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TOPEKA, Kan. — A man who lived in a makeshift camp with a homeless 5-year-old Kansas girl and her father pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder and rape in connection...

HOUSTON — Prosecutors in Texas announced Friday that they will seek the death penalty against two Venezuelan men who are a 12-year-old Houston girl after they had entered the U.S....

RALEIGH, N.C. — The woman who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her – making national headlines that stirred tensions about race, class and the...

NEW YORK — The leader of UnitedHealth Group conceded that the patchwork U.S. health system “does not work as well as it should” but said Friday that the insurance executive...

There have been “multiple” instances of drones entering the airspace at a Navy weapons station in New Jersey, officials there said Friday, as the concern continues to grow over widespread...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A Florida woman has been charged with threatening her health insurance provider during a phone conversation after police say she uttered the same words found on the...

Kick the keg. Bud Light has been toppled from its perch as the most popular beer on tap. Michelob Ultra, another brand in the Anheuser-Busch InBev product line, has overtaken...

NEW YORK — A bird strike involving an American Airlines jetliner disabled one of the plane’s two engines shortly after takeoff from New York’s LaGuardia Airport, forcing the flight to...

A federal court in St. Louis indicted 14 North Korean nationals in a long-running scheme in which they used false information and stolen identities of American citizens to secure jobs...

A nonprofit leader who supports at-risk New Orleans youth. A social worker who fosters animals. A counselor and recovery coach who volunteers at organizations that fight sexual assault and domestic...