Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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An 11-year-old boy was conned out of his hard-earned cash this summer by a man who used a fake $100 bill to purchase some homemade lemonade. Per Insider, police say the man used the counterfeit bill to purchase some of the boy's fresh lemonade, which he lovingly whipped up using…
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A small town in Alabama has voted to dissolve its police department after racist texts sent by an officer were revealed to the public. As reported by NBC News, lawmakers of The Vincent City Council voted on Thursday to fire the town's police chief and dissolve the entire police department…
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A former Colorado cop has been sentenced to 45 days behind bars after failing to intervene in an elderly woman's arrest. Daria Jalali, formerly of the Loveland Police Department, did not prevent a fellow officer from violently arresting 73-year-old dementia sufferer Karen Garner. Per Insider, Garner was taken into custody…
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Gabby Petito's mom has spoken out about Brian Laundrie's notebook confession. Laundrie admitted he murdered his fiancée Petito in the notebook, claiming he did it in order to "take away" her pain. Now, in an interview with NBC News, Petito's mother, Nicole Schmidt, has said that the claim was "ridiculous".…
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A New York McDonald's worker who was shot in the neck during an argument over a customer's cold fries has died from his sustained injuries. As reported by the New York Post, Matthew Webb, 23, was attacked by gunman Michael Morgan, 20, on Monday (August 1) and was rushed to…
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $4.1 million to the parents of a child killed at the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, BBC News reports. The controversial podcast host was taken to court by the grieving family after he falsely claimed that the shooting was a hoax. After…
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A 12-year-old girl escaped from her kidnapper - who allegedly tied her to a bedpost and drugged her with alcohol - by chewing through her restraints, WSFA reports. According to a criminal complaint filed in Tallapoosa Circuit Court, the girl was abducted on July 24 and kept in a "drugged state"…
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A 10-year-old girl has become the last Uvalde victim to leave the hospital over two months after the attack, per a video posted on Twitter by University Health. Earlier this summer, a gunman stormed Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and opened fire on students and teachers. Two teachers and…
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The attorney defending the Parkland school shooter was seen in tears after a victim's grieving parents testified. Nikolas Cruz, 23, faces trial for the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, which left 17 people dead and another 17 injured. Cruz, then 19, was a former…
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A grieving father erupted in anger as he took the stand during the Parkland school shooter's trial. Families of the 17 people killed in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting shared victim impact statements on Tuesday (August 2) to explain the toll the murders have taken as a…
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A woman has fallen 30 feet to her death while riding a 60-foot chair lift at a theme park in Tennessee, according to state officials. Per WVLT, the woman, who is believed to be in her late 20s, could not immediately be identified after she was found dead under the…
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A man from Texas was fatally injured after he was struck by the same bullet he had fired at a woman, police said. According to a statement shared by Dallas Police Department on Sunday (July 31), officers responded to a late Saturday (July 30) report of a shooting at an…
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A wealthy dentist has been found guilty of murdering his wife after he shot her in the heart during an African safari. Per a report by The Washington Post, Lawrence 'Larry' Rudolph was convicted of murder and mail fraud on Monday after a three-week-long trial. A jury of six men…
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The United States has killed the leader of Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden confirmed in a speech from the White House. Zawahiri, who just turned 71 years old, was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the capital of…
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A 23-year-old pilot from North Carolina died last Friday (July 29) when he jumped or fell from a plane midflight. Authorities have not yet said whether Charles Hew Crooks deliberately exited the small aircraft as it approached Raleigh-Durham International Airport. In the wake of his tragic death, Hew Crooks' family…
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A news reporter has taken to Twitter to slam the Alabama Department of Corrections after they asked her to leave an execution viewing due to the length of her skirt. Ivana Hrynkiw- a reporter and managing producer with AL.com - explained that she was attempting to watch the execution of…
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The state of Alabama has executed a man over the 1994 murder of his ex-girlfriend despite pleas from the victim's family to refrain from taking away the man's life. As reported by CNN, Joe Nathan James Jr. was given a lethal injection at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in…
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A 12-year-old girl gave an emotional address at the West Virginia legislature on Wednesday (July 27). Addison Gardner of Buffalo Middle School pleaded with lawmakers not to bring in an abortion ban that would outlaw the procedure in almost all cases. "I play for varsity volleyball and I run track.…
