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Scott Colom and Black Mississippians stand on the cusp of Senate history

Democrat Scott Colom hasn't won Mississippi's U.S. Senate race, but the local prosecutor was welcomed as a historic figure Friday as he strolled through the Farish Street business district where civil rights leaders once organized.

Chimp sanctuary delivers an ape's food by drone amid Florida floods

A Florida chimpanzee sanctuary had to deliver food to one of its 200 apes by drone this week because the property was swamped by heavy rain. But the animals stayed safe, and the water finally was receding significantly on Saturday, the organization said.

Cecil County couple accused of using hot syrup to torture elderly man into divulging safe code

A couple are facing charges, accused of luring an 81-year-old man to a Cecil County, Maryland, residence and torturing him with hot syrup so that he would divulge the code to his safe.

U.S. military says it fired on commercial vessel in Gulf of Oman after it tried to breach blockade

U.S. Central Command said late Saturday it disabled a St. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored multiple warnings and attempted to leave the region after visiting an Iranian port.

Senate Republicans want midterm autopsy before leadership elections

A group of Senate Republicans is calling for a delay of Tuesday's leadership elections until after figuring out the cause of the midterm drubbing.

Israel's president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Saturday night that he was giving opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form a governing coalition following elections on Oct. 27.

Two arrested in object-tossing plot at Turning Point USA event in N.M.

Two men were arrested after being charged with plotting to throw objects at attendees during a Turning Point USA event at the University of New Mexico.

Father arrested for leaving sleeping 6-year-old daughter in Pokemon card line

A man in South Carolina is accused of leaving his 6-year-old daughter sleeping and alone outside a Target to hold a place in line to buy a new set of Pokemon cards.

Century-old N.M. landscape painting by Georgia O'Keeffe to be sold at auction

A Georgia O'Keeffe painting from 1930 titled "Near Abiquiu, New Mexico I," kept in a New York closet for decades, is headed to auction at Christie's later this month.

Trump asks UFC's Dana White to be White House press secretary

President Trump on Saturday offered UFC CEO Dana White to be his new press secretary.

'EXTORTIONISTS': Trump ordering probe of Democrats threatening Republicans

President Trump on Saturday said he was ordering a Justice Department investigation of Democratic lawmakers trying to intimidate Republicans.

Judge wants former U.S. attorney to investigate whether the government misled her in Trump golf case

A federal judge said Saturday she intends to appoint an ex-top federal prosecutor in the nation's capital during President Donald Trump's first term to investigate whether she was purposefully misled by lawyers and administration officials in a lawsuit challenging one of his prized Washington construction projects, the renovation of a historic public golf course along the Potomac River.