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Lucky Charms and Trix go au naturel as General Mills ditches artificial colors
General Mills said Wednesday it has removed artificial colors from all its U.S. cereals, including Lucky Charms and Trix.
Small plane crashes in water next to remote Alaska coastal town, killing all 4 on board
A small plane carrying four people crashed into shallow waters next to a remote coastal town in Alaska on Wednesday, killing everyone on board, according to officials.
Across Tennessee, bells toll and music plays on for Dolly Parton
From her Smoky Mountain hometown to Dollywood, the state that shaped the “Queen of Country” is mourning an icon who never stopped giving back.
Man convicted in murder-for-hire killing of Microsoft manager on Florida road
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man accused of arranging the fatal shooting of a Microsoft design manager on a Florida road was convicted Wednesday in a murder-for-hire scheme fueled by a stormy child custody arrangement between the victim and his wealthy ex-wife.
California couple confront their surrogate in a Texas court as dispute over newborn escalates
DALLAS — A California couple in an escalating fight with their surrogate over a newborn with a life-threatening heart defect told a Texas court Tuesday that the child’s condition has worsened and they are anguished by attempts to deny them parental rights because they previously wanted an abortion.
Mother says unarmed 22-year-old killed by police went to the wrong house by mistake
A 22-year-old man who was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting in Upper Pottsgrove Township has been identified by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
Man seen in Philadelphia wearing creepy, Chucky-style mask is arrested in Las Vegas, authorities say
An arrest warrant was issued in Philadelphia after a masked man chased a jogger there and said, “Are you ready to die?” Authorities say he wanted to boost his social media views.
Ohio Parole Board says death row inmate Tyrone Noling should have his sentence commuted to life
The Ohio Parole Board recommended Tuesday that a prisoner who has spent 30 years on death row for two murders he says he did not commit should have his sentence commuted to life in prison with the possibility of parole as early as 2029.
Warrant reveals conditions inside Burlington home where 3 skeletal remains were found
Newly released court documents are providing more details about what investigators found inside a Burlington home where the skeletal remains of three people were discovered in June.
Target apologizes for children’s clown Halloween costume after backlash
Target apologized on Monday and said it had pulled a Halloween costume from sale depicting a circus clown that critics said evoked Blackface and minstrel shows.