Man who fatally shot South Carolina college student entering wrong home was justified, police say

Police say a resident who fatally shot a University of South Carolina student who tried to enter the wrong home on his off-campus street last weekend was justified in his actions

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California prison on generator power after wildfires knock out electricity and fill cells with smoke

A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks to cope with unhealthy air after wildfires knocked out electricity and choked the remote region with smoke

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Sex abuse charges dismissed for ex-Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, as judge rules 93-year-old is not fit for trial

Sex abuse charges dismissed for ex-Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, as judge rules 93-year-old is not fit for trial

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Abortion anecdote from DeSantis at GOP debate is more complex than he made it sound

During last week's Republican presidential debate, Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis dodged a question about a federal abortion ban by telling a story about a woman he knew who he claimed survived despite “multiple abortion attempts.”

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Stock market today: Wall Street rises following updates on consumer confidence, job openings

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as two economic reports suggested the economy is cooling enough for the Federal Reserve to pause hiking interest rates

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Hurricane Idalia menaces Florida's Big Bend, the 'Nature Coast' far from tourist attractions

Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state

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Court rejects Connecticut officials' bid to keep secret a police report on hospital patient's death

The Connecticut Supreme Court says police reports about deaths and other incidents in public hospitals cannot be kept secret

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Four people found dead in apparent murder-suicide at home in north Texas city of Allen

Police in the north Texas city of Allen found four people dead in what investigators say was an apparent murder-suicide

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Breaking impasse, Tennessee lawmakers adjourn tumultuous session spurred by school shooting

Tennessee lawmakers have ended a special session initially touted to improve public safety in the wake of a deadly school shooting

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Florida prays Idalia won't join long list of destructive storms with names starting with “I.”

Floridians pray that when Idalia hits the Gulf Coast it won’t join the long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.”

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Georgia's election board leader who debunked unfounded 2020 election fraud claims is stepping down

The retired federal judge who has been leading Georgia’s State Election Board during a time when it debunked false claims of 2020 election fraud is stepping down effective Friday

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After lots of hype, West Point treasure box opening yields no bombshells, just silt

A lead box believed to have been placed in the base of a West Point monument by cadets almost two centuries ago yielded no bombshells when unsealed during a livestreamed event, just silt

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Simone Biles wins a record 8th US Gymnastics title a full decade after her first

A decade later, Simone Biles is still on top

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