Wind-driven brushfire at Baltimore wood recycling yard closes expressway, light rail, schools
Firefighters are battling a massive, wind-driven brushfire at a Baltimore wood recycling yard that closed a section of the expressway ...
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Hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO heads into third day as new clues emerge
NEW YORK -- As the investigation into a masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of one of the ...
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In California’s ‘earthquake country,’ a 7.0 temblor prompts confusion and a tsunami warning
SAN FRANCISCO -- Valerie Starkey was driving through Northern California to visit relatives when she suddenly felt shaking and feared ...
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Consumer Reports survey finds electric vehicle reliability improving but lagging gas models
DETROIT -- The reliability of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids has dramatically improved, narrowing a wide gap with gas-powered automobiles, ...
Read moreDetails2 kindergarteners wounded and gunman dead after shooting at California religious school
PALERMO, Calif. -- Two children were in “extremely critical condition” Wednesday after being shot at a tiny religious K-8 school ...
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Stock market today: Bitcoin hits $100,000 and Asian shares are mostly higher
TOKYO -- TOKYO (AP) — Bitcoin surpassed $100,000 for the first time, while Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday, taking ...
Read moreDetailsJeff Bezos says he is ‘optimistic’ about a new Trump term and can help with cutting regulations
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Wednesday that he is “optimistic” about President-elect Donald Trump’s second term and expressed some excitement ...
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Transgender rights case lands at Supreme Court amid debate over ban on medical treatments for minors
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in just its second major transgender rights case, which is a ...
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An ex-officer who died in an apparent suicide before his abuse trial was not supposed to have a gun
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A former police detective in Kansas who died in an apparent suicide as he was about to ...
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To save a dying swamp, Louisiana aims to restore the Mississippi River’s natural flow
GARYVILLE, La. -- Louisiana has long relied on a vast levee system to rein in the Mississippi River and protect ...
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