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Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Patrick Cannon resigned after only 114 days in office Wednesday night after he was arrested on federal corruption charges that allege he accepted tens of thousands of dollars from undercover agents, at least once in the mayor's office itself.
A woman who lost her mother and her baby in the Washington mudslide said Wednesday that she is determined to find the body of the 4-month-old girl who had lit up their lives with her sweet smile."We won't stop until we find her. She means the world to so many people.
Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Patrick Cannon was arrested in an FBI sting Wednesday on federal corruption charges that allege he accepted tens of thousands of dollars from undercover agents, at least once in the mayor's office itself.
A cruise ship came to the rescue of dozens of Cuban migrants on an overloaded vessel that was taking on water in the Florida Straits.
The chief pilot for the Washington state county where a massive mudslide killed at least 16 people said Wednesday that helicopter and aircraft crews have seen no signs of survivors since the day of the slide.
In the latest battle over the secrecy shrouding execution drugs, an Oklahoma judge declared a state law that keeps the source of lethal injections under wraps is unconstitutional.
Kevin Ryce, 34, is ready to start searching. He's traveled across the country to find his cousin's family, who are still missing in the Washington state mudslide."My family, I love them," said Ryce, who is from Scranton, Pa. "Anything family you do what you can.
This combination photo shows the Oso, Wash. area on Jan. 18, left, and the same area on March 23, right, after a March 22 landslide sent muddy debris spilling across the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River. The debris engulfed numerous homes, resulting in the deaths of at least 16 people.
Officials in Washington State discuss the latest in the recovery of victims from Monday's massive mudslide.
At least 17 people were taken to area hospitals as Boston firefighters battled a nine-alarm fire in the city's Back Bay neighborhood Wednesday.The fire extended up from the basement of the four-story brick brownstone building, according to New England Cable News.
