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Year: 2023

Mother of Uvalde victim runs for mayor in special election

Mother of Uvalde victim runs for mayor in special election

Nicco Quinones/ABC News (UVALDE, Texas) — Kimberly Mata-Rubio — mother of victim Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio who was killed in the Robb Elementary School massacre last year — announced Thursday she is running for mayor of the community. Her daughter was among the 19 fourth graders and two teachers who were […]

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Arizona teen missing since 2019 found ‘safe, happy and healthy’ in small Montana town

Arizona teen missing since 2019 found ‘safe, happy and healthy’ in small Montana town

Glendale police (NEW YORK) — A 14-year-old Arizona girl who mysteriously went missing in 2019 has been found “safe, happy and healthy” in Montana, authorities said. Alicia Navarro, now 18, went alone to a police department in a small Montana town near the Canadian border to identify herself and ask […]

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Delray Beach police release images after unidentified woman’s remains found in multiple suitcases

Delray Beach police release images after unidentified woman’s remains found in multiple suitcases

Delray Beach Police Department (NEW YORK) — Florida authorities have released images of luggage in which a woman’s body was found earlier this month as well as an artist’s rendering of the unknown victim. “Please take a close look at the images because the victim has not been identified,” the […]

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Deaths due to extreme heat at national parks increasing, data from the National Parks Service shows

Deaths due to extreme heat at national parks increasing, data from the National Parks Service shows

Gaj Rudolf / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — National parks aficionados are making their annual summer pilgrimage to their favorite gateway to the great outdoors, but the extreme heat that has been plaguing much of the U.S. is making that trek more dangerous. Despite the unrelenting heat that has been […]

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Girl, 11, arrested over false report of ‘kidnapped’ friend in online challenge gone wrong

Girl, 11, arrested over false report of ‘kidnapped’ friend in online challenge gone wrong

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An 11-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with a felony after falsely reporting that her friend had been kidnapped when she was inspired by an online challenge, police say. Thinking it “would be funny,” according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office in Florida — […]

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How popular are legacy college admissions preferences? Harvard scrutiny prompts debate

How popular are legacy college admissions preferences? Harvard scrutiny prompts debate

Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Harvard University’s legacy admissions policy has come under scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, but it is not the only university to give preference to the children of alumni. Some of the top universities in the country — including […]

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WNBA star Riquna Williams arrested in connection to domestic violence incident: Police

WNBA star Riquna Williams arrested in connection to domestic violence incident: Police

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — WNBA star Riquna Williams was arrested Tuesday for alleged domestic violence against her wife, according to a Las Vegas police report. Williams is being charged with nine counts, including three felony counts of strangulation, one felony count of assault […]

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DOJ asks judge to order Abbott to start Rio Grande floating barrier removal

DOJ asks judge to order Abbott to start Rio Grande floating barrier removal

Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Wednesday filed paperwork asking a judge to order Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to take action and have the floating barrier in the Rio Grande removed. In a 21-page filing, attorneys for the DOJ have asked for the court to order two things: […]

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Five current, former high school employees arrested for not reporting sexual assault of student

Five current, former high school employees arrested for not reporting sexual assault of student

amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Five current and former Palm Beach Central High School officials have been arrested and charged with felony failure to report the assault of a minor after not reporting that a 15-year-old student was allegedly assaulted, according to court records. The Florida school district officials arrested […]

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Twelve juveniles charged in beating, firing guns at gas station: Officials

Twelve juveniles charged in beating, firing guns at gas station: Officials

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office (CLEVELAND) — A dozen juveniles have been charged in connection with an “appalling” and “chaotic” incident at a Cleveland gas station in which a group attacked a man and fired guns before fleeing in stolen vehicles, officials said. The attack occurred early Tuesday, around 12:40 a.m., […]

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