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2nd Sesame Street Place park opening in San Diego

ORLANDO, Fla. - There are plenty of sunny days to sweep the clouds away where SeaWorld is opening its next theme park. Officials with SeaWorld Entertainment and Sesame Workshop announced Monday that t...

Oct 21, 2019

Authorities charge officer who opened fire on couple's car

HARTFORD, Conn. - A Connecticut police officer who opened fire on an unarmed couple's car, seriously wounding a woman, was charged Monday with assault and reckless endangerment. State's Attorney Patri...

Oct 21, 2019

Television's Weather Channel wades into climate debate

NEW YORK - The Weather Channel is moving beyond cold fronts and heat waves to wade into the politics of climate change, with a special planned for early next month that includes interviews with nine p...

Oct 21, 2019

Companies reach $260 million deal to settle opioids lawsuit

CLEVELAND - The nation's three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker have reached a $260 million deal to settle a lawsuit related to the opioid crisis just as the first federal trial over the...

Oct 21, 2019

Duchess of Sussex calls 1st year of marriage difficult

LONDON - The Duchess of Sussex says her first year of marriage to Britain's Prince Harry has been difficult because of the pressure from Britain's tabloid press. The former Meghan Markle told ITV in a...

Oct 21, 2019

Brooks & Dunn, Ray Stevens join Country Music Hall of Fame

NASHVILLE - Bestselling country duo of all time Brooks & Dunn, comedian and singer Ray Stevens and record executive Jerry Bradley joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in a star-filled ceremony on...

Oct 20, 2019

LeMahieu, Hicks lift Yanks over Astros, close to 3-2 in ALCS

NEW YORK - James Paxton was filled with nerves, and so were New York Yankees fans, worried the season was slipping away. Tension only surged when the top of the first featured a little grounder that g...

Oct 20, 2019

Report: Synagogue massacre led to string of attack plots

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - At least 12 white supremacists have been arrested on allegations of plotting, threatening or carrying out anti-Semitic attacks in the U.S. since the massacre at a Pittsburgh synago...

Oct 20, 2019

Trump taps Perry deputy to replace him at Energy Department

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate Energy Secretary Rick Perry's deputy to lead the agency when Perry leaves later this year. Dan Brouillette had been the expected s...

Oct 20, 2019

Jury recommends death penalty for 'Boy Next Door Killer'

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles jury recommended the death penalty Friday for a man dubbed "The Boy Next Door Killer" after he was found guilty of two murders and an attempted murder. The victims of Micha...

Oct 20, 2019