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Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a...

NY parks employee dies fighting fires; air quality warnings are issued in New York and New Jersey

POMPTON LAKES, N.J. (AP) — A New York parks employee died battling one of a number of wildfires...

NY forest ranger dies fighting fires; air quality warnings are issued in New York and New Jersey

POMPTON LAKES, N.J. (AP) — A New York forest ranger died battling one of a number of wildfires...

Helicopter crashes in Houston, killing 4 and destroying a radio tower, officials say

HOUSTON (AP) — A helicopter crashed Sunday in Houston, killing four people on board and destroying a radio...

4 dead in Houston radio tower helicopter crash: Police

HOUSTON (AP) — A helicopter reportedly crashed Sunday in Houston after hitting a radio tower, killing four people...

Twin babies who died with mother are youngest-known Helene victims

Obie Williams could hear babies crying and branches battering the windows when he answered his daughter’s daily phone call last week as Hurricane Helene...

Twin babies who died alongside their mother in Georgia are youngest-known Hurricane Helene victims

Obie Williams could hear babies crying and branches battering the windows when he answered his daughter’s daily phone call last week as Hurricane Helene...

US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen’s strike

With a dockworkers' strike threatening to close ports on the East and Gulf coasts beginning this week, Chris Butler is growing worried. Butler is...