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Attorney: Man is a scapegoat in deadly California fire

OAKLAND, Calif. - The attorney for one of two men on trial in connection with a fire that killed 36 people at a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse two years ago told the jury in closing arguments Tuesda...

Jul 30, 2019

Ducks, stuck, loose: Police rescue 3 ducklings from grate

NEW YORK - A mother duck and her nine babies were crossing a New York City street when three ducklings fell through a storm grate and had to be retrieved by police. The rescue happened Sunday in the b...

Jul 30, 2019

Media fight takes on an unusually personal tone

NEW YORK - A skirmish involving President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Washington Post and MSNBC has escalated into unusual personal bitterness this week, with election se...

Jul 30, 2019

Congo officials say 2nd Ebola case confirmed in city of Goma

KINSHASA, Congo - Officials in Congo on Tuesday said a second Ebola case had been confirmed in Goma, the city of more than 2 million people whose first confirmed case in this yearlong outbreak was rep...

Jul 30, 2019

Officer trying to rescue kitten finds a bobcat instead

STRATHAM, N.H. - A New Hampshire police officer says the kitten he was trying to pick up in a parking lot turned out to be a bobcat, which then jumped onto the roof of a Burger King. Stratham Officer ...

Jul 30, 2019

A star is born at the Tour: 22-year-old champion Egan Bernal

PARIS - The skies over Paris were yellow, ignited by a glorious golden sunset. The partying fans' shirts were yellow, Colombians making themselves at home on the Champs-Elysees. But the yellow that co...

Jul 30, 2019

Woman set to replace Puerto Rico's governor doesn't want job

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The woman who is supposed to replace Puerto Rico's embattled governor announced Sunday that she doesn't want the job as the U.S. territory reels from political crisis. Justice ...

Jul 30, 2019

A town known for garlic grapples with grief after shooting

GILROY, Calif. - Only a few days ago, Gilroy was known for one thing: garlic. The rural community near San Francisco lived and breathed the prized, pungent crop. Now it's the site of the latest Americ...

Jul 30, 2019

Trump hails 'righteous cause of American self-government'

JAMESTOWN, Va. - President Donald Trump marked the 400th anniversary of the rise of American democracy on Tuesday by celebrating "four incredible centuries of history, heritage and commitment to the r...

Jul 30, 2019

Prince Harry says he and Meghan will have 2 kids 'maximum'

LONDON - Prince Harry says he and his wife Meghan will have no more than two children because of concerns for the environment. In an interview with primatologist Jane Goodall for British Vogue, Harry ...

Jul 30, 2019