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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A student aboard one of two Tennessee school buses that crashed, killing two children and an adult, said she feared for her li...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police have arrested two men charged with raping a 16-year-old girl at a Johns Hopkins University fraternity party. Police ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has halted the scheduled execution of a Texas prisoner whose attorneys say is too delusional to be pu...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Four of the remaining nine USS Arizona survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack are vowing this year’s anniversary won’t be th...

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Acclaimed chef Chris Lanter is talking a crowd of eager foodies through a demo on cooking with marijuana. As he prepares steak au ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The FBI has confirmed it is investigating a recent hacking attack at Sony Pictures Entertainment, which caused major internal com...

Hospitals can be perilous for patients because of preventable infections, drug errors and falls. But new data released Tuesday show the danger has wan...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A towing company owner killed his ex-girlfriend, two men she had romantic trysts with and the owner of a rival tow truck firm...

DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say a Wal-Mart shopper denied slipping $35 worth of beef tongue into his pants, but the telltale tongue told a d...

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who spent years caring for his ailing 88-year-old mother before strangling her with a necktie while she slept will...

DETROIT (AP) — At least 36 people have died and 44 have been seriously injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switch...

DENVER (AP) — A man is set to be sentenced for helping move tons of marijuana to the United States in what prosecutors call a conspiracy between a gro...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say a woman has been charged with using a stun gun on her 3-year-old nephew. The Tampa Bay Times ( http:...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — President Barack Obama planned to hold meetings Monday on the Ferguson situation, and a few members of the St. Louis Rams football te...

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson did not receive a severance package when he resigned over the weekend, the St. Louis suburb...

NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday fatigue is setting in. Early discounting, more online shopping and a mixed economy meant fewer people shopped over Thanks...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama tried to draw attention to independently owned businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, a day that is i...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Elonis claimed he was just kidding when he posted a series of graphically violent rap lyrics on Facebook about killing his e...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like a student who waited until the night before a deadline, lawmakers resuming work Monday will try to cram two years of leftover b...

NEW YORK (AP) — A surge in baby boomers has driven up the number of elderly people abusing drugs or alcohol, bringing more attention to the sometimes-...