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Plaque marking site of slave auctions missing in Virginia

February 7, 2020

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A plaque marking the site of slave auctions was reported missing and vandalism was found nearby in a Virginia city where a deadly white nationalist rally was held in 2017.An employee with WVIR-TV told police Thursday that...

Storms sweep over Southeast with rain, wind, floods; 4 dead

By JAY REEVES | February 6, 2020

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A powerful winter storm raked the Southeast on Thursday with high winds, rain and floods that killed at least four people and injured several more across a dozen states. Rescue crews repeatedly pulled people from cars that got...

Man finds missing ashes of woman on Las Vegas bus stop bench

February 6, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A missing box filled with the ashes of a woman was recovered in Nevada by a passerby a week after the box and other luggage were taken from a Las Vegas hotel, authorities said.Ohio brothers Dan and Colten Dalton were in Las Vegas last...

Death toll in Turkey avalanche disaster rises to 41

February 6, 2020

ISTANBUL (AP) — The death toll from a pair of avalanches in eastern Turkey climbed to 41 Thursday, Turkey's disaster and emergency agency said as search teams aided by sniffer dogs scanned the avalanche field for bodies.The first avalanche late Tuesday...

Warrants served in 1996 disappearance of California student

By STEFANIE DAZIO and MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ | February 5, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities served search warrants Wednesday at locations in California and Washington state in the investigation of the disappearance of college student Kristin Smart in 1996.Smart, who attended California Polytechnic State University,...

Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team; 38 dead overall

By SUZAN FRASER | February 5, 2020

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An avalanche slammed into a mountain road in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, wiping out a huge team of rescue workers sent to find people missing in an earlier avalanche. Officials said 33 emergency workers were killed, 53 were injured...

Woman sees missing dog on beer cans promoting shelter dogs

By Associated Press | February 3, 2020

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A Florida brewery that recently began placing shelter dogs' faces on beer cans helped reunite a Minnesota woman with her dog, Hazel, who went missing three years ago.Earlier this month, Motorworks Brewing in Bradenton teamed up...

Estranged husband accused of killing Jennifer Dulos dies

By DAVE COLLINS | January 30, 2020

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man charged with murdering his wife who went missing amid a contentious divorce case died Thursday, his lawyer said.Fotis Dulos, 52, had been hospitalized since Tuesday when he was found at his home in Farmington, Connecticut,...

Mom fails to meet deadline to bring missing kids to Idaho

By REBECCA BOONE | January 30, 2020

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The mom of two children missing since September failed to meet a court-ordered deadline to bring the kids to authorities in Idaho on Thursday.That clears the way for a judge to potentially hold Lori Vallow in contempt of court, a...

Florida authorities: Man’s body found, baby still missing

January 29, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — Police have found the body of a man who matches the description of a father sought by police in a newborn baby’s disappearance, authorities in Florida said Wednesday. The 1-week-old boy is still missing.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement...

Husband accused of killing Jennifer Dulos in dire condition

By MICHAEL MELIA and CHRIS EHRMANN | January 29, 2020

FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with murder in the death of his missing wife is in dire condition following an apparent suicide attempt, his lawyer said Wednesday shortly before detectives arrived to search his client's home.Fotis...

Man accused of killing missing wife is in critical condition

By CHRIS EHRMANN and DAVE COLLINS | January 28, 2020

FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with murdering his estranged wife was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday after being found unresponsive in a vehicle inside his garage, authorities said.Fotis Dulos was found when officers went...