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The latest hot spot for illegal border crossings is San Diego. But routes change quickly

JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — On many nights, hundreds of migrants squeeze through poles in a borde...

Funeral set for Roger Fortson, the Black US Air Force member killed in his home by Florida deputy

STONECREST, Ga. (AP) — A funeral will be held Friday for a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was...

Man convicted of attacking ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer is to be sentenced

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attackin...

70 years after Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court laid out a new precedent: Separate but equal has no place in American...

Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power to 900,000 homes and businesses

HOUSTON (AP) — Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday for the second time...

Prosecutors say Washington officer charged with murder ignored his training in killing man in 2019

KENT, Wash. (AP) — A suburban Seattle police officer ignored his training and unnecessarily resorted...

Watchdog: EPA's lead pipe fix sent about $3 billion to states based on unverified data

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency distributed about $3 billion to states last year...

US Coast Guard says Texas barge collision may have spilled up to 2,000 gallons of oil

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Early estimates indicate up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into surrounding...

Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social medi...

Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a full pardon Thursday for a former U.S. Army sergeant...

Iowa center called police nearly 1,000 times in 3 years before teen killed staffer, records show

Officers responded nearly 1,000 times in the past three years to an Iowa juvenile treatment center...

Lawyer for family of slain US Air Force airman says video and calls show deputy went to wrong home

STONECREST, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer for the family of Roger Fortson said Thursday that police radio traffic...

Sen. Bob Menendez reveals his wife has breast cancer as his trial focuses on FBI raid of his home

NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez said Thursday that his wife will undergo a mastectomy after she...

Gunman's family told deputy before Maine's deadliest shooting that they hadn't removed his weapons

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Police have said repeatedly in the aftermath of Maine’s deadliest shooting that...

Police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at DePaul University in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Police began dismantling a pro-Palestinian encampment early Thursday at DePaul University...

Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles...

Census Bureau estimates: Detroit population rises after decades of decline, South dominates growth

DETROIT (AP) — America’s Northeast and Midwest cities are rebounding slightly from years of population...

What to know about a bus crash that killed 8 Mexican farmworkers in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A bus carrying farmworkers to a watermelon field in central Florida wa...

Ship that struck Baltimore bridge had 4 blackouts before disaster. Here's what we know

The Dali container ship experienced a near-perfect storm of calamities before it struck Baltimore's...

Kansas governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technology

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a measure Wednesday that could have earmarked up to $5 million for gun-detectio...

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