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Gene Shalit, longtime 'Today' show movie critic with bushy hair and massive mustache, dies at 100

NEW YORK (AP) — Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the “Today” show over four decades...

Tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana leave residents grappling with damage; cleanup efforts underway

Residents in tornado-ravaged areas in Illinois and Indiana were grappling with the damage to their home...

As UFOs go mainstream, the jury is out on what the existence of alien life might mean for religion

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In “Disclosure Day,” out Friday, Steven Spielberg is once again inviting audiences...

Lawyers for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk try to block prosecutors from seeking death penalty

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Attorneys for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk asked a judge Friday to bloc...

Jury convicts the brother of Massachusetts attorney general of sexual assaults

BOSTON (AP) — A jury Thursday convicted the brother of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell...

US Catholic bishops consecrated nation to the Sacred Heart at gathering in Orlando

ORLANDO (AP) — The nation’s Catholic bishops gathered Thursday afternoon in Orlando for a liturgy consecrating...

More than 30 lawsuits filed against aerospace company in California over damaged chemical tank

More than 30 lawsuits have been filed against GKN Aerospace after one of the company's tanks containing...

Newsom opens millions of dollars of voter-approved funding to help address Tijuana River pollution

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is making available $46 million in voter-approved...

New Hampshire court reverses father's murder conviction in case of missing 5-year-old girl

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a murder conviction for a...

El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires

WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean an...

Supreme Court nixes Alabama request for nitrogen execution, which lower court ruled unconstitutional

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man facing the death penalty by nitrogen gas was spared Thursday as...

Tornadoes pummel communities outside Chicago, tearing up homes and toppling power poles

At least three tornadoes battered communities outside Chicago on Thursday, leveling homes and ripping...

Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officer

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who pleaded guilty Thursday to killing a top Democratic lawmaker...

New Mexico judge dismisses a legal challenge to first-in-the-nation universal childcare program

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the state’s...

California socialite and ex-Dodger must pay $22M in punitive damages over deaths of young brothers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday ordered California socialite Rebecca Grossman to...

Florida court allows use of new US House districts drawn by Republicans for midterm elections

The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed new U.S. House districts drawn by Republicans to be use...

Search expands for a teenage girl swept into the ocean in Southern California

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The search for a teenage girl swept away by a big wave while walking on...

Prosecutors paint Palisades Fire suspect as a premeditated arsonist in opening statements

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in the federal trial of the man accused of sparking last year’s deadly...

OB-GYN group makes vaccine recommendations for the first time

A prominent OB-GYN group announced vaccine recommendations on Wednesday that differ from what the...

Southern Baptists vote to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to advance a formal...

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