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Career criminal accused of breaking into home, climbing into bed with child as family slept

An Oklahoma man allegedly broke into a family's home and climbed into an 11-year-old's bed. Charles Bradford faces first-degree burglary charges.

Prosecutors stopped Suzanne Morphew's cremation at the last minute, and say Barry Morphew ordered it: docs

Suzanne Morphew's daughters battle family over her remains as accused husband Barry faces October murder trial. Legal fight reveals deep family divisions.

High Gas Prices, Driven Up by the Iran War, Loom Over the Midterms

LISA LERER

The war has complicated the Republican message on affordability. Democrats see an opportunity to drive their economic message while tying President Trump to an unpopular overseas conflict.

Anti-apartheid activist and UN diplomat Nicholas Haysom dies at 73

Nicholas Haysom has died at 73

After Cosmic Crisp, Scientists Unveil an Apple for the Climate Change Era

ANNA GRIFFIN AND GRANT HINDSLEY

Agronomists at Washington State University are unveiling a new apple, the Sunflare, which they say tastes as good as their Cosmic Crisp but can withstand unpredictable weather.

FBI raids Hollywood mansion in $17.4M mortgage scam targeting seniors, 11 arrested including Iranian national

FBI agents raided a Hollywood mansion early Thursday, arresting a suspect in pajamas in a raid tied to an alleged $17.4 million mortgage fraud scheme targeting elderly homeowners.

For airline passengers, the shutdown answer is simple: Pay TSA officers

Airline passengers are saying that Transportation Security Administration workers need to get paid

Woman branded ‘female Charles Manson’ escaped prison, prosecutor now doubts her conviction

Prosecutor who called Sarah Jo Pender 'female Charles Manson' now doubts her murder conviction. A new true crime docuseries explores the controversial case.

Spanish-language reporter in Tennessee is released from immigration detention on bond

A reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee who contends she was wrongly held in a detention center for more than two weeks has been released

Kendra Duggar, Wife of ‘19 Kids and Counting’ Star, Faces Child Endangerment Charges

CLAIRE FAHY

Ms. Duggar was arrested two days after Joseph Duggar, a onetime star of the reality TV series “19 Kids and Counting,” was arrested in a sex abuse case. She appeared in the “Counting On” spinoff.

Senate blocks amendment on transgender athletes during weekend session on voting bill

The Senate has blocked a proposal that would ban transgender athletes from playing in women's sports

Extreme heat continues to strike Southwest US and even Nebraska needs a cold drink

Parts of California and Arizona are under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather stretched as far north as Nebraska — just a day into spring

Robert Mueller, Former FBI Director Who Led Trump Inquiry, Dies at 81

After he concluded that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election, he became a target of the president’s anger.

Florida woman seen on video allegedly attacking pregnant driver, elderly bystander and biting police officer

An Orlando woman is accused of punching a pregnant woman during a road rage dispute near the Mall of Millenia, then allegedly biting a police officer.

Trump’s Ballroom Architect Is Skilled at Shrugging Off Outrage

ELISABETH BUMILLER

Shalom Baranes, who arrived in the U.S. as a Libyan refugee and went on to renovate the Pentagon, is baffling fellow architects for accepting the job. But he said some of his previous projects have drawn outrage too.