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Homeless Samaritan tale raised $400K. Police say it's a lie
A feel-good tale of a homeless man using his last $20 to help a stranded New Jersey woman buy gas was actually a complete lie, manufactured to get strangers to donate more than $400,000 to help the down-and-out good Samaritan, a prosecutor said Thursday.
California wildfire's massive toll: 63 dead, 631 missing so far
Officials were scrambling to pinpoint everyone's whereabouts, and the sheriff said that number probably included people who fled the blaze and didn't realize they had been reported missing.
As Florida ends greyhound racing, what will happen to the dogs?
As Florida ends racing, tracks, adoption groups are planning next steps.
Fire death toll hits 63; sheriff says hundreds still missing
At least 63 are now dead from a Northern California wildfire, and officials say they have a missing persons list with 631 names on it in an ever-evolving accounting of the missing after the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century.
Police: 1 dead in wrong-way crash on Interstate 85
The North Carolina Highway Patrol says one person is dead after a crash involving a wrong-way driver on Interstate 85.
Beloved toy store FAO Schwarz makes its comeback
Three years after it closed its beloved toy store on Fifth Avenue, FAO Schwarz is making a return to New York.
Judge to announce ruling in CNN reporter's credential case
A judge is expected to announce Friday whether he will order the Trump administration to return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.
Remembering the sweet life of a town wiped out by wildfire
There's a sweet legend about this town: On a blazing summer day in the 1850s, a lumber mill crew with wagon and ox took a break under a grove of tall evergreens. The air was cool, the pine needles fragrant.
The Latest: Firefighter on California blaze struck by car
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California GOP ponders way forward after stunning losses
In a speech to fellow Republicans in May, U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters issued an ominous warning about the coming election — California Democrats, she said, were "coming for all of us."
List of winners of 19th annual Latin Grammy Awards
Some of the winners of the 19th annual Latin Grammy Awards, presented Thursday in Las Vegas:
A close call: Just 1 vote decided this Kentucky House race
Mary Beverly Goetz is 76, uses a walker and recently had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. Worried her health issues would prevent her from voting for Democrat Jim Glenn in her western Kentucky state House district, she requested an absentee ballot by mail and sent it in weeks ahead of the election to make sure her vote was counted.
Florida school massacre: Panel to look at medical response
For months, members of the panel investigating Florida's high school massacre have called the sheriff's deputy assigned to guard the campus "a coward" for hiding and not rushing inside in an attempt to stop the shooter.
Senator spoke of 'difficult' voting for liberals in video
A Republican U.S. senator from Mississippi is shown in a new video talking about "liberal folks" and making it "just a little more difficult" for them to vote.
Heated Georgia gov's race: Absentee ballots in the spotlight
As the candidates in the disputed Georgia governor's race retreat further into their corners, counties statewide have begun a court-ordered process of reviewing absentee ballots and counting those previously rejected for missing or incorrect dates of birth.
Florida: bitter US Senate race headed to a hand recount
Florida's acrimonious U.S. Senate contest is headed to a legally required hand recount after an initial review by ballot-counting machines showed Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson separated by less than 13,000 votes.
U.S. charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange inadvertently revealed by prosecutors
It could significantly advance the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election and have major implications for those who publish government secrets.
The Latest: At least 55,000 ballots in Senate hand recount
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Man shouts 'Heil Hitler' at Baltimore theater, causing panic
A man laced the atmosphere of a Baltimore theater with menace when he began shouting "Heil Hitler! Heil Trump!" during intermission of a classic play set in a Jewish village in czarist Russia. The patron's outburst during a Wednesday night production of "Fiddler on the Roof" sent panicked people running for the exits.
Wildlife officials seize mountain lion kitten fed bratwurst
Wildlife officials who seized a mountain lion kitten from a southern Colorado home say the feline fell ill after the residents fed it bratwurst.