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The first new sunscreen type in 25 years has arrived on US store shelves

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in more than a quarter-century, Americans have a new option when...

New York to ban Central Park's horse-drawn carriages after teen's death

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers plan to ban horse-drawn carriages from Central Park, ending...

Pilot reported ice building up on the wings before Wisconsin crash that killed 6

DELLONA, Wis. (AP) — Six people, including one child, died Tuesday night in a plane crash in Wisconsin...

Texas prosecutor says ICE officer appeared to intentionally strike a man with a vehicle in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer appeared to intentionally drive...

Roller coaster rider's death puts spotlight on the safety of ever more thrilling rides

The horrific death of a man who was ejected from a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia is drawing...

Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House

A federal judge has extended an order blocking President Donald Trump’s administration from banning...

Washington resident charged with conspiracy in Canada school shooting is ordered detained

SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state resident charged with conspiracy in one of the worst school shootings...

Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to toss out $122,000 in legal costs that lawyers fo...

Chicago police say DNA ties a former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say DNA evidence ties one of their former homicide detectives to the decades-ol...

A list of US roller coaster fatalities dating back to 2003

A man who fell to his death from a roller coaster at an Atlanta-area amusement park was not the first...

Cornell suspends fraternity parties, gives state police role in investigating campus assault reports

Cornell University suspended parties at fraternity houses until next year and is giving state police...

CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions

WASHINGTON (AP) — CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve...

Florida executes a prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting a death sentence

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prisoner who said he killed his cellmate specifically to get on death...

Six Flags closes 9 North American roller coasters after families watch man fall to his death

ATLANTA (AP) — Witnesses watched in horror as a man riding a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia...

The Latest: Trump travels to Alaska to campaign for GOP candidates ahead of midterms

President Donald Trump on Tuesday traveled to Alaska ahead of crucial midterm elections — attempting...

Jury selection begins in federal death penalty trial of Buffalo, NY, supermarket mass shooter

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday in the federal hate crime trial of a man who admitted...

Experts urge parents to prepare kids for possible livestreamed execution

This is not an article about politics, capital punishment or whether the Fort Hood shooter deserves...

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating...

Six Flags closes 9 rides after 1 person dies in an incident involving a roller coaster in Georgia

Six Flags temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six amusement parks on Monday after one person...

Authorities name the attacker and most of the 8 victims in last week's Erie mass shooting

A coroner on Monday released the names of the gunman and six of the eight people he shot and killed...

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