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October 12, 2018

Man nicknamed 'Willy Wonka' pleads guilty to multiple crimes

The leader of a multistate ATM and vehicle burglary ring known as "Willy Wonka" or the "Chocolate Man" has pleaded guilty to ...

October 12, 2018

AP Exclusive: Costly plan aims to stem inmate overdoses

A federal official who controls medical care in California prisons wants as much as a quarter-billion dollars a year to ...

October 11, 2018

More cases potentially tainted by high lab worker tossed out

Thousands of additional drug cases tainted by a former chemist authorities say was high almost every day she worked at a ...

October 11, 2018

Prosecutors: Father helped daughter in murder-suicide plot

A former Missouri jail guard persuaded her terminally ill father to fatally shoot her estranged husband to resolve a custody ...

October 11, 2018

Judge cites father's 'callous' 911 call; orders murder trial

A judge has ordered two Michigan parents to stand trial for murder in the death of their malnourished 10-month-old daughter, ...

October 11, 2018

Have 19 hours? World's longest commercial flight takes off

The world's longest direct commercial flight is back and taking travelers from Singapore to the New York region. Operated by ...

October 11, 2018

Limousine service operator charged in crash that killed 20

A limousine service operator was charged Wednesday with criminally negligent homicide in a crash that killed 20 people, while ...

October 11, 2018

Gunman arrested near California park where camper was shot

A man dressed in black and carrying a rifle was arrested Wednesday near Malibu Creek State Park, where a camper was shot and ...

October 11, 2018

Giant hammer artwork stolen in Northern California

Authorities in Northern California are looking for a hammer. A really, really big one. The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat says ...

October 11, 2018

All 15 Texas Catholic dioceses to name accused priests

All 15 Catholic dioceses in Texas will release early next year the names of clergy who have been "credibly accused" of sexual ...

October 10, 2018

The Latest: Lawyer says limo service operator isn't guilty

The Latest on the limousine crash in upstate New York that killed 20 people last weekend (all times local): 2:30 p.m.

October 10, 2018

Woman with 'emotional support squirrel' removed from plane

Police at a Florida airport removed a passenger who refused to get off a Cleveland-bound flight after she was found carrying ...

October 10, 2018

Mega Millions players have chance at US's 9th largest prize

Lottery players will have a chance at the nation's ninth-largest jackpot when numbers are drawn for Friday's Mega Millions ...

October 10, 2018

Restaurant offers free steak tips for tips on burglar

A New Hampshire restaurant is offering free steak tips to anyone with tips on a recent burglary at their location. Police say ...

October 10, 2018

Being killed for their work is growing risk for journalists

Journalists are familiar with the risks of reporting from war-torn lands, but the recent death or disappearance of three ...

October 10, 2018

Investigators want to know who left gator in Lake Michigan

Authorities don't know who dumped a 4-foot-long reptile into Lake Michigan, but they now know what kind it is.

October 09, 2018

Harvard, NYU law reviews accused of bias against whites, men

A group based in Texas is suing legal journals at Harvard University and New York University over allegations that they ...

October 09, 2018

Gecko butt-dials 'bazillion' times from Hawaii seal hospital

If you got incessant phone calls last week from a hospital that cares for Hawaiian monk seals, you were butt-dialed. Or, more ...

October 09, 2018

Inflatable sea monster takes over a rusting warehouse

A giant sea monster has taken over a building at Philadelphia's Navy Yard, but only temporarily. The inflatable sculpture ...