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PASCO, Wash. (AP) — Police who shot and killed a man accused of hurling rocks at officers in southeastern Washington are drawing criticism from as far...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Muslim groups planned to take their demands for a federal hate-crime investigation of three young Muslims slain in North Carolina...

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Eddie Ray Routh spoke of insanity, anarchy and the apocalypse when police tried to arrest him after the shooting deaths of ...

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Investigators wearing bulletproof vests sit in unmarked cars outside a Southern California recycling center, swapping license p...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is at a crossroads on matters of race relations and law enforcement, presenting "hard truths" that its citizens an...

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother accused of killing six of her newborn babies and storing their bodies in her garage pleaded guilty to murder Thursday...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana homeowner was sentenced Thursday to 70 years in prison, with no parole for at least 20 years, in the shotgun killing of...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Funeral and prayer services have begun for three young adults fatally shot in North Carolina in what police call a parking disput...

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas Ranger testifying Thursday at the murder trial of a former Marine charged with killing famed Navy SEAL Chris Kyle a...

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli army official who traveled with Brian Williams during the military campaign against Hezbollah in 2006 said the account the...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A long-running parking dispute between neighbors motivated a man to kill a woman, her newlywed husband and her sister at a qu...

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — A former Marine charged with murder in the death of Chris Kyle, the former Navy SEAL depicted in the blockbuster "American ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — An infant who authorities suspect was killed by an 11-year-old girl died of blunt impact injuries all over her body, a medical examin...

Smitten by Nancy, Charlie chased her down at a charity walk. Lisa, landlocked in Florida, fell for Thomas as his ship crossed the Mediterranean, and a...

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Even while being held hostage by Islamic State extremists, Kayla Mueller tried to find the good in everything, her family and f...

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC announced Tuesday that it is suspending Brian Williams as “Nightly News” anchor and managing editor for six months without pay for...

BOSTON (AP) — As New Englanders dug out from 2 more feet of snow Tuesday, there appeared to be no relief in sight. Meteorologists predict more snow is...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (AP) — A 32-year-old man has been charged with stealing a bronze likeness of author Mark Twain from a cemetery in upstate New York. Elmir...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s most senior lawmaker said Tuesday he will skip the Israeli prime minister’s speech to Congress next month on Iran, call...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House circulated a proposal Tuesday to authorize the Pentagon to fight Islamic State terrorists without an “enduring offen...