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February 21, 2019

Park ranger furloughed during shutdown wins lottery

A park ranger furloughed during the partial federal government shutdown has claimed a $29.5 million lottery jackpot. The New ...

February 21, 2019

Girl's death haunted police until arrest made 45 years later

Investigators searched for decades for the killer of an 11-year-old girl who disappeared while walking home from summer ...

February 21, 2019

Report: Witness says gate blocked when lion killed intern

A witness told authorities a gate blocked by a ball at a North Carolina animal preserve allowed a lion to reach three people ...

February 20, 2019

Wisconsin school ends cheerleading awards for body parts

A Wisconsin high school is ending cheerleading awards given annually to girls with the largest breasts or buttocks — dubbed ...

February 20, 2019

California student accused of making 'Banana Plug' drug app

A Northern California college freshman is facing felony charges for allegedly creating an iPhone app he dubbed the Banana ...

February 20, 2019

Nurse charged in fatal drug-swap error pleads not guilty

A Tennessee nurse charged with reckless homicide after a medication error killed a patient pleaded not guilty on Wednesday ...

February 20, 2019

Gory details emerge about missing woman's suspected demise

After months of mostly silence from authorities investigating the disappearance of a Colorado mother on Thanksgiving Day, ...

February 20, 2019

The Latest: Court records say 2 knew man wanted fiancee dead

The Latest on the criminal cases tied to a Colorado woman's death (all times local): 10:45 a.m. At least two people knew a ...

February 20, 2019

Police: Man says he stole Pepsi truck to get to the airport

Authorities say an Oklahoma man stole a Pepsi truck as the driver was unloading soda in the back. Tulsa police say no one was ...

February 20, 2019

Hiker stuck in quicksand at Utah park feared he would die

A man who was stranded for hours in frigid weather with his leg sunk up to the knee in quicksand at a creek in Utah's Zion ...

February 20, 2019

Dog reunited with family 101 days after California wildfire

A dog named Kingston is back with his family 101 days after he jumped out of their truck as they fled a devastating Northern ...

February 20, 2019

Key witness says Colorado man fatally beat fiancee with bat

A man beat his fiancee to death with a baseball bat, convinced a woman he was having an affair with to clean up the bloody ...

February 20, 2019

Man pleads guilty in rape, murder of Pennsylvania teen

A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the rape, murder and dismemberment of a 14-year-old girl, and the victim's ...

February 20, 2019

Billionaire Icahn wants Caesars Entertainment to sell itself

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday disclosed he has taken a 10 percent stake in Caesars Entertainment and is pushing ...

February 20, 2019

Alabama woman who joined Islamic State seeks return to US

An Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State group after becoming radicalized online realized she was wrong and ...

February 20, 2019

Aurora gunman's family: 'We deeply apologize' for shootings

The family of the man who fatally shot five people at a suburban Chicago manufacturing warehouse is offering condolences to ...

February 19, 2019

Pressure builds to get civilians out of last IS-held enclave

Dozens of trucks arrived Tuesday at the outskirts of a besieged enclave held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, ...

February 19, 2019

Hospital, doctor face 3 new lawsuits over drug doses, deaths

Three more wrongful-death lawsuits have been filed against an Ohio hospital system and a doctor accused of ordering ...

February 19, 2019

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. BERNIE SANDERS ...