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DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family
The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner railed against Trump adminis…
Avalanche kills snowshoer as three try to avoid slide
Mario Cuomo, a giant in liberal politics, dies
Reagan shooter won't face any new charges
Mom shot to death by toddler, 2
HAYDEN, Idaho — A 2-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother after he reached into her purse at a northern Idaho Walmart and her concealed gun fired, authorities said Tuesday.
Once-shaky U.S. economy finishes year on hot streak
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy flexed its old muscles in 2014.
People slide down bedsheets to escape motel fire
LOS ANGELES — Some residents slid down knotted bedsheets or clambered down people standing on one another’s shoulders to flee a raging Christmas night fire that injured six people and badly damaged a residential mo…
'The Interview' collects $1 million on first day in theaters
LOS ANGELES — Sony Pictures’ controversial comedy “The Interview” began its atypical release with about $1 million in ticket sales from 331 theaters on Christmas Day, the studio estimated.
Bodies of woman, grandsons found in burned home
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio — Three boys who spent the night with their grandmother so she wouldn’t be alone on Christmas died with her Friday morning as a fire engulfed her home, authorities said.
Mail-theft suspect arrested after fleeing police in kayak
SEATTLE — A suspected thief who was spotted riffling through mailboxes near Seattle on Wednesday was arrested after he tried to flee first by foot and then by kayak.
Ten years after: Anniversary stirs tsunami memories
PERELIYA, Sri Lanka (AP) — A packed train in Sri Lanka that was swept off its tracks by waves as big as elephants. A boat patrolling off Thailand’s shore hurl…
Scientists target mess from falling tree needles
NEW YORK — The presents are unwrapped. The children’s shrieks of delight are just a memory. Now it’s time for another Yuletide tradition: cleaning up the needles that are falling off your Christmas tree.
West Virginia troopers hand out $100 bills
PRINCETON, W.Va. — Several people got a surprise when they were pulled over by West Virginia State Police troopers: Instead of a ticket, they got a $100 bill.
Officer kills armed 18-year-old near Ferguson
BERKELEY, Mo. (AP) — Violent protests broke out again in suburban St. Louis after another black 18-year-old was fatally shot by a white police officer.
Key Korean websites suffer short outages after shutdown
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Key North Korean websites suffered intermittent outages Tuesday after a nearly 10-hour shutdown that followed a U.S. vow to respond to a crippling cyberattack on Sony Pictures that Washin…
First showings of 'Interview' will be Christmas Day
NEW YORK (AP) — “The Interview” has been re-gifted to moviegoers as a limited Christmas Day release, putting back into select theaters the comedy that prompted an international incident with North Korea and outrag…