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A dangerous storm that brought snow and drenching rains to the southwestern United States blamed for several road deaths is threatening Thanksgiving travel for millions of people in the eastern states, forecasters said on Saturday.
LAS VEGAS -- The West faced more stormy weather Saturday after a powerful system buffeted several states, stranding drivers in Nevada, causing water rescues in California and leading to the deaths of eight people.
NEW YORK - A Long Island convenience store owner and his son, accused of duping a customer who spoke limited English out of a $1 million winning lottery ticket, were charged on Saturday with grand larceny.
Nearly 800 firefighters and more than 50 fire engines battled a large late season wildfire that destroyed one structure and was threatening several others in Northern California on Saturday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Police said a suspect has been arrested and charged with a hate crime for assaulting a man on a Brooklyn street early Friday in an attack that may have been part of a so-called "knockout game.
Police say a homeless man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly pushing a 72-year-old man onto a subway platform in Manhattan Friday afternoon.Rudralall Baldao, 57, was also charged with assault for shoving the man onto the train platform at 145th Street and St.
Sally Ann Okuly survived cancer. And she survived a motorcycle crash six months ago, feeling well enough to leave the house last weekend for the first time in half a year.But her determination was no match for a car Sunday morning. Okuly was struck by a car and killed as she left her Woodbridge, Va.
The Zumba instructor who was convicted earlier this year of running a prostitution business out of her Maine studio was released from jail early Saturday morning.Alexis Wright, 30, walked quickly out of the York County Jail in Alfred, Maine, at 9:45 a.m.
At the same time the sound of a car crash scared passengers into thinking shots were fired at Los Angeles International Airport Friday, travelers in another terminal were evacuated after a false report of a man with a weapon, airport officials said.Police received a call about 7:30 p.m.
More than 100 union and community volunteers from the Honolulu area took part in the first “Labor of Love” project earlier this month when they helped repair and beautify Waimanalo Elementary and Intermediate School. On top of 400-plus hours of volunteer time, 18 unions helped raise more than $18,500 in monetary and in-kind donations—including teacher supplies.
