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Notorious New York City-area 'Torso Killer' confesses to 1965 killing

One of the New York City areas most notorious serial killers has confessed to another killing

7 Jan 2026 1:40 pm
Trump leaves Venezuela's opposition sidelined and Maduro's party in power

Opposition supporters have long hoped their leaders could replace Nicols Maduro as Venezuela's president

7 Jan 2026 11:52 am
Winning numbers drawn in Tuesdays Mega Millions

The winning numbers in Tuesday evenings drawing of the Mega Millions game were: 09-39-47-58-68, Mega Ball: 24, Megaplier:

7 Jan 2026 11:35 am
Texas cracked down on teachers for posts about Charlie Kirk, union lawsuit says

A teachers union in Texas is suing the states education department and accusing it of improperly investigating teachers and other public school employees over social media comments following the killing of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk

7 Jan 2026 9:35 am
Judge allows San Diego high school gunman to be resentenced after 23 years in prison

A judge has granted a request by the gunman in a 2001 shooting at a San Diego high school to be resentenced

7 Jan 2026 9:03 am
Coast Guard helicopter crew battles high winds to rescue 9 from grounded fishing boat

Nine crew members of a commercial crab boat were hoisted to safety after the boat named the Arctic Sea grounded on an Alaska island

7 Jan 2026 5:57 am
Dead whale found on bow of ship in New Jersey sparks investigation

The death of a whale found on the bow of a container ship at a port along the Delaware River in southern New Jersey is under investigation

7 Jan 2026 5:04 am
A town in North Carolina is returning land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

The Noquisiyi Mound in Franklin, North Carolina, is close to being returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

7 Jan 2026 5:02 am
Detroit suburb agrees to $3.25M settlement in case of woman found alive in body bag

A Detroit suburb has agreed to a $3.25 million settlement with the family of a young woman who had been declared dead at her home but was alive when her body bag was opened at a funeral home

7 Jan 2026 1:37 am
Joseph McGettigan, prosecutor in Jerry Sandusky and John du Pont cases, dies at 76

Joseph McGettigan III, a Pennsylvania prosecutor known for convicting Jerry Sandusky and John du Pont, has died at the age of 76

7 Jan 2026 1:18 am
Alaska pilot who landed plane after panel blew out says Boeing unfairly blamed him

The Alaska Airlines pilot who was praised as a hero for safely landing a plane after a door plug panel flew off shortly after takeoff in 2004 is suing Boeing because he believes the plane maker wrongly tried to blame him and the rest of the crew in pas...

7 Jan 2026 1:13 am
Man accused of stalking a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is sentenced to probation in plea deal

A Wisconsin man accused of sending the state Supreme Court's chief justice intimidating emails has been sentenced to probation

6 Jan 2026 10:55 pm
3 Big Changes for Retirement Planning this year

For retirement savers and retirees, the new year brings more than the usual inflation adjustments to retirement contributions

6 Jan 2026 7:11 pm
Federal aviation notice warned of slackline before deadly helicopter crash in Arizona

Federal aviation records show a notice was issued to pilots that a tightrope would be stretched across a mountainous area of Arizona, providing a warning to watch out for the temporary obstacle

6 Jan 2026 1:53 pm
A snowmobiler dies after an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada

Authorities say an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada buried a snowmobiler in snow and killed him

6 Jan 2026 1:48 pm
These numbers tell the story of the Los Angeles wildfires, one year later

A year after twin infernos devastated Los Angeles County, here are some key numbers that show how fast the disaster unfolded and the toll it left behind

6 Jan 2026 1:46 pm
Former Uvalde officer accused of not protecting students during 2022 shooting goes on trial

Prosecutors in Texas are set to begin laying out their case against a former police officer who was among the first on the scene of the horrific school shooting in Uvalde more than three years ago

6 Jan 2026 12:51 pm
Winning numbers drawn in Mondays Powerball

The winning numbers in Monday evenings drawing of the Powerball game were: 04-18-24-51-56, Powerball: 14

6 Jan 2026 12:51 pm
Ex-Arizona lawmaker who questioned election integrity to be sentenced for using forged signatures

A former Republican lawmaker who questioned the integrity of Arizonas elections and served as a leader for the conservative group Turning Point Action is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday for using nominating petitions that contained forged signatures...

6 Jan 2026 11:42 am
Tuberville files paperwork to enter Alabama governor's race

Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville has filed paperwork to run for governor

6 Jan 2026 9:54 am
Tiny Caribbean islands reach deal with US government to accept asylum-seekers

The United States has reached a deal with Caribbean nation Dominica to start sending foreigners seeking U.S. asylum there

6 Jan 2026 9:35 am
Search ends for mountain lions after hiker fatally attacked on Colorado trail

The search for mountain lions in a remote area of Colorado where a solo hiker was fatally attacked last week has ended

6 Jan 2026 5:22 am
FAA picks firms to replace 612 outdated radar systems air traffic controllers rely on

The federal government has picked two companies to replace 612 radar systems nationwide that date back to the 1980s as part of a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the nations air traffic control system

