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Man accused of killing 22 older women goes on trial again

By Jaime Stengle - Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — After Mary Brooks was found dead on the floor of her Dallas-area condo, grocery bags from a shopping trip still on her countertop, authorities decided the 87-year-old had died of natural…

Defendant to represent himself in Wisconsin parade trial

By Todd  Richmond - Associated Press A Wisconsin man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee last year is set to go on trial Monday.…

Feds vow major aid for Hurricane Ian victims amid rescues

By Bobby Caina Calvan and Mike Schneider - Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — With the death toll from Hurricane Ian rising and hundreds of thousands of people without power in Florida and the Carolinas, U.S. officials vowed Sunday…

Police: Man died jumping from Mississippi bridge amid chase

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A Louisiana man being chased by police jumped from a coastal high-rise bridge in Mississippi and plunged to his death, authorities said. The man died from injuries suffered Friday evening in Pascagoula, Mississippi, when he struck…

Florida deaths rise to 47 amid struggle to recover from Ian

By Rebecca Santana and Meg Kinnard - Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Rescuers evacuated stunned survivors on a large barrier island cut off by Hurricane Ian and Florida's death toll climbed sharply, as hundreds of thousands of people…

Horror pic 'Smile' happy at No. 1, 'Bros' starts in 4th

By Linsey Bahr - AP Film Writer (AP) --Moviegoing audiences chose the horror movie over the romantic comedy to kick off the month of October. Paramount's " Smile " topped the North American charts with $22 million in ticket sales,…

Jimmy Carter celebrating 98 with family, friends, baseball

By Bill Barrow - Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, already the longest-living U.S. president in history, turned 98 on Saturday, celebrating with family and friends in Plains, the tiny Georgia town where he and his wife, 95-year-old Rosalynn,…

Annual hot air balloon festival draws global audience to US

By Susan Montoya Bryan - Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of hot air balloons lifted off Saturday morning, marking the start of an annual fiesta that has drawn pilots and spectators from across the globe to New Mexico's…

NFL's handling of concussions questioned after Tua's injury

By Rob Maaddi - AP Pro Football Writer The NFL's handling of concussions has evolved dramatically from the days when players were given smelling salts on the bench and sent back into the game. The league and the NFL Players…