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Serial killer Samuel Little is drawing sketches of his victims for the FBI

The FBI has been trying to connect Little's confessions with unsolved deaths in more than a dozen states between 1970 and 2005.

Iran

Iran's Rouhani blames US and allies for attack on Revolutionary Guards

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed the US and its allies on Thursday for a suicide bombing that killed 27 members of its Revolutionary Guards, according to state TV.

USA

California's new governor slams brakes on San Francisco-to-Los Angeles bullet train

The governor scaled back the high-speed train, calling for a more limited rail line now but leaving door open to statewide project in the future.

USA

California governor targets illegal pot farms, says many 'run by the cartels'

The state is the top cannabis producer in the U.S., and while many want the move against illegal growers, some say Mexican cartels don't play a big role.

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Bill Cosby 'not remorseful,' spokesman says

"When I visit him, it's nothing sad about it," his spokesman Andrew Wyatt said. "He's not sad. He's not remorseful because he did nothing wrong."

USA

Seattle digging out from snow as many in the Midwest lost power

Some streets in downtown Chicago were closed on Tuesday over fears of ice falling from buildings.

USA

Drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán likely headed to Supermax prison

Bob Hood, a former Supermax penitentiary warden, suspects Guzmán will "never be allowed on the yard with other prisoners for the rest of his life."

Iran

'Trump hurt me and my family, then he stole my photo to blame Iran'

Iranian photographer is angry that the US president used her picture in a Tweet condemning her country's government.

USA

Rapper 21 Savage released on bond in immigration case

The rapper is a U.K. national who "like almost two million of his immigrant child peers, was left without immigration status" as a child with no way to fix it, his lawyers said.

Markets

Asian stocks edge up, U.S. futures rise on hope for no U.S. government shutdown

Asian stocks edge up, U.S. futures rise on hope for no U.S. government shutdown

USA

220 Baptist ministers, deacons, others found guilty of sex abuse, report says

A total of about 380 Southern Baptist leaders and volunteers have faced allegations of sexual misconduct, a newspaper investigation found.

USA

Katy Perry shoes criticized for resembling blackface apparently pulled

The shoes featured blue eyes, a gold triangular nose, and bright red lips. The black versions drew criticism online.

USA

California lost 18 million trees in 2018, adding fuel to future wildfires

Tree deaths have slowed in California thanks to a rainy winter, but the state's forests "are still under significant stress," a wildfire expert said.

USA

Texas man enters abandoned home to smoke weed, finds tiger instead

The man initially believed he was hallucinating when he found a female tiger in a "rinky-dink" cage in the home's garage, police said.

USA

Here are the Oscar winners you won't see on the Academy Awards

Four Oscars will be presented during commercial breaks for the 91st Academy Awards.

Notes From The Usa

Detroit, Michigan: the city with a creative heart and a Motown soul

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Detroit, Michigan, was the next stop on Northern-Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance's musical tour of the US. Best known as the home of the automobile and of Motown, he discovered there was far more to this vibrant city "of resourceful people."

USA

Senator Amy Klobucher launches bid for Democrat nomination

Amy Klobucher becomes the latest candidate to join the race for the 2020 US presidential nomination.

USA

Lawyer for National Enquirer's David Pecker denies Bezos' blackmail accusations

"It absolutely is not extortion and not blackmail," said Elkan Abramowitz, attorney for AMI CEO David Pecker, on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday.

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Hundreds take part in large public snowball fight in Tacoma, Washington

Several hundred people showed up at Wright Park in Tacoma on Saturday, after a local resident Stacy Stevens put up a post on Facebook the day before saying there would be a huge public snowball fight.

Mexico

Texans demonstrate in support of border wall ahead of Trump visit

Migrant caravan blocked on border

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