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A father pleaded for his missing daughter's release Tuesday as a manhunt was extended nationally for a suspect in the murder of a woman and a child near San Diego.James Lee DiMaggio, 40, is also suspected of abducting 16-year-old Hannah Anderson. Police believe she “is in grave danger.

A father pleaded for his missing daughter's release Tuesday as a manhunt was extended nationally for a suspect in the murder of a woman and a child near San Diego.James Lee DiMaggio, 40, is also suspected of abducting 16-year-old Hannah Anderson.

A nationwide manhunt continued Wednesday for a man, suspected of killing a woman and a child near San Diego, who authorities say may be headed to Texas or Canada. James Lee DiMaggio, 40, is also suspected of abducting the woman's daughter.

The boarded-up, two-story house where Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro held three women for a decade will be knocked down on Wednesday, just days after its former occupant was sentenced to life behind bars without parole plus an additional millennium.

The Pentagon said Tuesday that it is reducing the number of furlough days for Department of Defense civilians from 11 days to six.More than 650,000 civilians have been furloughed one day per week since July 8, effectively cutting their pay by 20 percent during that time.

NEW YORK — A former Manhattan madam who is running for New York City comptroller was arrested and charged with selling prescription pills for cash, the FBI said on Tuesday.

Florida officials Tuesday authorized university researchers to excavate the remains of boys buried on the grounds of a notorious Florida reform school where countless students were allegedly beaten, raped and murdered.Florida Gov.

In the largest single crackdown on organized crime in L.A.

Hurricane Henriette became the strongest storm of the 2013 U.S. hurricane season after winds swelled to 90 mph on Tuesday morning as it barreled through the Pacific Ocean, said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.