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Severe storms are going to roll through the Southeast this weekend, teeing up an active few days of rough weather.
A sixth body has been recovered several miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, where a commercial vessel capsized on April 13, according to the Lafourche Parish Coroner.
Peaceful protests over the fatal police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. dispersed Thursday night in Elizabeth City, North Carolina -- but demonstrators will be back, community members said.
A suspect is in custody after a fatal shooting Thursday night in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter left one person dead and others injured, according to the San Diego Police Department.
A prisoner who escaped from a Nevada jail 27 years ago is back in US custody after being captured in Mexico, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections and the US Marshals Service.
A California police officer is facing multiple felony charges for the 2018 shooting death of a man during a slow-speed pursuit, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office said in a Wednesday news release. The announcement came the same day local authorities released new body camera f…
An unidentified object has been spotted at the site of the ongoing search for a missing Indonesian submarine with 53 crew members on board, as authorities warn oxygen on the vessel will run out within 24 hours.
A mural of George Floyd in Houston was vandalized, Police Chief Troy Finner said Thursday.
Three Uyghur parents who publicly appealed to Beijing to let their children leave China have been accused, without evidence, of child abandonment and terrorism by the Chinese government.
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Ma'Khia Bryant's mother doesn't want her daughter to be remembered by the incident that ended her life.
With Washington rejoining international efforts against climate change under President Joe Biden, the United States and China now have a new area of competition -- leading the world in staving off environmental catastrophe.
An Iowa woman who told police in 2019 that she ran over a girl because she "was a Mexican" pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime charges, according to court records filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
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(The Center Square) – The federal government has approved Georgia's request to extend Medicaid benefits for new mothers, Gov. Brian Kemp and public officials have announced.
Neighbors on Thursday described a chaotic scene of North Carolina deputies trying to serve a warrant, a car pulling away and shots fired -- leaving one man dead.
A New York woman who was attacked in her driveway is hoping for answers, as police try to hunt down the man who threw a cup of acid in her face.
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Newton County Coroner Dorothea Bailey-Butts is asking the county to increase her fiscal year 2022 budget by more than 100% so that she can increase her compensation, add manpower and increase training, among other things.
Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver the GOP response following President Joe Biden's address to a joint session of Congress next Wednesday.
Vacant office space in New York City is the highest in nearly three decades and will likely hit "unprecedented levels" in the coming months.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the sentence of life without parole for a juvenile offender in a 6-3 decision, rejecting arguments that such sentences should have additional limits.
US stocks tumbled Thursday over investors' worries about higher taxes.
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Home prices are setting new records as buyers scramble for an accepted offer amid a continuing inventory crunch.
Russia ordered its top military brass to return troops to their permanent bases starting Friday, saying it had concluded a "snap inspection" of its forces in the country's east and west, near the Ukrainian border.
A man convicted in federal court for the 2017 terror bombing attack in a New York City subway station was sentenced Thursday to life in prison.
You've almost certainly heard the term blockchain. But you probably have no idea what it is or how it works, let alone why it generates so much hype. That's OK. Most people don't.
Federal authorities say they've arrested three New York men Tuesday on money laundering conspiracy charges in connection with an elaborate, international bank robbery operation that netted more than $30 million over several years.
Ma'Khia Bryant and two other young women argued over a messy house and unmade bed before a fight that ended with the fatal police shooting shooting of the Black teenager, the woman who cared for Ma'Khia in foster care said Thursday.
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ATLANTA — The rate at which Atlanta-based Southern Co. and other utilities in the Southeast reduce carbon emissions will flatten during the coming decade, preventing them from reaching long-term zero-carbon goals.
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CONYERS — The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners is expected to approve at its April 27 voting session a future land use map amendment and rezoning request for a townhome project on Old Salem Road.
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An alternate juror in Derek Chauvin's trial told reporters Thursday that Dr. Martin Tobin, the soft-spoken doctor who explained how George Floyd died, convinced her of the former police officer's guilt.
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ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed the first African-American to lead the Stone Mountain Memorial Association.
When police officers kill a person, they are rarely charged with a crime. It's even more rare for a jury to convict an officer for murder or manslaughter.
British lawmakers have unanimously declared China's ongoing crackdown in Xinjiang a genocide, joining the United States, Canada and the Netherlands in condemning Beijing's actions against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far-west region in the strongest possible terms.
Disney and Sony Pictures Entertainment agreed to a multi-year licensing deal Tuesday that will bring your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man to Disney's platforms, including Disney+.
LeBron James tweeted, then deleted, a post about the killing of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant at the hands of Columbus police.
My family and friends enjoy the creamy chicken enchiladas that I occasionally cook. Instead of using traditional tortillas for this recipe, I went outside the box. I decided jumbo pasta shells would be the vessels to hold all of that rich and creamy chicken filling.
The US Justice Department announced Wednesday it is launching a federal civil probe into policing practices in Minneapolis.
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It took a while for Chipotle to roll out its quesadilla. But the cheesy item hit menus last month, and customers are into it.
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The Ingenuity helicopter successfully completed a second flight on Mars Thursday, and it was even more challenging than the first.
A young boy named Dawson leans back in a white rocking chair on a balcony: "I bought some rocks from Home Depot and we just painted them. Let me show you over here."
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Claims for unemployment benefits went down more than expected last week. That's good news.
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CONYERS — Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Rockdale and Newton counties saw positive over-the-month measures for nearly every key indicator in March.
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COVINGTON — Newton County will spend $36,000 to replace sidewalks and curbs that were damaged by tree roots in River Walk Farm subdivision.
The families of George Floyd and Philando Castile joined mourners in Minneapolis on Thursday to bid farewell to Daunte Wright, a Black man whose death this month at the hands of a police officer prompted renewed cries for justice and accountability.
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