Wisconsin girl's accused kidnapper applied for job on day she escaped
Jake Patterson, charged with abducting Jayme Closs after killing her parents, described himself as "an honest and hardworking guy"
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Betty White turns 97: Here's how she stays hip
Betty White celebrated her birthday Thursday, and after seven decades in show business, she's still making us laugh
Hyundai, Kia recall 168,000 vehicles at risk for fires
The carmakers moved even though the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which normally oversees recalls, is closed due to the shutdown
Senators debate Cardi B video
"Trying to decide whether or not to retweet the Cardi B video," one senator wrote, sparking a debate between colleagues
TSA workers, federal employees relying on donations during shutdown
GoFundMe pages and food donations are helping government workers make ends meet as the shutdown continues
Shutdown takes toll on wildfire preparations
The winter months are critical for wildfire managers who use the break from the flames to prepare for the next onslaught
300-foot frozen spectacle forms in Maine river
Crowds have been lining the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine, over the past few days to see the natural phenomenon in person
Recalls of hazardous meat and poultry up 83 percent, report finds
"Something is rotten in our slaughterhouses and our fields"
Parents who claim hazing led to daughter's suicide fight for change
The family of a former Northwestern University student is suing the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
Georgia man planned to attack White House with rocket, FBI says
21-year-old allegedly said he wanted to attack "the Washington Monument, the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, and a specific synagogue"
Affordability fuels new U.S. housing hot spots
Some smaller U.S. cities are seeing a rapid rise in home prices as Americans seek cheaper digs
Great white shark thought to be world's biggest seen off Hawaii
Diving group got video of its members swimming peacefully alongside the giant fish known as "Deep Blue"
California man killed in Taliban truck bombing in Afghanistan
Manoharan "Paul" Kamaleson, 55, was in the country working alongside an NGO on development when the blast tore through compound in Kabul
White House officials mulling new State of the Union approach
Top White House officials discussing whether GOP-controlled Senate could invite president to deliver the address in wake of Pelosi suggesting it be postponed
Newborn found dead in Amazon distribution center
Phoenix police say body was found in women's restroom
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Newly obtained footage shows Iran attack on major U.S. post in Kuwait
Isaias becomes first hurricane of 2026 Atlantic season, threatens Gulf Coast
Maduro expected to face new charges of torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons
Christa Pike has pneumonia, unable to move arms after botched execution
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Vance appears to soften U.S. demands on Iranian nuclear enrichment
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Congress tried to stop surprise medical bills. It created another problem.
Trump pitches Trump International Golf Course for site of "presidential retreat"
Alleged Chinese agent to remain in custody, judge rules, amid flight-risk fears
