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ROME, Georgia — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday reiterated his claim that writer E. Jean Carroll had levied “false accusations” against him, even as similar remarks have resulted in large court judgments against him. Speaking at a Georgia campaign rally that represented Trump’s pivot toward the general election as he …

ZANZIBAR, Tanzania — Eight children and an adult died and 78 other people were hospitalized after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, authorities said Saturday. Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy by Zanzibar’s people even though it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a …

The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into the door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing 737 Max 9 flight in January, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. The Wall Street Journal, citing “documents and people familiar with the matter,” reported that the DOJ has contacted some …

SAN DIEGO — Rare sightings of mountain lion activity in downtown Oceanside made new fans of the urban prowler, but days later, experts wonder if the same animal has been felled. Police reported a mountain lion was fatally struck by a vehicle at 7:25 p.m. Friday just north of the …

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Meghan Markle said she experienced “cruel” online bullying while she was pregnant with both of her children. Speaking during a panel on stage at an event at the South by Southwest festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, on Friday, Markle said she is keeping her “distance from [social media] right now …

President Joe Biden on Saturday told MSNBC that he regrets using the word “illegal” to describe the undocumented immigrant who is charged with killing a 22-year-old nursing student in Georgia. “During your response to [Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s] heckling of you, you used the word ‘illegal’ when talking about the …

ABUJA, Nigeria — Armed men broke into a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria early Saturday and seized 15 children as they slept, police told The Associated Press, about 48 hours after nearly 300 students were taken hostage in the conflict-hit region. School abductions are common in Nigeria’s northern region, especially since the …

When Brittany Mahomes recently advised moms to take care of their pelvic floors, she raised awareness of a condition that is more common than many young women realize. “Women don’t get educated about this, especially when they are younger, when they are of childbearing age,” said Dr. Deepanjana Das, a …

A 29-year-old woman had both of her feet amputated after she was allegedly pushed onto subway tracks in Manhattan and struck by a train following an argument with her boyfriend. The incident happened around 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Fulton Street Station at Chambers Street, the New York City Police …

A Florida mother who was reported missing by a concerned coworker was found alive in a shipping container after someone heard her banging on the locked door, police said. Marlene Lopez, 52, was located Thursday afternoon” trapped in a shipping container located next to a business” on Cocoa Boulevard, the …

HONG KONG — A cleaning person found two dead baby boys in glass bottles in the living room of a vacated apartment in Hong Kong, police said Saturday. A man and a woman, believed to be the parents, have been detained. The bottles were 30 centimeters tall and the bodies had …

A “vibrant” 96-year-old widow preparing to bake cookies for her birthday was killed at her Montecito, California, home in an alleged murder-for-hire plot, according to authorities who said the case involved a “tangled evil web of financial exploitation.” Violet Evelyn Alberts was found dead in her bed on May 27, …

BENNINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont man on Friday pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of negligent driving with death resulting in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams. Ryan Koss, 35, who knew Williams, was given a one-year deferred sentence and as part of his probation will have his driving …

SAN FRANCISCO — A United Airlines jetliner headed to Mexico City from San Francisco made an emergency landing in Los Angeles on Friday after the crew reported a hydraulics issue, in the fourth emergency involving a United Airlines flight this week. The plane landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport …

Long held as a prime example of late 18th century romantic male friendship in literature, in recent decades “Joseph and His Friend” has been reinterpreted by some LGBTQ writers and scholars as America’s first gay novel.  “Even post-Stonewall there was a hesitation to say ‘Joseph and His Friend’ was a …

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Spring breakers flocking to Texas beaches this month could stumble upon a sight many have never seen — a bright blue and silver sea slug known as the blue dragon. While the tiny, 1-inch creatures may look like fun, researchers warn that touching them could result …

Kelly Solis’ 2020 freshman year at University of Texas at Austin, the state’s flagship, began with online classes, in forced isolation, because of the pandemic. She moved into a dorm to make connections, but struggled with loneliness and depression. Her lifeline came when she heard a Latino therapist speak at …

A flying tire. A runway roll-off. Multiple emergency landings. It may seem like mishaps involving planes have been growing in frequency. But experts say there is no cause for major alarm, as the aviation industry’s safety record remains better than it’s ever been when measured by lives lost. “This is …

Tucked away in the red-brick community center of the South Jamaica Houses in New York City is a small multipurpose room filled with plastic chairs and tables. A piece of paper taped on the door shows the schedule for the day, with Hood Code starting at 3 p.m. Right on …