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Evidence shows some part of the hot air balloon made contact with high-tension power lines before crashing into a Central Texas pasture, killing all 16 on board, according to federal authorities who are investigating the worst such disaster in U.S. history.

The Latest on the Washington state shooting (all times local): 2:10 p.m.

Cuban infielder Yuliesky Gurriel has received his work visa and is playing in the minors in Houston's system.

Historic, low-lying Ellicott City, Maryland, was ravaged by floodwaters Saturday night, killing two people and causing devastating damage to homes and businesses, officials said.

A shooting in a crowded entertainment district of downtown Austin early Sunday set off a chaotic scene, leaving one woman dead and three others wounded and police searching for a suspect.

Crews continued to battle a massive wildfire near California's Big Sur that is threatening thousands of homes as another one broke out in Fresno County and quickly spread, prompting the evacuation of 300 homes near dry, rolling hills.

An Army medic charged in his wife's death will spend over two years in prison after being court-martialed for possessing child pornography and soliciting payment for sex.

A Florida man allegedly strangled a woman with a dog leash and later stabbed a K-9 as he tried to evade capture on Friday, Lakeland police said.

Seattle police are investigating after a worker apparently fell to his death down an elevator shaft.

Moms of big families and small gain strength through their belief in God.

Authorities are searching for the uncle of boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., who was last seen on Saturday, Las Vegas police said.

Gretchen Lager's fondest childhood memories involved shooting bullets at tin cans and balloons along the Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania - but one day in 1995, guns became a far more menacing presence in her life.

A Rhode Island ex-cop who killed himself after leading New Jersey troopers on a brief chase had his dead wife in the trunk, according to reports Sunday.

Authorities say a former police officer killed himself after a chase with police that led state troopers to finding the body of the ex-cop's wife in his trunk.

The Transportation Security Administration would like to remind travelers to leave their loaded guns out of their carry-on bags.

Attorneys in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing case are about to tackle a crucial part of the trial process that doesn't get a lot of attention.

In a small town just south of New Hampshire's capital, General Electric runs two plants filled with workers building jet engines for the world's leading airlines.

Authorities say a man has been shot and killed in a confrontation with deputies in northern North Carolina.

Environmental officials who killed a swan they deemed to be aggressive are trying to better inform the public about nesting sites so people can elude encounters with the birds.

A student at Harvard Summer School apparently drowned in the Charles River after "going into the water off a footbridge," authorities and university officials say.