Teen pleads guilty to murder in Colorado school shooting

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — The younger of two students charged in a school shooting in suburban Denver that killed a classmate pleaded guilty on Friday under an agreement that gives him a chance to be paroled after …

Buttigieg says he's raised $4M since strong showing in Iowa

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Buttigieg said Friday that he has raised $4 million since the Iowa caucuses, an impressive haul for a candidate looking to capitalize on his strong showing to continue building a national pol…

Antarctica appears to have broken a heat record

WASHINGTON (AP) — The temperature in northern Antarctica hit nearly 65 degrees (18.3 degrees Celsius), a likely heat record on the continent best known for snow, ice and penguins.

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Georgia Senate panel approves new dam regulations

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia could soon loosen safety standards for dams that sit above newly built homes, under a proposal unanimously passed by a state Senate committee.

Funeral announced for slain Alabama officer

WARRIOR, Ala. (AP) — Funeral plans have been announced for an Alabama police officer who was fatally shot in an ambush while assisting other officers during a vehicle pursuit.

Officer charged with killing wife after abuse allegation

EATONTON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia police officer who said his wife killed herself during an argument has been charged with her murder, authorities said.

Madoff victims invited to say if he should get out of prison

NEW YORK (AP) — Victims of imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff's mammoth Ponzi scheme can express views on whether he should be released early from prison, prosecutors said Friday.

Officials reviewing if man's death tied to Houston explosion

HOUSTON (AP) — A 47-year-old man who was injured when an industrial warehouse in Houston exploded last month has died, his family's attorney said Friday, but officials declined to immediately add his name to the li…

Timeline of copter flight that killed Kobe Bryant, 8 others

A timeline of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others in Southern California on Jan. 26. All times are approximate:

Terminally ill Peru woman demands right to euthanasia

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian woman who is almost completely paralyzed and requires round-the-clock care for a terminal illness took her fight to change the South American nation’s law forbidding euthanasia to the c…

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Man pleads guilty to killing his wife on cruise to Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A man pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder in the beating death of his wife during a 2017 family cruise to Alaska.

Trial of man accused in Minnesota mosque bombing postponed

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The trial of an Illinois militia leader accused of being the ringleader in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque will be postponed until April to give his defense team more time to prepare, …