state's fifth prisoner over 16 ...

February 21, 2020

City that prayed, searched for missing girl to say goodbye

The South Carolina community that searched, prayed and then cried gets to say goodbye Friday to a 6-year-old girl who ...

February 21, 2020

Mom of 2 missing Idaho children arrested in Hawaii

The mother of two Idaho children missing since September was arrested Thursday in Hawaii. Lori Vallow, also known as Lori ...

February 21, 2020

Good Samaritan survives 75-foot fall off highway bridge

A FedEx driver who stopped to help a stranded driver on a North Carolina highway fell 75 feet (23 meters) from a bridge and ...

February 20, 2020

Judge gives prison time to friend of gunman who killed 9

A friend of a gunman who killed nine people in a shooting rampage in Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on ...

February 20, 2020

Free USC tuition to students with $80K or less family income

The University of Southern California will phase in free tuition for undergraduate students from families with an annual ...

February 20, 2020

Police find 24 decomposed bodies at house in western Mexico

Prosecutors in western Mexico said Thursday that the arrest of a criminal gang led to the discovery of a house that had been ...

February 20, 2020

Syracuse University lifts suspensions of racism protesters

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud has lifted the suspensions of 30 student protesters to allow the university to ...

February 20, 2020

Woman struck and killed by Mardi Gras float during parade

New Orleans is mourning the death of a woman who was run over by a parade float as the city celebrates the season leading up ...

February 20, 2020

New colobus monkey makes debut at St. Louis Zoo

The St. Louis Zoo has a new resident, and boy is he cute. The zoo announced Thursday that Teak, a black and white colobus ...

February 20, 2020

Trapped paraglider rescued from power lines in California

A paraglider spent three hours trapped in power lines before being rescued in northern California. The paraglider, who was ...

February 20, 2020

Authorities: Virginia farmer holds goat thief at gunpoint

AVirginia man held a suspect who was trying to steal goats from his farm at gunpoint until authorities could arrive to make ...

February 20, 2020

Mississippi man accused of killing 8 tears up during trial

Testimony from a Mississippi woman whose son and nephew were two of the eight victims killed in an early morning shooting in ...