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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A police officer and multiple others were killed in a shooting in Jersey City Tuesday that authorities say is not believed to have been a terrorism attack. One officer was pronounced dead at a hospital and multiple other people were found dead at the scene, Mayor Steven Fulop said without indicating […]

SAN DIEGO — Eleven Chinese migrants were discovered hiding in furniture and appliances inside a truck stopped by agents as it entered the U.S. from Mexico at a Southern California border crossing, federal officials said. At least one person was crammed inside a washing machine and another was curled up inside a wooden chest, according […]

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Brian Ries | CNN The CDC is warning customers about a multi-state outbreak of E. coli infections linked to Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp chopped salad kits. As of December 9, eight people from three states were infected with the strain identified in the outbreak, the CDC said. Three were hospitalized, including […]

(CNN) — Child prodigy Laurent Simons has left his university course, following a dispute over his graduation date. Laurent Simons The Belgian 9-year-old made world headlines in November when news emerged that he was due to finish his studies in electrical engineering this month at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) in the Netherlands. Now, […]

BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota county on Monday voted to accept no more than 25 refugees next year — the first local government to set such a limit since President Trump declared that states and counties should have the power to do so. The 3-2 vote by the Burleigh County Commission followed a four-hour […]

By COLLIN BINKLEY | The Associated Press BOSTON — A California woman has agreed to plead guilty after authorities said she paid $9,000 to have online classes taken on her son’s behalf to help him graduate from Georgetown University. Karen Littlefair, 57, of Newport Beach, California, is the latest person to be charged in a […]

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog released a report that found the FBI had a legitimate reason to open up one of the most politically sensitive investigations ever, the Russia probe that began in secret during Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign that eventually was taken over by special counsel Robert Mueller. But the report, […]

By Nick Perry and Mark Baker | The Associated Press WHAKATANE, New Zealand — New Zealand police said Tuesday they were opening a criminal investigation into the deaths of tourists on a volcanic island where a powerful eruption of ash and scalding steam occurred as dozens of people were exploring the barren landscape. Five deaths […]

(CNN) — Four-year-old twin girls scrambled through the broken window of their father’s crashed car and climbed a wooded slope to the road to find help, the Washington State Patrol said. Corey Simmons and his daughters with their Christmas tree several days before the crash. (Courtesy of Esther Crider, via GoFundMe) Though the sisters suffered […]

By AJ Willingham | CNN A man who helped inspire a multimillion-dollar movement to help find a cure for ALS has died. Pete Frates, 32, was one of the most recognizable faces of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, a viral sensation that swept the Internet in 2014 and raised more than $115 million for ALS […]

Sanna Marin is set to become the world’s youngest sitting prime minister. By Bianca Britton and Maija-Liisa Ehlinger, CNN (CNN) — A Finnish politician is set to become the world’s youngest sitting prime minister. Sanna Marin, Finland’s 34-year-old transportation minister, will also become the country’s youngest ever prime minister when she is sworn in on […]

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving many more missing. This aerial photo shows White Island after its volcanic eruption in New Zealand Monday, Dec. 9, 2019.(George Novak/New […]