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November 16, 2016

Alabama teen weighing 55 pounds hospitalized after 2 years in basement

A 14-year-old boy who weighs about 55 pounds is fighting for his life in a hospital after spending much of two years locked away in the basement of his suburban Alabama home, authorities said Tuesday.

November 15, 2016

Verdict: Georgia man deliberately killed son left in hot car

A Georgia man faces life in prison after he was convicted of malice murder in the 2014 death of his toddler son, who was left in a hot car for hours.

November 15, 2016

Man gets 40-year sentence for killing daughter's abuser

An Alabama man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for killing his daughter's sexual abuser.

November 15, 2016

The Latest: Georgia father guilty of murder in hot car death

The Latest on the murder trial of a Georgia man whose toddler son died in a hot car (all times local): 3:15 p.m.

November 15, 2016

Jury deliberations enter 4th day in hot-car death trial

Jury deliberations are entering their fourth day in the trial of a Georgia man charged with murder after his toddler son died in a hot car.

November 13, 2016

College student accused of raping teen in dorm room arrested

Police say a University of Alabama student accused of raping a teenage girl in a dorm room has been arrested.

November 12, 2016

Dry, windy conditions feed wildfires across the Southeast

Many of the nation's largest active wildfires have been burning in the southern Appalachian mountains, where a relentless drought has turned pine trees into torches and forced evacuations in dozens of communities.

November 11, 2016

Southern fires rage with 41.6 million now living in drought

Federal authorities say warmer-than-average temperatures and no rainfall are deepening a drought that's sparking forest fires across the Southeastern U.S., forcing people to evacuate dozens of homes.

November 9, 2016

Some minorities find 'President-elect Trump' scary prospect

Across America, many members of minority groups awoke Wednesday to something that had seemed an implausible nightmare just a day earlier: President-elect Donald Trump.

November 7, 2016

Police: Officer fatally shoots man in 2-state chase

Police say an east Georgia police officer fatally shot a man in a car chase that ended in western Alabama.