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After the overdose: A family's journey into grief and guilt
LA QUINTA, Calif. - There is nothing left to do, no more frantic phone calls to make, no begging or fighting that can fix this because the worst thing that could happen already has, so Doug Biggers se...
Jan 30, 2019
Presidential standoff may worsen Venezuelans' misery
CARACAS, Venezuela - The U.S. recognition of opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president is being touted by the Trump administration as the only way to restore the country's democra...
Jan 30, 2019
Moms of the dead from drugs: "Where is the outrage for us?"
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. - The moms meet in a parking lot overlooking the little white funeral home and watch the mourners drifting toward the chapel doors - a familiar scene, beginning again. Cheryl Juaire...
Jan 30, 2019
Ronnie Wood's horse has shot at British Grand National run
LONDON - Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood might have a shot at winning the world's most grueling steeplechase for the first time with a not so wild horse. British Grand National organizers say Woo...
Jan 30, 2019
Deep freeze envelops Midwest, even stops the mail
BISMARCK, N.D. - A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal ...
Jan 30, 2019
Venezuela opposition urges walkouts to pressure Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela - Opposition leader Juan Guaido is looking to ratchet up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro with walkouts across Venezuela on Wednesday, just a day after the embattled socialist a...
Jan 30, 2019
Brexit envoy insists EU united as UK's May seeks concessions
BRUSSELS - Top European Union Brexit officials insisted Wednesday that the EU's divorce agreement with Britain cannot be renegotiated as Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to seek fresh concessions f...
Jan 30, 2019
Manson follower Leslie Van Houten again seeks parole
CHINO, Calif. - The youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson will again ask a state panel to recommend her for parole. Leslie Van Houten, 69 and serving a life term, is scheduled for ...
Jan 30, 2019
After bankruptcy, PG&E headed back to court over wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will be back in a U.S. courtroom a day after declaring bankruptcy, as it tries to convince a judge not to order dramatic steps to try to prevent its equi...
Jan 30, 2019
French police under fire for yellow vest protest violence
PARIS - Is France cracking down too hard on yellow vest protesters? A top European human rights official thinks so, joining other critics decrying the use of high-velocity rubber projectiles against u...
Jan 30, 2019
