Man gets life in prison for setting truck afire, killing 2

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A homeless man convicted of setting a delivery truck afire, killing two transients who had been sleeping inside, was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday.

Declassified Cold War papers show UK funded news agency

LONDON (AP) — Newly declassified documents reveal the British government secretly gave the Reuters news agency funding during the Cold War so it would expand coverage of the Middle East and Latin America.

Rougher shoving likely in last Democratic debate before Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — New tension between the Democrats' progressive stars threatened to shake up the party's presidential nomination fight Tuesday night in the final debate showdown before primary voting begins.

French priest recounts how he abused boy scouts over decades

LYON, France (AP) — A former priest detailed Tuesday how he systematically abused boys over two decades as a French scout chaplain, and said his superiors knew about his “abnormal” behavior as far back as the 1970s.

Lawyer: Death row inmate went from life-taker to lifesaver

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee death row inmate Nicholas Sutton should be spared from execution because he transformed himself in prison from a killer to someone who saved the lives of prison employees and fello…

Chicago aldermen reject settlement with McDonald witness

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago aldermen have rejected a proposed $125,000 legal settlement for a woman who witnessed the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald by a white Chicago police officer.

Mexico can't sell presidential jet, tries odd sales pitches

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador has made selling off the luxurious presidential jet a centerpiece of his austerity program, but there's just one problem: Nobody, it seems, wants to …

Indiana man killed by police was wanted in woman's death

GARY, Ind. (AP) — A man who shot and wounded two police officers at a northwestern Indiana apartment complex before being fatally shot by police was a suspect in the strangulation death of a woman he had been datin…

Officials: Series of avalanches kill 12 in Himalayan Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — At least six Indian soldiers and six civilians were killed in five separate avalanches in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, officials said Tuesday.

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Woman caught trying to light explosive device in Walmart

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A 37-year-old woman was arrested Saturday after deputies said she tried to build an explosive device inside a Tampa Walmart store.

Man accused of killing hotel worker in Anguilla sues resort

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Woman accused of nail-clipper stabbing charged with murder

MILLVILLE, N.J. (AP) — A woman accused of using a nail clipper to stab her husband has been charged with murder, authorities announced Tuesday.

Defense attorney requests hearing on missing Epstein footage

NEW YORK (AP) — A defense attorney wants a federal judge to hold a hearing to determine whether the federal government intentionally deleted video of the area around Jeffrey Epstein's cell from the day he survived …

A tip-top tip: Customer leaves over $2,000 for 2 bartenders

MILFORD, N.H. (AP) — A customer made it much more than a double for two New Hampshire bartenders when he tipped them over $2,000 on a $21 check.