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A teenager working for a tree-trimming service died in northeastern Indiana when a log rolled out of a trailer and struck him, authorities said. INDIANA MAN DIES AFTER WORKPLACE INJURY AT EVANSVILLE PLANT, PROBE UNDERWAY Braeden Depew, 18, of Kokomo was pronounced dead at the scene Saturday morning on Montpelier’s …

A 4-year-old boy playing in his backyard Wednesday afternoon was fatally mauled by one or two dogs, Detroit police said. The attack occurred just before 3 p.m. on the city’s west side, Cpl. Dan Donakowski said. “We’re not sure if it’s one or two dogs, but Animal Control has two …

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating claims that members of its football team sexual assaulted and hazed a rookie in 2009. An unidentified LAPD detective filed a lawsuit against the city on October 16, claiming that when he was a rookie in February of 2009, he was subjected to …

ORLANDO, Fla. – A civil rights group plans to sue the FBI for $30 million on behalf of the family of a Chechen man who was fatally shot while being questioned about a Boston Marathon bombing suspect. The Council of American-Islamic Relations Florida on Monday filed a notice of claim …

RICHMOND, Va. – Forty-four former state attorneys general from across the country have urged a federal appeals court to toss out former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s public corruption convictions. They say a jury convicted McDonnell “based on ingratiation and access and nothing more,” blurring the line between common political courtesy …

NEW YORK – An album containing the autographs of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and other prominent Civil War-era figures is being put up for sale by a New York City auction house. Swann Auction Galleries in Manhattan says the album was compiled from 1861-1864 by the wife of Egbert …

NEW YORK – Someone may have improperly tapped a gas line before an explosion that leveled three apartment buildings and injured nearly two dozen people, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday as firefighters soaked the still-smoldering buildings and police searched for at least two missing people. “There is a possibility …

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – An Indiana couple faces charges after investigators say they found cellphone videos showing the woman’s 12-month-old daughter putting a handgun in her mouth. Evansville police discovered the videos after a 19-year-old man was arrested for trying to sell a handgun to an undercover officer. Police say the …

LONDON – It was not what Derek Nash expected to find in his 5-year-old’s school bag: A bill demanding a “no-show fee” for another child’s birthday party. Nash said the bill from another parent sought 15.95 pounds ($24.00) because his son Alex had not attended the party at a ski …

DES MOINES, Iowa – When they were built, parking garages were supposed to help save downtowns from being eclipsed by suburban developments. But decades after cities tore down buildings and replaced them with parking structures, communities across the country are demolishing the garages. In their place, they’re putting up buildings …