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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walked off the court for the final time this season, collapsed into the arms of coach Mark Daigneault and finally smiled. It was over. The climb is complete. The rebuild is done. The Oklahoma City Thunder are champions. The best team all season was the best team at …

About 700 Marines completed training and could be deployed to the Los Angeles area by Friday, as protests continued for a sixth consecutive day. More than 850 people have been arrested in Los Angeles County since the demonstrations over federal immigration enforcement began last Friday. The protests have also spread to other cities across …

A Romanian man has pleaded guilty to leading an extensive plot to use swatting calls and bomb threats to intimidate dozens of people, including a former United States president and multiple members of Congress, authorities announced on Monday.  The allegedly years-long scheme involved bogus police emergencies and false reports of …

Saharan dust is heading toward Florida and could be seen over the state by this weekend, radar shows. Dust is forecast to hit south and central Florida on Saturday and stay for at least several days, according to CBS Miami’s NEXT Weather radar.  Computer models show that after an initial …

CHICAGO —The prime suspect in the 1982 Tylenol murders has been found dead. According to police in Cambridge, Massachusetts, James Lewis was found unresponsive on Sunday just after 4 p.m. He was pronounced dead shortly after.  Police said his death was “determined to be not suspicious.” In 1982, seven people in …

Authorities say they have arrested multiple teenagers in connection with the assault of three U.S. Marines in San Clemente, California, an incident that sparked outrage after footage of the attack went viral.  The incident happened late Friday night along the San Clemente Pier. When deputies arrived at the scene, deputies …

Actor Rob Lowe celebrated a big milestone on Thursday: 33 years of sobriety. The “Parks and Recreation” star opened up about his sobriety on Instagram, posting about his journey. “33 years ago today I found recovery and a tribe that has sustained me on my incredible, grateful journey,” Lowe wrote. …

An American Airlines mechanic was found guilty of trying to smuggle more than 25 pounds of cocaine by hiding it in a compartment beneath the cockpit of a plane, authorities said. The stash had a street value of up to $320,000. The mechanic, 55-year-old Paul Belloisi, was convicted Tuesday by …

An escaped Mississippi jail inmate who police say may be connected to a pastor’s killing — and who is also suspected of shooting an officer Wednesday morning — is dead, authorities said Wednesday night. His suspected remains had been found earlier in the day following a fire in a building …

A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of four people Tuesday morning at a home in Bowdoin, Maine, and a highway shooting in a nearby town in which three drivers were wounded, authorities said. Maine State Police identified the suspect as 34-year-old Joseph Eaton. Officers on …