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Prosecutors: Prof killed boyfriend as part of sexual fantasy
The fatal stabbing of a hairstylist in Chicago was part of a sexual fantasy hatched in an online chatroom between a Nort…
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Rescuers expand search for Army helicopter crew in Hawaii
The Coast Guard has expanded its search for five crew members of a downed Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into t…
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Spanish town struggles to reconcile locals as extremist cell
They were brothers and boyhood friends from a town with no unfamiliar faces. They were linked by Moroccan roots and equa…
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Senator who hoped for Trump assassination in post apologizes
A Missouri lawmaker who drew bipartisan outrage over her brief Facebook comment expressing hope that President Donald Tr…
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1979 Klan-Nazi attack survivor hopes for a 'justice river'
The Rev. Nelson Johnson needs no reminders of the massacre of five of his labor-activist friends almost 40 years ago - h…
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Latino festival focuses on cultural education
UTICA - As music rung out across Hanna Park Sunday afternoon, families swayed to the music and enjoyed food, while catch…
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Trump will address path forward on Afghanistan
Signaling that the U.S. military expects its mission to continue, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Sunday hailed…
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Rare feat: Gadziala gets a double eagle
Golf has been a big part of Tom Gadziala's life since he was 10 years old.In the years since he took up the game, the 60…
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Publicist: Jerry Lewis, comedian, telethon host, dies at 91
Jerry Lewis, the manic, rubber-faced showman who jumped and hollered to fame in a lucrative partnership with Dean Martin…
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Eclipse eve: Millions converge across US to see sun go dark
Millions of Americans are converging on a narrow corridor stretching from Oregon to South Carolina to watch the moon blo…
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Hospital officals: Nearly 500 dead in Sierra Leone mudslides
Churches across Sierra Leone held special services Sunday in memory of those killed in mudslides and flooding earlier th…
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Iraq launches operation to take back IS-held town near Mosul
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a multi-pronged assault to retake the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, marki…
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Germany welcomes release of writer sought by Turkey
Germany welcomed the release Sunday of a German writer detained in Spain on a Turkish warrant and accused Turkey of abus…
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Police blotters for Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017
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No bond for suspect in officers' fatal shooting in Fla.
A suspect in the fatal shooting of two police officers in Florida will be staying in jail after a judge denied him bond …
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