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Read more: Outdoors , Local , DNA Reveals Different Origins for Missouri Mountain Lions , The Missouri Department of Conservation , MDC , Mountain Lions Seen in Missouri , Mountain Lion Sightings in Missouri JEFFERSON CITY,MO -- The Missouri Department of Conservation A reports DNA test results show that four mountain lions seen in Missouri last ... (more)

Police say a gunman has barricaded himself inside a Savannah, Ga., restaurant, prompting authorities to close some areas of the city's downtown historic district.

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today : For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing.

U.S. nuclear power regulators are requiring fewer exercises for major accidents and recommending that fewer people be evacuated right away.

Mary Richardson Kennedy's life had both highlights and troubled moments, just like other members of the famous political family she married into in 1994.

Officials are handing out pink slips and cutting law enforcement to the bone in an Oregon County where voters have rejected a levy to plug a $12 million budget gap.

Police and FBI officials were poring over more than 100 tips as they hunted for a man accused of stabbing his new wife to death and leaving her body in her bathtub, still clad in the silver sequined cocktail dress she wore... Police in an Atlanta suburb have enlisted the help of federal agents to examine a rifle dropped by a man who was seen aiming ... (more)

Medical marijuana advocates have a message for Democratic leaders and federal prosecutors with an eye on political office: Don't mess with pot.