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Federal authorities are investigating what might have caused a commuter train to derail in New York City, killing four people and injuring more than 60 others.More >>
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (KWOH'-moh) says he thinks speed will turn out to be a factor in the derailment of a New York City commuter train that killed four people and injured more than 60.More >>
The first couples are starting to take advantage of Hawaii's newfound aloha for gay weddings.More >>
Same-sex couples are taking advantage of Hawaii's newfound aloha for gay weddings.More >>
Three months after his pregnant daughter was killed in a still-unsolved shooting on a quiet country road, Dave Dodson wakes up every morning still thinking she's alive. He cries every time he sees the...More >>
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Bernard Madoff's former right-hand man is about to take center stage at the trial of five former co-workers.More >>
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A traveling medical technician who infected dozens of patients in multiple states with hepatitis C through tainted syringes was to find out how many decades he'll spend in a New Hampshire prison.More >>
A traveling medical technician who infected dozens of patients in multiple states with hepatitis C through tainted syringes was due to find out Monday how many decades he'll spend in a New Hampshire prison.More >>
In these parts, a pay phone is a visitor's best option for reaching the rest of the world. A cell phone signal is an hour away by car. Wifi is forbidden. The radio plays nothing but static. And other than the...More >>
In these parts, a pay phone is a visitor's best option for reaching the rest of the world. A cell phone signal is an hour away by car. Wifi is forbidden. The radio plays nothing but static. And other than the...More >>
One of the four Olympic gold medals won by track and field star Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games is for sale in an online auction that runs from through Dec. 7More >>
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Fans of "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker erected a makeshift memorial near the site of his fatal automobile crash, as investigators worked to determine the cause of the fiery weekend wreck that also claimed...More >>
Fans of "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker erected a makeshift memorial near the site of his fatal automobile crash, as investigators worked to determine the cause of the fiery weekend wreck that also claimed the life...More >>
Police say two people have been arrested after a person was killed in the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot.More >>
A man died and three people were taken in for questioning after an altercation that happened Sunday in the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium as the Kansas City Chiefs played the Denver Broncos.More >>
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer Did retailers shoot themselves in the foot?More >>
Retailers got Americans into stores during the start to the holiday shopping season. Now, they'll need to figure out how to get them to actually shop.More >>
Mealworm stuffing and cricket-topped pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving menu at bug museum in N.O.More >>
Mealworm stuffing and cricket-topped pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving menu at bug museum in N.O.More >>
Macy's Thanksgiving parade awash in float flaps involving killer whales, South Dakota beefMore >>
Macy's Thanksgiving parade awash in float flaps involving killer whales, South Dakota beefMore >>
$16 million lottery ticket bought in May still unclaimed in Florida, set to expireMore >>
$16 million lottery ticket bought in May still unclaimed in Florida, set to expireMore >>
Better forecasts, more warnings and church services spared lives in rare late-season tornadoesMore >>
Better forecasts, more warnings and church services spared lives in rare late-season tornadoesMore >>
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - Witnesses say hundreds of Islamic militants in trucks and a stolen armored personnel carrier attacked an air force base on the outskirts of Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri.
Explosions and automatic gunfire could be heard across the sleeping city in the pre-dawn attack Monday that government and military officials said may have killed scores of people.
Witnesses, who refused to be named out of concern for their own security, said they saw bodies with slit throats and corpses of insurgents burning in vehicles.
The daring attack comes a week after the military bombarded forest hideouts of the Boko Haram armed Islamic network with air strikes and ground assaults.
Northeast Nigeria is in the throes of an Islamic uprising that has killed thousands since 2009.
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