The Alabama man accused of fatally shooting one police officer and wounding two others near Auburn University was arrested Monday.
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Tornadoes roar through nation: ‘All the windows exploded, it was just chaos’
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Former prosecutor Lori Lightfoot becomes first black female, openly gay Chicago mayor
Chicago will swear in its first black female and first openly gay mayor Monday, concludingLori Lightfoot’sastonishing yearlongrise to power.
Memorial service Wednesday for teen hero Kendrick Castillo from Denver school shooting
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‘Spike is concerning’: US measles boom heats up with 75 more cases this week
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Lawyer: NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo a ‘scapegoat’ in Eric Garner’s death
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Soggy Midwest, battered Missouri town brace for more storms, flooding
The unyielding rain and flooding that have overwhelmed parts of the Midwest are taking their toll on the once-vibrant Missouricommunity of Clarksville.
Measles cases continue record climb, reaching 764 in 23 states
The number of confirmed U.S. measles cases this year has climbed to 764, the highest total in 25 years, federal health officials announced Monday.
Pilot blames lightning strike, full fuel tanks for fiery Moscow landing that killed 41
The Aeroflot captain who landed a fiery Superjet 100 says a lightning strike and full fuel tanks may have led to the inferno that killed 41 people.
At least 13 die in fiery Moscow jet landing caught on video
A Russian Aeroflot jet landed in Moscow engulfed in flames and billowing smoke Sunday, which was captured on video.