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AMSTETTEN, Austria – Investigators said Monday they believe Josef Fritzl began plotting as far back as 1978 — when his daughter was 12 — to build the windowless warren of rooms where he imprisoned her and fathered seven children with her. Officials said Fritzl secured the underground cell with eight …

OCEAN VIEW, Hawaii – For eight years, Tony and Sam Bayaoa have grown thousands of bright red, yellow and pink protea flowers on their farm. Then last month, Kilauea volcano opened a new vent and began spewing double the usual amount of toxic gas. Now about 70 percent of their …

OMAHA, Neb. – Severe storms with strong winds swept through the Plains on Friday, forcing swimmers practicing for U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha to flee pools and run for cover, killing two people in Iowa, and knocking out power to thousands. Officials at the Qwest Center near downtown Omaha closed …