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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh are taking two paths to appeal his murder conviction

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials are seeking more than $27 million in damages over dam repairs

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Defense attorneys for rapper YNW Melly say South Florida prosecutors co

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at decriminalizing th

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trumpwas on the verge of backing a 16-week federal abortion banearlier this y

Aaron Rodgers is a fool.This isn't easy to say but it's been established for years now. When this we

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A former Arizona lawmaker has been fired as CEO of an animal welfare group afte

Morgan State University has canceled its homecoming for the first time in school history after a cam

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia is facing at least one felo

MUKONO, Uganda (AP) — A decapitated banana plant is almost useless, an inconvenience to the farmer w

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Defense attorneys for rapper YNW Melly say South Florida prosecutors co

HONOLULU (AP) — The area around the Maui town largely destroyed by wildfire two months ago was sched

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, who has led a tougher enforcement policy against Bo

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