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Three men convicted in the 2019 killing of a 21-year-old man in San Jose have had their convictions and sentences wiped out, after a state appeals court found that a deputy district attorney's pit bull analogy and predator language during jury selection crossed a legal line meant to root out racial bias in the courtroom.

INDIANAPOLIS — The National Weather Service is adding a new level of urgency to certain winter weather warnings. Starting with the 2026–2027 winter season, Blizzard Warnings and Ice Storm Warnings may include the phrase “Particularly Dangerous Situation,” or PDS. The label will be used when forecasters have high confidence in a rare, extreme, and potentially historic winter weather event. It will be saved for exceptional situations that pose a significant threat to life and property.

Four Michigan cities are among the best places to live when you retire, U.S. News and World Report said in its rankings for 2027. Midland, Michigan, topped the 250 Best Places to Retire in the U.S. in 2027 list while Wyoming, Troy and Rochester Hills also were among the top 25 in the Oct. 27 ranking. "Midland is a small town located about 30 miles north of Saginaw, and it has a lot going on," U.S. News researchers said in the report. "Yes, you'll deal with Michigan winters. But crime is low (No.

A chain described as the “country’s fastest growing cookie chain” as recently as 2023 has closed multiple other Ohio stores, but that’s just how the cookie Crumbls. In addition to the closure of Crumbl Cookies’ Easton location shuttering earlier this month, the brand that began going viral on social media in 2021 has also recently closed stores in Brooklyn, Ohio and Lakewood, Ohio, according to a Restaurant Business report.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are in for a bit of difficulty going forward. They don’t have their starting quarterback. That was known, of course. Julian Sayin was injured on Oct. 17 at Indiana. He didn’t finish the game and had his right arm in a sling afterward. Still,...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA)— A Clearwater church is out more than $736,000 after a contractor who was supposed to build a new church used the funds for bills, vehicles, and vacations, the Clearwater Police Department announced. According to an arrest report, the Unity Church of Clearwater had a construction contract with the contractor Custom Building Solutions […]

ATLANTA - Fall color is spreading across North Georgia, and the region could see peak foliage over the next couple of weeks. Higher elevations are expected to approach peak within a week or two, while much of northern Georgia could see peak color during the first week of November. Casey...

UNION COUNTY, N.C. — A man was arrested after deputies pursued a stolen BMW on Highway 218, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they tried to stop the white BMW near the intersection of Highways 601 and 218 as it traveled toward Mint Hill. The driver did not stop.

South Carolina has said goodbye to another trio of familiar dining rooms, following September’s closure of a longtime Columbia sushi favorite. From a waterfront splurge in North Myrtle Beach to…

Thomas Brady was sentenced to 20 months in prison for ordering subordinates to perform repairs at his home. BY: UNSPLASH A former Massachusetts jail official will spend 20 months in federal prison after using his authority to obtain free home repairs from subordinates and attempting to interfere with an investigation. Thomas Brady, 55, of Norwood, received his sentence Monday in Boston after pleading guilty to witness tampering and using interstate facilities to commit bribery and...