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Couple pleads not guilty to beating death of 2-year-old son

BEREA, Ky. — A Kentucky couple has pleaded not guilty to bludgeoning the woman's 2-year-old son to death. Seara Clements and William Butler have been charged with murder for Tristan's Feb. 14 death.

Apr 20, 2018 10:17 AM Read more >

Michigan couple gives 14th son creative middle name

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Michigan couple had a little bit of fun naming their 14th son. Kateri and Jay Schwandt welcomed the birth of their son on Wednesday. Jay Schwandt says they've decided to name him Finley Sheboygan Schwandt.

Apr 20, 2018 10:14 AM Read more >

First clues emerge about Cuba's future under new president

HAVANA — Miguel Diaz-Canel has been the presumptive next president of Cuba since 2013, when Raul Castro named the laconic former provincial official to the important post of first vice-president and lauded him as "neither a novice nor an improviser,"

Apr 20, 2018 9:56 AM Read more >

Trump legal team in Russia probe gets Rudy Giuliani

WASHINGTON — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump since the early days of his campaign, is joining the team of lawyers representing the president in the special counsel's Russia investigation.

Apr 20, 2018 9:34 AM Read more >

EPA head showed penchant for travel, drivers even before DC

OKLAHOMA CITY — Scott Pruitt's penchant for travel and concerns about security were notable even before he became head of the Environmental Protection Agency, according to newly obtained records that show that as Oklahoma's attorney general he freque

Apr 20, 2018 9:30 AM Read more >

Pompeo nomination picks up support of key Democratic senator

WASHINGTON — Mike Pompeo's nomination for secretary of state received a boost Thursday with support from Democratic Sen.

Apr 20, 2018 9:29 AM Read more >

Judge to hear arguments about delaying Stormy Daniels case

LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump's lawyer is asking a federal judge in Los Angeles to delay a court case brought by a porn actress who claims she had an affair with the president. U.S.

Apr 20, 2018 9:29 AM Read more >

Alabama mail-bomber the oldest executed in US modern times

ATMORE, Ala. — An Alabama man convicted of sending mail bombs during a wave of Southern terror has been executed for killing a federal judge, becoming the oldest prisoner put to death in the U.S. in modern times. Walter Leroy Moody Jr.

Apr 20, 2018 9:28 AM Read more >

Killing renews concerns for homeless Native Americans

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The morning a homeless man was shot and killed in Albuquerque, police say surveillance videos showed him running down a street before sunrise, and then gunfire flash in the dark.

Apr 20, 2018 9:27 AM Read more >

Koreas set up 1st hotline between leaders ahead of summit

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North and South Korea installed the first-ever telephone hotline between their leaders Friday as they prepare for a rare summit next week aimed at resolving the nuclear standoff with Pyongyang.

Apr 20, 2018 9:26 AM Read more >