California prosecutor: SWAT team saved 4th slasher victim
LOS ANGELES — When Ryan Scott Blinston was arrested last year, authorities say he was trying to smash in a door with a hatchet...
Flames engulfing cargo ship’s remains off Georgia coast
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Fire burned Friday inside the remains of an overturned cargo ship being dismantled on the Georgia coast.
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Gas crunch from cyberattack intensifies in nation’s capital
<p>Gas shortages at the pumps are spreading from the South to the Mid-Atlantic states, where Virginia and the District of Columbia have become some...
$9M settlement for 2 men wrongfully sent to death row
<p>RALEIGH, N.C. — Lawyers representing two former North Carolina sheriff’s deputies agreed on Friday to a $9 million settlement with two intellectually disabled half...
Diplomats, donors concerned about sex abuse reports at WHO
LONDON — British, European and American diplomats and donors have voiced serious concerns about how the World Health Organization handled sex abuse allegations involving...
Forest Service delays logging project near Yellowstone park
HELENA, Mont. — The U.S. Forest Service has delayed a proposed logging project just outside the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park that the agency...
Portugal opens door to British tourists, ending uncertainty
<p>LISBON, Portugal — British tourists can return to Portugal from next Monday, ending days of uncertainty over whether thousands of U.K. vacation bookings for...
NJ Transit settles suits in deadly crash at commuter station
<p>HOBOKEN, N.J. — NJ Transit has reached settlements in lawsuits filed by the family of a woman killed and people injured in a 2016...
Japan to expand virus emergency ahead of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — Japan is set to further expand a coronavirus state of emergency, currently in Tokyo and five other prefectures, to nine areas as...
Woman says $26M California lottery ticket destroyed in wash
<p>NORWALK, Calif. — The winner of a $26 million California Lottery prize may have literally washed the chance of a fortune down the drain.</p>
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