A gas explosion in Maryland destroyed part of a building in shopping center on Sunday morning, local fire departments report, in an incident that affected businesses and residents miles away.

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St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson has announced $25,000 rewards for information leading to arrests of the people who killed four children in a rash of shootings this summer.

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday advised President Donald Trump against pulling troops out of Afghanistan, warning of "disastrous" consequences if the US dipped below keeping at least 8,600 troops in the country.

ATLANTA — Georgia has joined other states in investigating possible cases of severe respiratory illness that may be linked to vaping.

Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Wednesday morning and bring wind, rain and storm surges to the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico over the coming week.

Conservative radio host and former Illinois US Rep. Joe Walsh will challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2020, he announced Sunday.

A Hong Kong police officer fired a live shot into the air as protesters squared off against police armed with water cannons Sunday, in one of the most violent nights seen since mass pro-democracy protests began 12 weekends ago.

Police are looking for a suspect after seven people were shot at a 2-year-old's birthday party in Camp Springs, Maryland, on Saturday night, authorities said.

On August 25, 1919, the first regular international passenger air service took place between London and Paris, France.

The son of former NFL player Barry Bennett was taken into custody Saturday in connection with the killing of his parents.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told reporters Saturday that he will ask US President Donald Trump not to escalate the trade war with China.

At least six people were injured after lightning struck a tree at the PGA Tour Championship golf tournament in Atlanta, police said on Saturday.

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Britain's Prince Andrew has said that during the "limited time" he spent with financier Jeffrey Epstein, he never saw, witnessed, or suspected "any behavior of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction."

ALBANY -- Albany police say Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Goss died Saturday from a single gunshot wound in a wooded area on the 600 block of Greenwood Drive.

Officials in Russia's northern city of Arkhangelsk have acknowledged that one of the doctors who helped treat victims of a recent mysterious explosion at a military test site was found to have a radioactive isotope in his body.

A spacecraft carrying Russia's humanoid robot failed to dock with the International Space Station on Saturday morning, Russian state news agencies reported.

Pluto was long considered our solar system's ninth planet. Although small, it orbits the sun and has the spherical shape required to be considered a planet.

As the global economy shudders, the Middle East boils and the Amazon rainforest burns, world leaders are convening on France's Atlantic coast for a weekend of talks few believe can solve any of it.

Hong Kong's brief respite from violence has come to an end, with police firing tear gas at demonstrators as the city's protests enter their 12th weekend.

Six people were injured in a prison riot in San Diego Friday night, according to a Cal Fire spokesman.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been treated for pancreatic cancer in New York City, the Supreme Court announced Friday.

I want to update you on what happened at the Town Hall meeting concerning EtO at the Bard plants in Covington and Madison.

CONYERS — Many years of poor maintenance, along with torrential rains in April, June and July, caused flooded roads, destroyed storm drains and culverts and left the Rockdale County Stormwater Department scrambling not only to provide enough repairs to reopen closed roads, but also to provid…

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardon and Parole.

Several students at Henderson Middle School in Butts County on Friday were being treated after exposure to what officials believe may have been THC-laced candy.

Hugh Steele, long-time chairman of the Newton County Board of Elections, has submitted his letter of resignation.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardon and Parole.