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3:27 PM on Wednesday, August 27

Southern California authorities say they’ve nabbed a nine-person criminal ring responsible for the largest organized retail theft in Home Depot history

2:42 PM on Wednesday, August 27

A federal judge is questioning whether a Spanish-language journalist arrested at a June protest can remain in immigration detention after charges against him were dropped

2:32 PM on Wednesday, August 27

Ford is recalling more than 355,000 of its pickup trucks across the U.S. because of an instrument panel display failure that’s resulted in critical information, like warning lights and vehicle speed, not showing up on the dashboard

2:03 PM on Wednesday, August 27

School shootings in the U.S. have claimed hundreds of lives over the past 25 years, with the tragedy often hitting hardest when children are involved

1:54 PM on Wednesday, August 27

A truck driver's deadly U-turn on a Florida highway has sparked national debate over immigration, trucking safety, and federal funding

1:52 PM on Wednesday, August 27

A U.S. Border Patrol agent in upstate New York has been sentenced to a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to ordering women entering the U.S. to show him their breasts

1:35 PM on Wednesday, August 27

Hurricane Katrina was a major storm when it made landfall in New Orleans in August 2005

1:07 PM on Wednesday, August 27

The Democratic National Committee is seriously considering scrambling the party’s next presidential primary calendar

12:54 PM on Wednesday, August 27

US health officials approve Pfizer's updated COVID-19 shot, but with limits for many adults and children

12:46 PM on Wednesday, August 27

Darfur’s El-Fasher faces a “devastating tragedy” as the city’s remaining population of about 260,000 people, half of them children, are besieged by the Rapid Support Forces, the U.N.’s children’s arm has warned

12:40 PM on Wednesday, August 27

An email shared with The Associated Press shows 'Alligator Alcatraz' will likely be empty within days

12:24 PM on Wednesday, August 27

12:02 PM on Wednesday, August 27

Minneapolis police say a shooting at a Catholic school has left three dead, including the shooter, and 17 injured

11:58 AM on Wednesday, August 27

Minneapolis mayor says children are dead after a shooting at a Catholic school

10:59 AM on Wednesday, August 27

Federal prosecutors have failed to indict a man who was seen on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation’s capital

10:23 AM on Wednesday, August 27

Democrat Catelin Drey has won a special election for an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that previously leaned Republican

9:12 AM on Wednesday, August 27

President Donald Trump’s administration is taking control of Washington's Union Station from Amtrak, marking another federal intervention in the nation's capital

7:56 AM on Wednesday, August 27

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation flights reach record highs, the airlines running the trips have taken steps to make it more difficult to track the planes used to carry shackled people across the country and around the world

1:42 AM on Wednesday, August 27

Gas stations have run dry in some regions of Russia after Ukrainian drones struck refineries and other oil infrastructure in recent weeks

12:02 AM on Wednesday, August 27

Some colleges are allowing pets in dorms to help students feel more at home