Ransomware attacks on rise — and small towns are in crosshairs
"We see them because attackers see that they're successful," said one cybersecurity pro of spike in municipal hacks
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Homeless man reunites with family after 24 years
The officer who helped Jose Lopez even got him a shave and haircut before the long-awaited reunion
Is climate change making hurricanes more powerful?
"Almost all the research shows that in the future, hurricanes are likely to get more intense," meteorologist Jeff Berardelli says
Purdue Pharma prepping for a bankruptcy, report says
Lawyers for opioid peddler Purdue Pharma have documents in works for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, Reuters reports
Trump briefed on Hurricane Dorian
President Trump is receiving a briefing on Hurricane Dorian as it slowly approaches the U.S. coastline
Michigan becomes first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes
Governor Gretchen Whitmer accuses e-cigarette companies of using sweet flavors to hook young people on nicotine
Texas Rep. Bill Flores announces retirement
Flores is the fifth GOP lawmaker from Texas to retire in the past three months
Google fined $170 million for violating kids' privacy on YouTube
Video platform illegally harvested children's online data without getting their parents' consent, FTC says
Oregon death from lung illness may be linked to vaping
Oregon health officials say they are investigating the death of a person who had severe respiratory illness after using an e-cigarette
Snow White comforts boy with autism at Disney World
Brody has autism and is nonverbal, but when he laid his head in Snow White's lap, she knew just what to do
D.C. official calls for more action on hate crimes in city
D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton says a previous request for information by the U.S. attorney's office has gone unanswered
O'Rourke campaign on false claim Odessa shooter was a supporter
The conspiracy theory, which went viral on Twitter, was echoed by a Trump campaign surrogate
Will Walmart's new ammo policy reduce guns on the street?
Because most firearms sales stem from thousands of small gun shops or gun shows, Walmart's impact is unclear
91-year-old honored as longest-serving officer in Ohio
Howard Mullen still goes on ride-alongs with officers and has no plans to quit – "It's in your blood," he says
Boy confesses to killing parents and 3 siblings in tiny Alabama town
A 14-year-old boy admitted to killing five members of his family, including his three younger siblings, in a slaying that rattled a small Alabama town, authorities said
Texas dad deported to Ghana was then forced to go to Mali, he says
Poll finds Democrats still boosted by voters' economic concerns
Lula wins 4th term as Brazil's president, but Bolsonaro rejects results
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Trump says he's weighing Iran deal vs. action to "finish them off"
Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to country
Blanche says DOJ is "doing our own research" with Alaska challenge
Alaska Senate candidate sustains "minor injuries" in car accident
Jordan says 3 arrested in deadly attack on Greek Orthodox church
