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- Earl weakens as it heads north
Earl weakened to a tropical storm Friday night with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph hour. Residents of New York and New England, however, are still bracing for the storm.
- Girl, 4, weighed 15 pounds at death
The mother of a 4-year-old girl, found dead in her Brooklyn home Thursday morning, was charged Friday with second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child, according to police.
- Six charged in Hawaii with trafficking Thai guest workers
Six job recruiters have been indicted in federal court in what the FBI has called the largest human-trafficking operation ever to result in charges in the United States.
- Acid attack victim: Sunglasses -- and God's hand -- saved my vision
Bethany Storro doesn't usually wear sunglasses, but she got a surprise paycheck and bought a pair earlier this week. Those sunglasses, she is convinced, saved her eyesight when a woman threw a cup of acid in her face 20 minutes later.
- Fox pitches in as Twins rally past Rangers
MINNEAPOLIS -- Matt Fox had not been in line to be one of the Twins' September callups. In fact, the right-hander probably wasn't even on the organization's radar for one.
- Pilot gravely hurt in crash near Lake Elmo Airport
The pilot of a single-engine plane suffered life-threatening injuries Friday after crashing into a bean field north of Lake Elmo Airport after take-off, according to the Washington County sheriff's of...
- Hepatitis C cases spike this summer in Dakota County
Dakota County is seeing an outbreak of hepatitis C this summer among young people sharing needles while using heroin and other drugs, state health officials said Friday. In July and August, the Minne...
- Faribault man charged in St. Paul police chase
A Faribault, Minn., man led St. Paul police on a car and foot chase late Wednesday, going the wrong way on a highway ramp, losing control doing a U-turn, scaling a fence and shaking off police officer...




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