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Hawaii skydiving plane crashes in Oahu, killing 9

Nine people killed in Hawaii plane crash A small, twin-engine plane used for skydiving crashed in the Hawaiian island of Oahu on Friday, killing all nine people aboard, authorities said. Names and ages of the victims weren't immediately released. The…

7 killed in motorcycle and pickup truck collision

At least seven people were killed and three others injured when a pickup truck crashed with several motorcycles. State police said the pickup truck was on fire when emergency crews arrived. Witnesses described the scene as "devastating." New Hampshire State…

House Intelligence to subpoena Trump associate Felix Sater

The House Intelligence Committee was expecting to hear from Russian-born real estate executive Felix Sater on Friday about his involvement in plans to build a "Trump Tower" in Moscow, but Sater failed to show up for his scheduled appearance. According…

Huge fire and explosion reported at Philadelphia oil refinery

Philadelphia -- Officials in Philadelphia confirmed an early morning fire at a 150-year-old refinery complex on Friday. A Philadelphia Fire Department spokeswoman confirmed reports of a fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in south Philadelphia. Moments before the explosion…

Severe storms bring tornadoes and flooding across the U.S.

Atlanta — Potent thunderstorms have been blamed for one death and left more than 200,000 people without power across the southern United States. Fierce winds were also expected to wallop parts of several states as new storms form Thursday, forecasters said.…

Walmart to pay $282 million to settle bribery charges

Walmart agreed Thursday to pay a total of $282 million to settle a U.S. bribery investigation in connection with the retailer's operations in Brazil, China and other countries. Of that amount, the company will pay a $138 million criminal penalty…

Supreme Court takes case on Puerto Rico financial crisis

This image shows the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on January 31, 2017. Saul Loeb / AFP/Getty Washington — The Supreme Court will decide a challenge to the oversight board established by Congress in response to Puerto Rico's financial…

K9 officer helps find $1 million worth of meth

A K9 with the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office helped find two suitcases filled with $1 million worth of meth in a Washington state forest. On Monday, the K9 Unit assisted Homeland Security Investigations in a cross-border smuggling investigation, the sheriff's…

George Takei says yes, there are U.S. "concentration camps"

Actor and activist George Takei is weighing in on the treatment of undocumented immigrants and backing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's description of migrant detention centers as concentration camps. "I know what concentration camps are. I was inside two of them, in…

10-year-old girl climbs iconic Yosemite peak

When 10-year-old Selah Schneiter gets asked about what she did over the summer, she'll have quite the answer to give her classmates. Schneiter climbed Yosemite National Park's iconic El Capitan, a challenging 3,000-foot cliff, and she may be the youngest…

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