Record-breaking hurricane season sees late system pushing rain, severe weather up East coast

Posted less than an hour ago

The busiest hurricane season on record will see another severe system pass along the East Coast.

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Man found clinging to capsized vessel after 24 hours lost in waters off Florida

Posted today at 6:03am

A 62-year-old man was discovered desperately clinging to the hull of his capsized boat in the waters off the Florida coast on Sunday — about 24 hours after he was reported lost at sea, officials said.

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Pennsylvania's Mastriano forced to leave White House meeting after coronavirus diagnosis: AP

Posted today at 5:00am

A Pennsylvania state senator abruptly left a West Wing meeting with President Donald Trump after being informed he had tested positive for the coronavirus, a person with direct knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press.

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'Pandemic' named Merriam-Webster's 2020 word of the year

Posted today at 4:39am

Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic” as its word of year.

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Trump says DOJ 'missing in action' on alleged election fraud

Posted today at 4:16am

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Chicago violence: 9 killed, 37 shot in bloody Thanksgiving Day weekend

Posted yesterday at 11:31pm

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This Day in History: Nov. 30

Posted yesterday at 11:00pm

Paul Walker,  star of the “Fast & Furious” movie series, dies in a car crash in Los Angeles. A jury finds an illegal immigrant not guilty in the shooting death of Kate Steinle, an incident that touched off a fierce national debate on immigration.

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Safe enough to open Atlanta schools to film Spider Man but not for students to return to class

Posted yesterday at 8:21pm

Atlanta has been in shock over why the latest Spider-Man film can be brought to life in the city while schools may have to close because of coronavirus.

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Flying back to Rhode Island after the holiday? Airport offering free COVID tests

Posted yesterday at 5:15pm

People flying into T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island were given the option of a free coronavirus test this weekend as the state looks to prevent a surge in cases following Thanksgiving.

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Wife accused of killing DC homicide detective in apparent 'murder-suicide'

Posted yesterday at 3:54pm

A Maryland woman fatally shot her police officer husband and then killed herself, authorities said.

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Mississippi police say 11 injured in biker bar mass shooting

Posted yesterday at 3:52pm

Gunfire erupted at a Mississippi biker bar, sending 11 individuals to hospitals with injuries.

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Ex-DC detective Ted Williams: Police work in a 'great state of confusion'

Posted yesterday at 3:44pm

Police work is currently in a “great state of confusion,” Ted Williams, a former Washington D.C., police detective, warned on “America’s News HQ” on Sunday amid a surge in violent crime in major cities across the country.

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Minnesota officer, 2 others shot, suspect arrested after hours-long standoff

Posted yesterday at 2:41pm

Minnesota police arrested on Sunday a man they say barricaded himself in a large apartment builidng after shooting a police officer and two other individuals and then held cops at bay for more than eight hours.

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Utah men arrested after 'discarded' body found in desert, police say

Posted yesterday at 12:50pm

Two men in Utah have been arrested in connection to the murder of a 50-year-old man whose body was “discarded” in the desert, authorities said Friday.

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California community holds walk for 68-year-old woman stabbed to death on trail by unknown killer

Posted yesterday at 12:44pm

California police were continuing to hunt for a 68-year-old woman's killer as nearly 100 people gathered for a walk on the popular hiking trail where she was attacked in broad daylight and stabbed to death.

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Florida duck hunters encounter ‘monster’ alligator snatching quarry, video shows

Posted yesterday at 12:08pm

Two duck hunters in Florida had to patiently wait their turn after spotting a massive 13-foot alligator snatching their quarry in a swamp last week.

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Texas police find woman's body in trunk after car chase ends in crash

Posted yesterday at 11:39am

Texas police said a vehicle chase ended with a crash -- and officers finding a woman's body in the trunk of the car.

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California man confronts out-of-towner putting up swastika stickers; police investigate possible hate crime

Posted yesterday at 10:58am

A vandal posting swastika stickers throughout a California neighborhood was caught on video by a man who confronted him for his racism.

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Heavy rain forecast from Louisiana through the Southeast

Posted yesterday at 9:38am

We're still watching the same storm organize over the Southeast.

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Cyberattack shuts Baltimore schools for two days

Posted yesterday at 7:35am

Schools in Baltimore will shut down for two days this week — and a ransomware attack, not the coronavirus, is to blame.

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