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"Blue Bloods" ended after 14 seasons Friday with a tragic death, a shooting spree that takes down th

MUZO, Colombia — Although he has helped transform Colombia's emerald industry, long a source of viol

A plan to sell, rather than close, the largest power plant in North Dakota has received approval fro

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MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature can be full of surprises.But for the last eight sessions

Pamela White stared at the silver tree with twinkling lights while she cleaned out her son’s apartme

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Life isn't quite so simple anymore for Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie.The two socialites-turned-busi

DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court broke new ground Monday in a dispute over parental rights,

Las Vegas police on Monday searched a home in connection with the investigation into the murder of s

Eight years ago, Whatcom County, on the northwest coast of Washington State, seemed destined to beco

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize-winning Santa Barbara News-Press, one of California’s oldest

Santa Barbara’s paper, one of California’s oldest, stops publishing after owner declares bankruptcy