MIAMI — Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was located Saturday about 725
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Former owner of water buffalo that roamed Iowa suburb for days pleads guilty
DES MOINES (AP) — The owner of a water buffalo that ran loose in a Des Moines, Iowa, suburb for days pleaded guilty for having an animal
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UNLV QB to sit out season after agent says $100,000 promised for transfer has not been paid
LAS VEGAS — The convoluted way college athletes are paid for the use of their name, image and likeness and a dispute between player and coaches
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Investigators in Haiti accuse three members of transitional presidential council of corruption
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An anti-corruption agency in Haiti on Wednesday accused three members of the country’s transitional presidential council of bribery in a scathing report that threatens
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Dockworkers’ union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
MIAMI (AP) — Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a
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Hurricane Helene aftermath: More than 223 dead as hope fades in search for survivors
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The weary and worn residents of Julianne Johnson’s neighborhood in Asheville have been getting by without electricity since Hurricane Helene tore through the
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Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers’ 1996 murder conviction
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing new evidence in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez to determine whether they should
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Twin babies who died alongside their mother in Georgia are youngest-known Hurricane Helene victims
ATLANTA (AP) — Obie Williams could hear babies crying and branches battering the windows when he answered his daughter’s daily phone call last week as Hurricane
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National Hurricane Center tracking 3 systems in tropics
MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is tracking three tropical disturbances, including two that could affect Florida over the weekend or early next week. Hurricane Kirk is a
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Garth Brooks accused of rape in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who says she worked as a hair-and-makeup stylist for Garth Brooks alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday that he raped her
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