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December 19, 2018

Launch of next generation GPS satellite postponed for 1 day

The launch of a new GPS satellite was postponed for one day Tuesday because of an unspecified problem with the SpaceX Falcon ...

December 18, 2018

Sex offender Owen Labrie ordered to jail after Christmas

A judge declined Tuesday to shorten the jail term for an elite prep school graduate convicted of sexually assaulting a ...

December 18, 2018

Chicago officers likely didn't see train that killed them

Two Chicago police officers may not have seen or heard the commuter train that fatally struck them because they were focused ...

December 18, 2018

Pence misses launch but treated to new SpaceX crew capsule

Vice President Mike Pence missed seeing a SpaceX rocket soar Tuesday. But he still got to view the company's new crew ...

December 18, 2018

Police: Officers save infant after dad said he drowned her

Two Missouri officers saved the life of a 6-month-old girl whose father walked into their police station and said he had just ...

December 18, 2018

TV crime show lovers, curious New Yorkers go see 'El Chapo'

Fans of TV crime shows, curious New Yorkers and even tourists have been showing up at a Brooklyn courthouse to catch a ...

December 18, 2018

Elon Musk to unveil underground tunnel, transport cars

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is set to unveil an underground transportation tunnel on Tuesday that could move people faster ...

December 18, 2018

Chicago police: 2 officers die after being struck by train

Two Chicago police officers were fatally struck by a train as they investigated a report of gunshots on the city's far South ...

December 18, 2018

Police: Man tried to pay for McDonald's with bag of weed

Police in Florida say a 23-year-old man went through a McDonald's drive-thru and tried to pay for his order with a bag of ...

December 18, 2018

Man dies in crash following deadly California rampage

A man who went on a deadly shooting, carjacking and robbery rampage in California's Central Valley died Monday during a ...

December 18, 2018

Child abuse climbs after Friday report cards, study says

Child abuse increases the day after school report cards are released — but only when kids get their grades on a Friday, a ...

December 17, 2018

Vatican urged to reveal status of ousted US archbishop

A prominent U.S. archbishop is asking the Vatican for answers about the status of an investigation into alleged sexual ...

December 17, 2018

Disputed LA school mural defended by prominent artist

A prominent artist will insist that one of his murals be removed from a Los Angeles school if officials follow through on ...

December 17, 2018

Silicon Valley East: Google plans $1B expansion in New York

Silicon Valley is becoming Silicon Nation. Google announced Monday it will spend more than $1 billion to build a new office ...

December 17, 2018

Kansas man gets 109 years for abuse and killing of toddler

A Kansas man convicted of abusing and killing his girlfriend's 3-year-old son before encasing the boy's body in concrete in ...

December 17, 2018

Maine shuts down pot Facebook page after critics poke fun

The state of Maine has shut down a Facebook page detailing the potential dangers of marijuana use in response to a satirical ...

December 16, 2018

Colin Kroll, co-founder of HQ Trivia, found dead

Colin Kroll, a tech executive who co-founded the HQ Trivia app, has died. He was 34. The New York Police Department says ...

December 16, 2018

For sale: Restored home of Salem witch trials refugee

A once-run-down historic home that stands where a woman accused of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials settled ...

December 15, 2018

Trucker saves dogs thrown from vehicle on New York highway

A pair of beagle mixes are on the mend after authorities say someone threw them out of a moving vehicle on a snowy New York ...