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September 27, 2020

Car injures 2 protesters during California demonstration

Two people were struck by a car and injured Saturday during a Southern California demonstration involving members of Black ...

September 26, 2020

California braces for power shutoffs and warm, windy weekend

Firefighters and officials at California's largest utility company braced for hot, dry and windy weather in northern and ...

September 26, 2020

The Latest: Protesters outside Louisville church amid curfew

The Latest on a grand jury's decision not to indict police officers on criminal charges directly related to Breonna Taylor's ...

September 26, 2020

1 hurt, car crashed in fights at Los Angeles protest

One person was hurt when a truck ran into a small crowd of people protesting police brutality in Los Angeles Thursday night, ...

September 25, 2020

Memorial honors Calif. firefighter killed in blaze

A memorial service was held Friday for a California firefighter who was killed while battling a blaze in the mountains east ...

September 25, 2020

22 die in Ukraine military plane crash

A Ukrainian military plane carrying aviation school students crashed and burst into flames Friday while landing, killing 22 ...

September 25, 2020

Migrants accuse Greece of pushing them back out to sea

Shortly after reaching the Greek island of Lesbos, a group of Afghan migrants say, their hopes for a new life in Europe were ...

September 24, 2020

Stuck at sea: Virus-stranded mariners seek help

More than 300,000 merchant mariners are trapped at sea because of the pandemic, unable to get home due to virus restrictions.

September 24, 2020

Park IDs hunter killed by grizzly bear in Alaska as Ohio man

The hunter killed by a grizzly bear last weekend in a remote part of Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve ...

September 24, 2020

Suspected extremists abduct 3 non-Muslims in Kenya's north

Officials in Kenya say three non-Muslim bus passengers were abducted by suspected Islamic extremists in Kenya's northern ...

September 24, 2020

1 dead, 3 injured in Oklahoma house explosion

A girl was killed and her parents and brother were injured when their home in Oklahoma City exploded Thursday morning, fire ...

September 24, 2020

Coach will be among the missing when FSU plays No. 12 Miami

Missing from this year’s Florida State-Miami game will be a lot of fans and one head coach. The stakes aren't quite like the ...

September 24, 2020

West Coast winemakers fear smoke damage to grapes

Winemakers on the US West Coast fear that smoke from wildfires that has blanketed the region will be a disaster for their ...

September 24, 2020

Navy releases documents from Cold War loss of submarine

The Navy began releasing documents from the investigation into the deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history on Wednesday, ...

September 24, 2020

Beta continues slow trek, bringing rain to several states

A weakened Beta continued its slow trek across several Southern states on Wednesday, bringing rainfall to parts of Louisiana, ...

September 23, 2020

1st deadly grizzly attack recorded in nation's largest park

A hunter has been killed by a grizzly bear in Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. It’s the first-known ...

September 23, 2020

Pregnant woman pulls husband to safety after shark attack

When a shark attacked her husband during a snorkeling trip in the Florida Keys, his pregnant wife didn't think twice, jumping ...

September 23, 2020

Russian frigate and container ship collide in Danish waters

A Russian frigate has collided with a Marshall Islands-flagged container ship off Copenhagen, Denmark’s navy said.

September 23, 2020

Pence's jet returns to airport after hitting bird on takeoff

Vice President Mike Pence's airplane struck a bird Tuesday on takeoff in New Hampshire, causing the pilot to return to the ...

September 23, 2020

VP Pence's plane makes emergency landing in NH

Vice President Mike Pence's airplane struck a bird upon take-off from a New Hampshire airport, causing the pilot to return ...