6 Jan 2026 2:56 am
4 injured in suburban Philadelphia nursing home explosion file negligence lawsuit

Four people injured in an explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home two weeks ago are suing the facility and a natural gas utility

6 Jan 2026 2:00 am
Florida awaiting federal approval for 3rd immigration detention center

Florida is waiting for federal approval to open a third immigration detention center in the Panhandle

6 Jan 2026 1:06 am
Jan. 6 plaque made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol

Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy is nowhere to be found

5 Jan 2026 6:24 pm
Maduro is set to make his first appearance in a US courtroom on drug trafficking charges

Deposed Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro is set to make his first appearance in an American courtroom

5 Jan 2026 5:11 pm
Markets react mildly to the US capture of Venezuelan leader Maduro

Oil prices slipped and precious metal prices jumped after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro in a weekend raid

5 Jan 2026 1:59 pm
Photos of Venezuela the day after US forces captured President Nicols Maduro

A tense calm held in Venezuela on Sunday, a day after President Nicolas Maduro was deposed and captured in an American military operation. Maduro was taken to the U.S., arriving late Saturday afternoon at a small airport in New York following the operation that extracted him and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their home in a military base in the capital, Caracas. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

5 Jan 2026 3:43 am
Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot

Five years after the Capitol riot, some of the police officers who fought off the rioters that day say they're still struggling with what happened

4 Jan 2026 6:09 pm
Trump's plan to seize and revitalize Venezuela's oil industry faces major hurdles

President Donald Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing that country's president in a military raid isn't likely to have a significant immediate impact on oil prices

4 Jan 2026 6:07 pm
Maduro arrives in US after stunning capture in operation that Trump says will let US 'run' Venezuela

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicols Maduro has arrived in the United States to face criminal charges

4 Jan 2026 12:31 pm
Winning numbers drawn in Saturdays Powerball

The winning numbers in Saturday evenings drawing of the Powerball game were: 18-21-40-53-60, Powerball: 23

4 Jan 2026 12:23 pm
How cocaine and corruption led to the indictment of Maduro

A newly unsealed U.S. Justice Department indictment accuses captured Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro of running a corrupt, illegitimate government fueled by a drug-trafficking operation that flooded the U.S. with thousands of tons of cocaine

4 Jan 2026 11:27 am
Amid wildfire grief, an LA-area resident sowed sunflowers and hope where her home once stood

Missi Dowd-Figueroa has brought life back to her fire-ravaged plot in Altadena by planting sunflowers

4 Jan 2026 11:19 am
Appeals panel says California's ban on open carry is unconstitutional

The ruling was issued by two judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

4 Jan 2026 7:14 am
Judge convicted of obstructing immigrant arrest resigns as GOP threatens impeachment

She was convicted of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents.

4 Jan 2026 12:07 am
What to know about the Uvalde school shooting's first trial over police response

The first criminal trial related to the slow police response to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is set to begin

3 Jan 2026 11:11 am
Winning numbers drawn in Fridays Mega Millions

The winning numbers in Friday evenings drawing of the Mega Millions game were: 06-13-34-43-52, Mega Ball: 4, Megaplier:

3 Jan 2026 11:11 am
Firefighters battle major blaze at Denver apartment complex under construction

Officials say firefighters are battling a large blaze tearing through a three-story apartment complex under construction in Denver

3 Jan 2026 10:47 am
Minnesota must provide documents to US government in child care fraud probe by next week

Minnesota officials are rushing to provide information to the Trump administration about child care providers and parents receiving federal funds

3 Jan 2026 7:35 am
Former baseball player Lenny Dykstra faces drug charges after New Year's Day traffic stop

Retired baseball player Lenny Dykstra faces charges after Pennsylvania State Police say a trooper found drugs and paraphernalia in his possession

3 Jan 2026 7:35 am
Japan says Trump has invited its leader to the US. It comes as ties with China are strained

President Donald Trump has invited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the United States this year

3 Jan 2026 7:19 am
Coast Guard suspends search for 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a cruise ship

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard on a cruise ship near Cuba

3 Jan 2026 7:03 am
Man fought off a mountain lion weeks before a suspected fatal Colorado attack

A suspected deadly mountain lion attack on New Years Day that killed a woman hiking alone was preceded by another harrowing encounter in the same area

3 Jan 2026 2:47 am
Judge dismisses Louisville police reform proposal with the US Department of Justice

A federal judge in Kentucky has dismissed Louisvilles proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice

3 Jan 2026 1:09 am
Rhode Island firefighters rescue a yellow Lab from an icy pond on New Year's Day

Firefighters in Rhode Island rescued a yellow Labrador named Phoenix on New Year's Day after he fell through an ice-covered pond

2 Jan 2026 11:59 pm
Trump wants to overhaul the 'president's golf course.' He hasn't played there yet

Presidents often find solace in golfing, and Joint Base Andrews in Maryland is a favorite spot because it's close to the White House and has built-in security

2 Jan 2026 7:12 pm
Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking in northern Colorado

A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack while she was hiking alone in the mountains of northern Colorado

2 Jan 2026 9:40 am