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Report: Prosecutor used daughter as bait to catch molester

A newspaper reports a Northern California prosecutor used his 13-year-old daughter to lure a man back to the spot where she said he had molested her, so the man’s incrimi...

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Thousands at vigil for victims of California school shooting

A candlelight vigil is planned Sunday evening to remember two students shot and killed by a classmate at his Southern California high school as investigators try to deter...

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Partisan divide seen in how local news should be propped up

The nation’s partisan divide is also evident in how Americans believe the struggling local news industry should be helped, with Democrats more willing to provide governme...

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Democrat Edwards wins reelection in conservative Louisiana

Louisiana’s voters have reelected Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards to a second term, deep in the heart of the conservative South

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The Latest: Rispone: Disappointed at loss, but thankful too

Polls have closed in Louisiana, where a runoff election is deciding whether the Deep South’s only Democratic governor can reach a second term despite opposition from Pres...

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Prince Andrew denies claims of Epstein accuser in interview

Britain’s Prince Andrew is questioning the authenticity of a photograph of him posing with a woman who says she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein

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Huddled in locker room after shooting, team relied on texts

A basketball team huddled in a locker room after a school shooting as they waited for word that it was safe and feared a gunman might burst through the doors

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California school shooting suspect described as quiet, smart

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Teen SC school shooter gets life for killing 1st grader

A school shooter who was 14 when he killed a first grader on a school playground in South Carolina has been sentenced to life in prison without parole

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US panel backs wider use of fish oil to prevent heart attack

US health experts recommend wider use prescription-strength fish oil to help prevent heart problems

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After 20 years, Washington tribe hopes to hunt whales again

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Defense expert: Iowa murder suspect’s confession unreliable

A defense expert says the confession by the suspect in the death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts is not reliable because he was sleep deprived after hours o...

Greta Thunberg hitches low-carbon ride across Atlantic

Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has left North America to begin her return trip across the Atlantic aboard a 48-foot (15-meter) catamaran sailboat whose pass...

Florida mother facing charges in missing child case

Police found human remains believed to be of missing child Taylor Rose Williams in Jacksonville, Florida.

Georgia executes man for store clerk's killing in 1994

Georgia prison officials are preparing to execute a man convicted in the killing of a convenience store clerk

Northwestern paper's apology sparks journalism debate

Student journalists at Northwestern University tried to apologize amid complaints about coverage of a speech and protests, but now are facing criticism for the apology

Border wall opponents in court trying to stop construction

A federal appeals court has heard arguments to halt the military-funded construction of President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico

Woman who spoke at Epstein's bail hearing sues his estate

A woman who spoke out against Jeffrey Epstein at a July bail hearing was among three more women who are suing his estate

Court rules against warrantless searches of phones, laptops

A federal court in Boston has ruled that warrantless U.S. government searches of the phones and laptops of international travelers at airports and other U.S. ports of ent...

US-British diplomatic clash in store over Caribbean killing?

A Connecticut man charged in the death of a hotel worker in Anguilla has declined to return to the British Caribbean territory for the latest pretrial hearing

Record cold follows early snowstorm over much of eastern US

Snow and cold records fell from the Plains to the Great Lakes and beyond as an arctic airmass that started in Siberia spilled over a big chunk of the eastern half of the ...

Singer Andrea Bocelli: 'Absurd' to shun opera legend Domingo

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is staunchly defending opera legend Placido Domingo, calling it "absurd" that opera houses have canceled the star's performances over sexual ...

Leader of food security nonprofits to head World Food Prize

A woman who has led nonprofit organizations focused on global food security and the impact of climate change on agricultural productivity is the new president of the Worl...

Democrats' wins could help bring down Confederate statues

Virginia Democrats seized control of the General Assembly for the first time in decades last week and that means Confederate statues could soon be coming down in a state ...