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Elderly man fights off intruders, fatally shoots one of them

ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. – An 84-year-old Pennsylvania man fatally shot a home intruder and successfully fought off another early Friday, police said. Don Lutz was jolted awake around 1:...

Court: ‘Making a Murderer’ defendant’s confession stands

CHICAGO – A federal appeals court in Chicago narrowly overturned a ruling Friday that could have freed a Wisconsin inmate featured in the “Making a Murderer” series from prison. T...

Angry worshippers lash out against Trump across Muslim world

Israel warplanes strike after rocket intercepted

Uranium firm sought access to Bears Ears, documents say

A uranium company launched a concerted lobbying campaign to scale back Bears Ears National Monument, saying such action would give it easier access to the area’s uranium deposits and help it...

Take a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular, but untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared on social media. The Associated Press checked these ou...

Former Colorado GOP chair convicted of voter fraud, forgery

GREELEY – A former Colorado Republican Party chariman who blamed a “major diabetic episode” for causing him to cast his ex-wife’s ballot in 2016’s presidential election has been convicted of...

New Mexico fire departments sending help to California

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico fire departments are sending wildland firefighting personnel to help put out Southern California fires. The Albuquerque Journal reports five fire depart...

Snow may not be deep in Deep South, but it worries locals

ATLANTA – The snow that blanketed parts of the Deep South Friday delighted schoolchildren with an unexpected holiday but also revived panicky memories for many adults of past storms that tra...

Fast-moving flames force people to flee on a moment’s notice

Winds keeping fires out of control of firefighters

Congress averts shutdown, sends Trump stopgap spending bill

WASHINGTON – Congress on Thursday passed a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and buy time for challenging talks on a wide range of unfinished business on Ca...

Interior delays Obama-era regulation on methane emissions

WASHINGTON – The Interior Department said Thursday it is delaying an Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands. ...

White ex-cop gets 20 years in prison for fatal shooting

CHARLESTON, S.C. – A white former South Carolina officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for fatally shooting an unarmed black motorist in the back in 2015, wrapping up a cas...