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Authorities are trying to determine whether any of the 20 dead dogs found buried in a New York woman's backyard might have been pets stolen from neighbors. Read More

A lawyer for a man who rents an Oklahoma City house where four bodies were found says his client was home when the people were killed, but escaped. Read More

A man accused of shooting and killing a Seattle police officer on Halloween has been charged with aggravated first-degree murder, a charge that could carry the death penalty. Read More

The lawyer for a South Florida man charged with murder for allegedly dragging his dementia-plagued father into the ocean says his client has reached a plea deal. Read More

The Army psychiatrist accused in the Fort Hood shootings was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the military's legal system, making him eligible for the death penalty if convicted, officials said Thursday. Read More

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says armored transport trucks that protect soldiers from roadside bombs are worth every dime spent on them. Read More

A former Pennsylvania House Speaker is among 10 people connected to the House Republican caucus who are being charged in a new phase of a legislative corruption probe. Read More

The Colorado parents who reported their 6-year-old son floated away aboard a helium balloon will plead guilty to some charges so that the family can stay together, the attorney for the boy's father said Thursday. Read More

The Army psychiatrist suspected in a deadly rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has been charged in a military court with 13 counts of premeditated murder. Read More

Five family members charged in a child sex abuse case in western Missouri made their first court appearance Thursday while crews resumed scouring property where some of the abuse allegedly occurred years ago. Read More

New York City's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is almost ready for the holidays. Read More

Relentless rain drenched much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, pelting communities from North Carolina northward with gusty winds and heavy rains, inundating streets and stranding drivers in hard-hit Virginia. Read More

One of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad's ex-wives says it was "very difficult" to watch her children grieve as their father was executed. Read More

A jury will decide if a Texas mother accused of dismembering her 3-week-old son is competent to stand trial. Read More

The lawyer for a Massachusetts man accused of conspiring in an alleged terror plot says his client was charged only after he refused three attempts by the FBI to recruit him as an informant. Read More

ACORN has filed a lawsuit claiming that Congress violated the Constitution when it passed a law cutting off federal funding to the organization. Read More

A spokesman for a Tennessee father arrested in Japan when he snatched his children from his ex-wife says authorities are dropping the case. Read More

North Carolina police said they were searching Thursday for a 5-year-old girl who vanished two days ago and have charged one man with kidnapping her. Read More

A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to killing a police officer during a robbery two years ago. Read More

The University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs will record an oral history of President George W. Bush's presidency. Read More