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SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Several cars of the New York City-bound Amtrak Crescent carrying 218 passengers and crew members went off the tracks early Monday in South Carolina, but there were no serious injuries, authorities said.
Thanksgiving travel plans for millions of Americans face disruption from a deadly storm that threatens to dump snow on inland regions of several Northeast states on the eve of the holiday, a meteorologist said Monday.
A woman jumped from the third deck at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in northern California Sunday, injuring herself and a man who tried to catch her, an Alameda County sheriff's office spokesman said.
A shotgun once owned by one of America's most famous Old West sharpshooters sold at auction Sunday in Dallas, Texas, for $293,000.Annie Oakley's "16-Gauge Parker Brothers Hammer shotgun" was sold by Heritage Auctions to an unidentified telephone buyer, auction house officials said.
TULSA, Okla. — Four people were killed and a fifth person was hospitalized after being shot in a Tulsa residence, police said Sunday. The victims were shot by a lone gunman at close range Saturday night, police said. The Tulsa World reports that officers are looking for a suspect.
WASHINGTON — The Rhodes Trust says 32 U.S. men and women have been named Rhodes Scholars and will enter Oxford University next October.The winners were selected from 857 applicants endorsed by 327 different colleges and universities.
A mother and son who hadn’t seen in each other in more than 30 years finally got a chance to reunite in San Diego Saturday morning.
A wintry storm system that has already claimed eight lives continued to move east on Sunday, making its way through New Mexico and Texas, with the possibility of advancing to the Northeast and hindering holiday travel plans along the way.
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A Texas actress accused of mailing ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors, according to federal court documents.
