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A man trying to board a flight to Israel was taken into custody Wednesday night in Atlanta in connection with the stabbings of 20 people in three states, police said. Five of the victims died.

President Barack Obama urged the US House to pass a $26 billion measure to aid cash-strapped states that he said would preserve thousands of jobs for teachers, police officers and other government ...

Among the six wounded were two police officers, including one whose bullet-resistant vest stopped a round from entering his chest.

Two people aboard a twin-engine airplane were killed Saturday when it crashed into a house in western Pennsylvania, sending the homeowner fleeing with his dog, officials said.

Authorities say several people were killed when a warehouse worker who had been told to resign opened fire at a beer distributor in Connecticut.

Police are searching for a man who is accused of escaping a Rhode Island state prison after impersonating someone else, MyFoxBoston.com reported.

Memphis police have found the body of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright in a wooded area, MyFoxMemphis.com reports. Police have confirmed homicide investigators are on the scene and that Wright was shot at least 12 times.

Chatroulette has announced that it is going to take steps against the worst offenders on its service, threatening people who expose themselves to minors with the police.

Two men held grandchildren of Nelson Mandela at gunpoint in an attempted robbery after they returned from a birthday celebration for the former South African president, police said on Thursday.

Federal authorities arrested a fugitive alleged drug kingpin Saturday after a decade-long chase through the Caribbean marked by his narrow escapes and public taunting that he paid off police to remain free.