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November 20, 2019

Mexican El Paso mass shooting victims, families sue Walmart

Representatives of families and victims of the Aug. 3 mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, have filed a lawsuit ...

November 20, 2019

Hedge fund Alden becomes Tribune’s largest shareholder

Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is now the largest shareholder of Tribune Publishing, the company that owns the Chicago ...

November 20, 2019

Chicago cop and teen wounded, suspect killed in shootout

A suspected bank robber shot a Chicago police officer in the head, badly wounding him, before another officer killed the ...

November 20, 2019

Uber to let users record audio of rides in Brazil, Mexico

Uber will allow passengers and drivers in Brazil and Mexico to record audio of their rides as it attempts to improve its ...

November 20, 2019

In rare move, N. Carolina county removes Confederate statue

A North Carolina county removed a Confederate statue from a historic courthouse early Wednesday, joining the handful of ...

November 20, 2019

Syracuse University janitor battles racism with kindness

A janitor who removed racist graffiti at Syracuse University has started a campaign of kindness. Syracuse.com reports that ...

November 20, 2019

Families of inmates who died, hurt at jail seek answers

Families of inmates who died or were seriously injured at a small Ohio county jail in the last year are seeking answers about ...

November 20, 2019

Gunmen in Mexico try to steal fuel convoy

Armed thieves tried to abduct an entire convoy of fuel tanker trucks in northern Mexico, but security forces fought off the ...

November 20, 2019

5.4, 6.3 earthquakes rattle southern Mexico

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake has rattled the southern Pacific coast of Mexico before dawn, just hours after a 6.3 quake. The U.

November 20, 2019

2 US service members killed in chopper crash in Afghanistan

Two U.S. service members were killed on Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said ...

November 20, 2019

Man stabbed to death aboard San Francisco area train

A man who was stabbed to death aboard a San Francisco Bay Area commuter train Tuesday may have been trying to stop the theft ...

November 20, 2019

Oakland Zoo: Child, not grizzly bears, cracked glass window

A child, not the grizzly bears, cracked a glass viewing window at the Oakland Zoo’s bear exhibit, and officials say there’s ...

November 20, 2019

APNewsBreak: Officer expected to plead guilty in urinal case

A Honolulu police officer is expected to plead guilty to depriving a homeless man of his civil rights by forcing him to lick ...

November 20, 2019

The Latest: Epstein jail guards plead not guilty

The latest on charges against two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself ...

November 20, 2019

Shooting deaths rattle small, tight-knit US Hmong community

Fresno has been the heart of California’s Hmong community for decades, drawing refugees from war-torn Southeast Asia who ...

November 20, 2019

Students retrieve their belongings after California shooting

Students were allowed Tuesday to retrieve belongings left behind when they evacuated their Southern California school last ...

November 20, 2019

White supremacist manifesto reportedly shared at Syracuse U

A white supremacist manifesto that appeared to be a copy of one linked to a man accused of attacking two mosques in New ...

November 19, 2019

Woman pleads guilty in 3 sons’ deaths, sentenced to 37 years

An Ohio woman accused of suffocating her three sons out of jealousy at the attention given them by her husband — who was once ...