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Year: 2023

Nonprofit offers $50,000 reward for details in Rasheem Carter investigation

Nonprofit offers $50,000 reward for details in Rasheem Carter investigation

Courtesy of Rasheem Carter’s family (LAUREL, Miss.) — A national nonprofit organization is offering a $50,000 reward for any information that will lead to the “arrest and conviction” of a 25-year-old Black man’s killer. Rasheem Carter was reported missing last October and was last seen in Laurel, Mississippi. His mother, […]

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Former police officer Tou Thao found guilty in George Floyd’s death

Former police officer Tou Thao found guilty in George Floyd’s death

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images Former police officer Tou Thao found guilty in George Floyd’s death Bill Hutchinson, ABC News (MINNEAPOLIS) — Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao has been found guilty of a charge of aiding and abetting in manslaughter, stemming from the 2020 death of George Floyd. Hennepin County Judge […]

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UC Davis on edge in wake of three stabbings in city in one week, suspect at large

UC Davis on edge in wake of three stabbings in city in one week, suspect at large

ABC News (DAVIS, Calif.) — The UC Davis community is on edge in the wake of three stabbings — two of them fatal — within one week in Davis, California. The most recent stabbing took place at about 11:45 p.m. Monday at a transient camp in Davis, about 15 miles […]

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UC Davis on edge in wake of three stabbings in city in one week that killed college senior, beloved homeless man

UC Davis on edge in wake of three stabbings in city in one week that killed college senior, beloved homeless man

ABC News (DAVIS, Calif.) — The UC Davis community is on edge in the wake of three stabbings — two of them fatal — within one week in Davis, California. The most recent stabbing took place at about 11:45 p.m. Monday at a transient camp in Davis, about 15 miles […]

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More than 13,900 people killed in gun violence so far in 2023

More than 13,900 people killed in gun violence so far in 2023

Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shootings have continuously made headlines in just the first few months of the year. As of May 1, at least 13,959 people have died from gun violence in the U.S. this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive — which is an […]

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Parents speak out after son’s suicide at elite boarding school

Parents speak out after son’s suicide at elite boarding school

ABC News (NEW YORK) — On the one-year anniversary of a student’s death, an elite boarding school in New Jersey released a statement publicly admitting its failure. The Lawrenceville School released a statement acknowledging that it failed to protect student Jack Reid, who died by suicide in 2022, from bullying, […]

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Alabama mother denied abortion despite fetus’ ‘negligible’ chance of survival

Alabama mother denied abortion despite fetus’ ‘negligible’ chance of survival

Courtesy of Kelly Shannon (NEW YORK) — Kelly Shannon was excited when she found out she was pregnant. With a daughter under the age of 2, Shannon and her husband had been actively trying for a second child. The Alabama couple’s happiness quickly turned to heartbreak when testing revealed just […]

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How woodpeckers can be used to aid in wildfire recovery

How woodpeckers can be used to aid in wildfire recovery

Brais Seara/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It turns out that woodpeckers are useful for more than using their beaks like jackhammers. The habitat preferences of black-backed woodpeckers have led scientists to create a tool that can help forest managers promote regrowth and biodiversity following wildfires, according to a study published […]

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Two inmates escape from Virginia jail, including man arrested in murder of North Carolina deputy

Two inmates escape from Virginia jail, including man arrested in murder of North Carolina deputy

Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — Federal, state and local officials are searching for two inmates who escaped from a Virginia jail, including a man who’s suspected of being involved in the murder of a North Carolina deputy, according to authorities. Alder Marin-Sotelo, 26, and Bruce Callahan, 44, […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/1/23

Scoreboard roundup — 5/1/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Houston 7, San Francisco 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 3, NY Yankees 2 Boston 6, Toronto 5 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 8, Cincinnati 3 LA Dodgers 13, Philadelphia 4 Chi Cubs 5, Washington 1 Atlanta […]

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