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WIGGINS, Miss. (AP) — A black mother in Mississippi says her 15-year-old son was shaking in fear as he described white schoolmates putting a noose…

NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter, seemingly unable to find a buyer and losing money, is cutting about 9 percent of its employees worldwide. It is…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal forecasters say this winter will likely be warmer and drier than normal down south, and colder and wetter up north. As…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday was set to hear from Volkswagen owners opposed to a $10 billion settlement over the automaker’s…

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump has repeatedly warned of a “rigged” election, saying large-scale voter fraud is happening in the U.S. and suggesting it will…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Voters will have their say on at least one medical marijuana proposal this November, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday….

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A plane crash that killed a student pilot and left his flight instructor with serious burns appears to have been…

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane that crashed on a busy road near the headquarters of military jet-engine maker Pratt…

For a storm that inflicted less damage than many had feared, Hurricane Matthew nevertheless impaired or destroyed more than 1 million structures, forced businesses from…