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WASHINGTON – Court documents show that police took a long list of items including weapons, matches, lighters, electronics, cash and credit cards from the home of a wealthy Washington family after they were slain. A search warrant obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday doesn’t detail what kind of weapons …

Developing–A disgruntled ex employee with Exxon surrenders after a tense stand-off with police at a New Jersey office building Tuesday afternoon. The 63-year-old man, who was not immediately identified, turned himself in to Police negotiators after barricading himself in a bathroom or closet on the first floor of the Paramus …

DES MOINES, Iowa – A man who created a nonprofit organization credited with helping more than 150 million people out of poverty is this year’s recipient of the World Food Prize. Fazle Hasan Abed (FAHZ’-lee hah-SAHN’ AH’-bed) is the founder of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, now known as BRAC. …

At least 10 people were injured when a boat exploded off the coast of Maryland Saturday. The Maryland Natural Resources Police Public Information Officer Candy Thompson said the explosion occurred at around 6 p.m. at the Spring Cover Marina in Solomons Island. All of the injured were transported by ambulance …

LEWISTON, Idaho – A former national inline speed skating champion is staying the course on his quest to raise awareness of an ancestor connected to Lewis and Clark’s 1802 expedition. Cory Skyler Drouillard has been campaigning since November in hopes of increasing recognition of his family’s historical importance, the Lewiston …

The South Florida judge whose surprise encounter with an arrested middle school classmate went viral earlier this month had another unexpected reunion in court, this time with a fellow Caribbean cruise ship passenger. Local 10 reported that Miami Dade County Court Judge Mindy Glazer was presiding over an extradition hearing …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Attorneys for 33 death row inmates have asked a judge to declare Tennessee’s preferred method of executing prisoners unconstitutional. The trial that began July 7 in Davidson County Chancery Court concluded Wednesday. During closing arguments, inmates’ attorneys discussed technical aspects of the procedure, including the role of …

BRADENTON, Fla. – Prosecutors and the owner of a dog in custody for biting a 4-year-old boy have agreed to halt their case before a hearing officer and instead ask directly for a ruling from a circuit court judge. On June 4, the dog, Padi, bit the child while he …

HENRYVILLE, Pa. – Animal control officials say they have rescued 122 cats and kittens from a squalid Pennsylvania home and transported them to a North Philadelphia facility for medical evaluations. Sgt. Nicole Wilson says officers with the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and authorities in Henryville …

SAN DIEGO – Walking into Mexico at the nation’s busiest border crossing with the United States is no longer an uninterrupted stroll for foreigners. Starting late Wednesday, pedestrians going to Tijuana from San Diego at the San Ysidro crossing must choose between a line for Mexicans who get waved through, …