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Federal appeals court rules that New Jersey's assault weapons ban is unconstitutional

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that New Jersey's bans on assault firearms and magazines that ca...

Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes further into US, engulfing DC in eerie haze

NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through...

Clara Ester, activist who rushed to Martin Luther King Jr. after he was shot, dies at 78

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Clara Ester, an activist who as a 20-year-old college student rushed to the...

Foodborne illnesses at restaurant chains are rare but can sicken customers

NEW YORK (AP) — Big U.S. restaurant chains don't get linked to foodborne illness outbreaks often, but...

A body is recovered after San Francisco boat tragedy but 2 remain missing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police have recovered the body of a woman who was one of three people missing afte...

Texas floods have left high waters and a big cleanup job after hundreds of people are rescued

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — First responders in storm-battered Texas again rushed to save people trapped...

DNA from the skull of an unknown Revolutionary War soldier reveals more than his name

After 246 years, Pvt. John Pumphrey is unknown no more. Through DNA testing and old-fashioned sleuthing,...

World Cup beer sales are hopping. Brewers hope the stout demand outlasts the tournament

The World Cup has been a bonanza for beer in the U.S. Bars in Boston reported needing emergency...

Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite

ATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations...

How a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace thrust a Texas monk and his rescue dog into the spotlight

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chien Le first met the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara in 2005, a few years before Pannakara...

Outrage after ICE agents tackle man at Las Vegas airport

PHOENIX (AP) — Video footage of two Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tackling a man at the...

Family to hold a vigil for man fatally shot by immigration officer in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a man who was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent in Houston...

Weather conditions again brought devastating floods to a vulnerable swath of Texas

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before sunrise in Texas, a shallow spot of the Guadalupe River rose above the...

Michigan woman pleads no contest to abuse after 3 kids are found living alone for years

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan woman accused of leaving three children alone for years in a house...

NYC sightseeing helicopter likely hit birds before its fatal plunge into Hudson River, report shows

The remains of several geese were found on a New York City sightseeing helicopter that crashed into...

Ghost gun company ordered to pay $100M in the death of a Kentucky teen in historic verdict

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A ghost gun company has been ordered to pay more than $100 million in the deat...

Trump's pick to lead TSA calls private airport screening program 'pro-worker,' vows to help workers

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration sought to ease concern...

2 executions scheduled for same day in Florida for the first time in more than 60 years

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida is set to execute two death row inmates on the same...

Guns shaped America. Dirty Harry's .44 Magnum is king

There are as many handguns in the U.S. as there are adults. Perhaps none is more iconic than the .4...

Brazil calls Trump’s 25% tariff unjust and vows to impose reciprocal tariffs

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil has described the latest U.S. tariffs on certain Brazilian imports as...

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