Woman found dead, baby girl found alive in Texas search
The body of a woman found in a Houston-area home has been identified as missing Austin, Texas, mother Heidi Broussard, officials said Friday.
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Former Kentucky Gov. Bevin pardoned a child rapist
In his final days in office, former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin issued hundreds of pardons and commutations to people he said he would not hesitate to welcome as neighbors, co-workers or members of his church.
ICE reopening cases against Dreamers
The letter this fall from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement turned Zoila Pelayo's life on end. Stunned, she read that the agency was filing to reopen a deportation case against her that had been closed nearly eight years ago.
How to help homeless students year-round
Come Christmas time, most children put together lengthy wish lists for toys and goodies for Santa to deliver.
North Korea warns US could 'pay dearly'
North Korea has warned the United States it "will be made to pay dearly" for any criticism of the country's human rights record, North Korean state news agency said Saturday.
Carnival Glory returns to New Orleans
The Carnival cruise ship damaged Friday in a collision with another Carnival vessel is on its way back to its home port in New Orleans, the cruise line said.
Homelessness rose 2.7% in 2019
The homeless population in the US increased 2.7% this year largely because of a surge in unsheltered and chronically homeless individuals in California, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said in a news release Friday.
US raises legal age for cigarettes, vape
President Donald Trump on Friday signed a sweeping spending bill into law, including a measure that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.
Writing a Christmas hit is big business
When Freddie Mercury decided his band Queen would record a Christmas song, he gave Jim Lea a call.
Police: Iowa woman says she ran over teen because she ‘was a Mexican'
An Iowa woman was charged with attempted murder after running over a 14-year-old girl, saying she did so because the teenager "was a Mexican," police said.
NY police investigating Tessa Majors' death ask for public's help
Police investigating the deadly stabbing of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors in New York said Friday on social media that they are looking for a male individual in connection with the case.
With a signature, Trump brings Space Force into being
When President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law Friday, he also created the newest military service and the first new service since the US Air Force came into being in 1947.
Officials: Man broke into Yeshiva University dorm, set three fires
A 33-year-old man broke into a Yeshiva University dorm in New York City early Friday and used matches intended for a Hanukkah menorah to set three fires in the building while students were sleeping, city Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro said.
Report: Even more US bomb-sniffing dogs dying overseas
The US State Department's watchdog agency revealed Friday that it had learned that even more US bomb-sniffing dogs than previously known had died of preventable causes overseas.
Pentagon watching North Korea closely amid signs of another test
North Korea may be preparing to test engines and other components of its missile program, an administration official tells CNN, but senior military commanders said Friday that the US is ready for "whatever" Pyongyang might do.
Tennessee governor says state will continue accepting refugees
Tennessee will continue to allow the resettlement of refugees in the state, its Republican governor said this week.
1 person killed in shooting at North Carolina municipal building
A Winston-Salem, North Carolina, city employee was killed Friday when one of his co-workers opened fire at a municipal building, officials said.
Whistleblower says US airports becoming unsafe as TSA relaxes security
A whistleblower with the Transportation Security Administration is sounding the alarm about loosened security at US airports, charging that top TSA officials have prioritized speed over security by reducing the sensitivity of metal detectors, disabling technology on some X-ray machines, issuing orders to keep the baggage conveyor belts moving in certain circumstances and ordering policy changes that result in fewer pat-downs.
Former Fort Worth officer indicted in Atatiana Jefferson's shooting death
A Texas grand jury has indicted a former Fort Worth police officer who two months ago fired through the window of a home, killing Atatiana Jefferson.
Academies say Army-Navy hand gestures were a game, not racist
The US Naval Academy and US Military Academy at West Point said Friday that the hand gesture some cadets and midshipmen were seen making on camera was part of a game known as the "circle game" and not a white supre
Kevin Costner to endorse Pete Buttigieg in Iowa
Actor Kevin Costner, the star of "Field of Dreams" and "Dances With Wolves," will endorse South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg this weekend, the campaign announced Friday.
Officer donated organ to young stranger, helped pay medical bill
It took every bit of Clyde Hoffman's willpower to not touch every button, switch, and lever in Colorado's Wings Over The Rockies Air & Space Museum.
Vermont town's speed signs tell drivers if they're 'naughty' or 'nice'
You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I'm telling you why: Santa Claus is watching you drive!
Now fake Facebook accounts are using fake faces
Artificially-generated faces of people who don't exist are being used to front fake Facebook accounts in an attempt to trick users and game the company's systems, the social media network said Friday. Experts who reviewed the accounts say it is the first time they have seen fake images like this being used at scale as part of a single social media campaign.
