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October 15, 2018

Nacho Cheese or Cool Ranch? Doritos lure rogue pig back home

Deputies in California have used Doritos to lure a pig "the size of a mini horse" back home. The pig was running around a ...

October 15, 2018

More agencies join probe into infant remains at funeral home

State and city police and other officials are investigating how the remains of 11 infants ended up in the ceiling of a former ...

October 15, 2018

Officials hunt for missing teen after 2 adults found dead

Deputies responding to a 911 call found the bodies of two adults early Monday at a home in western Wisconsin, and a ...

October 15, 2018

January trial set for man charged with killing golf champ

A judge has scheduled a January trial for a 22-year-old Iowa drifter charged with killing a top amateur golfer from Spain.

October 15, 2018

2 journalists face jail over criticism of US pastor's trial

Two Turkish journalists have been charged with insulting the Turkish nation and institutions for suggesting that a Turkish ...

October 15, 2018

Correction: Gas Explosions story

In a story Oct. 11 about the federal investigation into natural gas explosions in Massachusetts, The Associated Press ...

October 15, 2018

Episcopal Church confronts past role in sexual exploitation

With striking displays of candor, the Episcopal Church is acknowledging the potency of the #MeToo movement by officially ...

October 15, 2018

Bus crashes on Pennsylvania interstate, killing 1

A passenger bus has crashed on a Pennsylvania interstate, killing a woman and injuring an unknown number of passengers.

October 15, 2018

The Latest: FEMA Chief: Florida damage among worst he's seen

The Latest on communities struggling in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael (all times local): 7:00 p.m. Federal Emergency ...

October 15, 2018

Migrant caravan swells in Honduras as group nears Guatemala

Hundreds more Hondurans have joined a caravan of migrants moving toward the country's border with Guatemala in a desperate ...

October 15, 2018

4 men killed in shooting at child's birthday party in Texas

An argument escalated into a backyard shooting at a toddler's birthday party in South Texas, leaving four men dead and a ...

October 14, 2018

Oink oink, honk honk: Rogue pig goes hog wild in traffic

It was a classic case of a ham on the lam. Police in Maine's capital city are looking for the owner of a 50-pound piglet that ...

October 14, 2018

Mourners pack funeral for 8 of 20 killed in NY limo crash

Mourners at a funeral for four sisters and their family members killed in a New York limousine crash were assured Saturday ...

October 13, 2018

Tip leads to hidden infant remains at Detroit funeral home

An anonymously written letter led Michigan inspectors to find badly decomposed remains of 11 infants hidden in a ceiling ...

October 13, 2018

#MeToo inspires wave of old misconduct reports to colleges

For 35 years, Ruth D'Eredita tried to dismiss her former professor's behavior — the way he touched her, groped her and kissed ...

October 13, 2018

Isle Royale wolf relocation project wraps up for the year

Officials at Isle Royale National Park say they've wrapped up the first phase of a multi-year effort to rebuild the gray wolf ...

October 13, 2018

Joint funeral set for sisters killed in New York limo crash

An upstate New York community stricken with grief after a limousine crash that killed 20 people is saying goodbye Saturday ...

October 13, 2018

Band halftime program _ police held at gunpoint _ draws ire

A Mississippi high school band is being barred from a state competition and some performances after a halftime skit depicting ...

October 13, 2018

Matthew Shepard's murder still haunts Wyoming after 20 years

When two roofing workers beat a young gay man to death in Wyoming in 1998, the gruesome crime quickly reverberated around the ...