Man gets 40 years for prison escape bid months before expected release date from 7-year sentence

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS leadership on Thursday announced that the agency has recovered $4.7 billion in

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Friday will mark the 60th anniversary of one of the most heinous

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Sixty years ago, a bomb planted by Ku Klux Klan members ripped through a Bir

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the third time in less than eight months, a special election will decide contr

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After a deluge of rain, flooding, sinkholes and tornadoes this week, New Engl

PROVIDENCE – If Hurricane Lee starts heading towards Rhode Island, the crew at the Fox Point Hurrica

Any college football is better than no college football at all. Having said that, let’s agree: There

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a welcome tren

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Public Library Service has voted to create a list of books that

On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: USA TODAY Breaking News Reporter Jorge L. Ortiz breaks d

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Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe have settled their lawsuit a year after the allegations sent shockwave

For a brief moment, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were part of the healing.When the couple joined P

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Memphis couple who took in former NFL offensive lineman Michael Oher when he

In a court filing, a Tennessee couple fights allegations that they got rich off Michael Oher