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Truck driver’s sentence lowered to 10 years after originally receiving 110 years for fatal crash

Truck driver’s sentence lowered to 10 years after originally receiving 110 years for fatal crash

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (DENVER) — A truck driver who was sentenced to 110 years in prison for a fatal accident in Colorado has been resentenced to 10 years after an outcry from family and advocates. Gov. Jared Polis announced the commutation of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’ sentence Thursday. “I am writing to […]

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Live updates: Thousands of families asked to evacuate amid fast-spreading Colorado fires

Live updates: Thousands of families asked to evacuate amid fast-spreading Colorado fires

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (BOULDER COUNTY, Colo.) — Thousands of people are being asked to evacuate immediately as winds fuel fast-spreading wildfires in Boulder County, Colorado. Several small grass fires, sparked by downed power lines amid gusty winds in central Colorado, according to the Boulder County sheriff, have grown into raging […]

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Criminal charges possible for man attacked by tiger after reaching into enclosure at Florida zoo

Criminal charges possible for man attacked by tiger after reaching into enclosure at Florida zoo

WZVN-TV (NAPLES, Fla.) — A maintenance worker who entered an unauthorized area of a Florida zoo and was attacked by a tiger could face criminal charges, authorities said. The tiger was shot and killed by responding authorities in order to free the man from the animal’s jaws. The incident happened […]

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction ‘tremendous relief,’ accuser says

Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction ‘tremendous relief,’ accuser says

JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction was “one important step” toward justice, said Annie Farmer, one of four accusers who testified against her. “It’s a tremendous relief,” Farmer said on Good Morning America on Thursday. “I wasn’t sure that this day would […]

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COVID-19 live updates: Three Americans testing positive every second

COVID-19 live updates: Three Americans testing positive every second

JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 821,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 61.9% of the […]

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How schools plan to bring students back safely amid latest COVID-19 surge

How schools plan to bring students back safely amid latest COVID-19 surge

Sean Gallup/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With COVID-19 cases soaring nationwide, school districts are revisiting their mitigation measures as they prepare to return from winter break. Many schools are set to welcome students back in person next week as the United States is averaging more cases than at any other […]

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Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell guilty on 5 of 6 counts in sex trafficking case

Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell guilty on 5 of 6 counts in sex trafficking case

iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — A jury has convicted Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on five of six counts related to the abuse and trafficking of underage girls. Maxwell faced a six-count indictment for allegedly conspiring with and aiding Epstein in his sexual abuse of […]

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Jury reaches verdict in trial of Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell

Jury reaches verdict in trial of Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell

iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — A jury has reached a verdict in the criminal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who is facing charges related to the alleged abuse and trafficking of underage girls. Maxwell faces a six-count indictment for allegedly conspiring with and […]

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COVID-19 live updates: 3 Americans testing positive every second

COVID-19 live updates: 3 Americans testing positive every second

John Paraskevas/Newsday via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 821,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 61.9% of the […]

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Lake Tahoe sees 16 feet of snow in December, crushing records

Lake Tahoe sees 16 feet of snow in December, crushing records

Getty IMages/Christopher Kimmel (NEW YORK) — Following a year of both extreme heat and drought, Lake Tahoe has seen a record-breaking amount of snow this December, according to the U.C. Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab. The Tahoe area has seen 210 inches of snow since the beginning of the month, […]

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