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Thousands raised for kids of Chicago cop convicted of murder
The Associated Press | Posted Oct 15th - 2:28pm
More than 500 people have contributed over $45,000 for the two daughters of the white Chicago police officer who was convicted in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
Kentucky judge blocks certification of 'Marsy's Law' vote
Adam Beam, Associated Press | Updated Oct 15th - 2:28pm
A judge in Kentucky has ordered officials not to certify the results of an election next month on whether to add protections for crime victims to the state's constitution, saying the question posed to voters on the ballot is misleading.
Man said to be Jamaican lottery scam kingpin gets 6 years
Blake Nicholson, Associated Press | Posted Oct 15th - 2:27pm
A Jamaican man who authorities said masterminded a lottery scam that defrauded at least 95 mostly elderly Americans out of more than $5.8 million has been sentenced to six years in federal prison.
US envoy for NKorea to hold talks in Russia, France, Belgium
Matthew Pennington, Associated Press | Posted Oct 15th - 2:26pm
The Trump administration's envoy for North Korea is traveling to Russia, France and Belgium for talks with counterparts there as the U.S. prepares for a second leadership summit with the North.
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Trump suggests 'rogue killers' murdered journalist Khashoggi
Jill Colvin and Hope Yen, Associated Press | Updated Oct 15th - 2:24pm
In a comment that seemed designed to give Saudi officials a route to climb down from outright denials, President Donald Trump suggested Monday that "rogue killers" could be responsible for the disappearance and presumed murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who hasn't been seen since entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago.
Senate aide pleads guilty to lying to FBI
Michael Balsamo, Associated Press | Updated Oct 15th - 2:16pm
A former Senate intelligence committee employee pleaded guilty Monday to lying to the FBI about contact he had with a reporter.
Police: Remains in Detroit funeral home included 10 fetuses
Corey Williams, Associated Press | Updated Oct 15th - 2:14pm
Police were investigating Monday how the remains of 10 fetuses and one infant ended up in the ceiling of a former funeral home in Detroit that had lost its license when decomposing embalmed bodies were found there earlier this year.
Grizzly attacks hunter in mountains north of Yellowstone
Matt Volz, Associated Press | Updated Oct 15th - 2:12pm
A grizzly bear attacked an elk hunter who surprised the sow and her cub north of Yellowstone National Park, with the bear sinking her teeth into his arm and clawing his eye before another hunter drove her off, the victim recounted Monday.
Trial set for Delaware police chief in parking lot crash
Randall Chase, Associated Press | Posted Oct 15th - 2:10pm
A Delaware police chief accused of hitting another vehicle in the police department's parking lot and trying to cover it up is facing a January trial.
The Latest: Trump suggests 'rogue killers' in writer case
The Associated Press | Updated Oct 15th - 2:02pm
The Latest on the disappearance of a Saudi journalist in Turkey and the U.S. reaction (all times local):
Deputies search for Wisconsin girl whose parents are dead
The Associated Press | Updated Oct 15th - 1:58pm
Authorities searched Monday for a 13-year-old girl they believe is in danger after her parents were found dead in their western Wisconsin home.
Judge to hear arguments in police sex toy harassment case
The Associated Press | Updated Oct 15th - 1:48pm
A judge is scheduled to hear arguments in a case involving a police department, a sex toy and harassment claims.
Experts: Hurricane Michael failed to end Florida's red tide
Jennifer Kay, Associated Press | Posted Oct 15th - 1:44pm
Hurricane Michael failed to break up a patchy and toxic algae bloom that has lingered in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida's shoreline for the last year, experts said Monday, meaning the red tide outbreak could continue to cause problems in the weeks ahead.
Death sentence vacated for man who threw children off bridge
The Associated Press | Updated Oct 15th - 1:40pm
An Alabama man convicted of killing four children by throwing them off a bridge had his death sentence reduced by a judge Monday to life imprisonment, after tests showed the man had an IQ of 51.
No cellphones, no gas: No end to misery in hurricane zone
Russ Bynum, Associated Press | Updated Oct 15th - 1:26pm
Residents of hurricane-ravaged communities in Florida's Panhandle turned to volunteers and each other for help Monday, the fifth day without cell service, electricity or, in many cases, shelter.
The Latest: Parents of missing girl found dead in her home
The Associated Press | Updated Oct 15th - 1:18pm
The Latest on the search for a missing Wisconsin teen who disappeared after two adults were found dead in her home (all times local):
Trump gets bird's-eye view of devastated Florida communities
Deb Riechmann and Darlene Superville, Associated Press | Updated Oct 15th - 1:14pm
President Donald Trump got a bird's-eye view Monday of Florida communities left in ruins by Hurricane Michael, including houses without roofs, a toppled water tower and 18-wheel trucks scattered in a parking lot during a nearly hour-long helicopter tour of portions of the Panhandle.
Man who lost son to gunfire tried to help wounded boy, 12
The Associated Press | Updated Oct 15th - 1:00pm
A day after burying his teenage stepson lost to gunfire, a Syracuse man tried to save a 12-year-old who had been hit by a bullet in an unrelated shooting.
