When George Zimmerman and his girlfriend called 911 in the heat of a domestic dispute, they almost certainly knew that…
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Parishioners start fund for stabbing victims after attack at New Mexico Catholic church
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Members of a Catholic church where three people were stabbed during Mass a week ago launched an…
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California widow receives remains of husband, decades after soldier was lost in Korean War
LOS ANGELES – Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph E. Gantt went off to war 63 years ago, leaving behind a…
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Michelle Knight, freed after 11 years of captivity, says her new fame comes with complications
CLEVELAND – Michelle Knight has discovered that the fame that followed her escape from Ariel Castro’s house of horrors cuts…
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Centuries-old bur oak tree being moved _ carefully _ at University of Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A towering, nearly 300-year-old tree at the University of Michigan is set to be moved —…
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After short break, winter returns to central US with snow, sleet, potentially violent storms
CHICAGO – After a brief respite of sunshine, winter returned to much of the nation’s midsection on Thursday, bringing a…
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Deaths of 5 Utah family members not accidental, police say
SALT LAKE CTIY – A Utah couple and their three children found dead in their home last month were likely…
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Obama administration approves massive expansion of shipwreck sanctuary in Great Lakes
DETROIT – The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in northern Michigan has received federal approval to expand its size nearly…
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Expedition forming to retrace 1,200-mile trek of wandering Oregon wolf OR-7
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Wildlife advocates are preparing to retrace the 1,200-mile path of a wandering wolf whose trek in…
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Police: Noise from fallen support frame inside store at New Jersey mall mistaken for gunshots
PARAMUS, N.J. – A crowd of frightened shoppers trying to exit a department store after smoke seeped in from a…
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