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Month: August 2024

Man dies after attempting illegal BASE jump at the Grand Canyon: NPS

Man dies after attempting illegal BASE jump at the Grand Canyon: NPS

Getty Images – STOCK/Peter Unger (PHOENIX) — A man died after attempting an illegal BASE jump in the Grand Canyon in Arizona, officials said Friday. The Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report around 7:30 a.m. local time Thursday of a visitor who had attempted a base jump from […]

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State of emergency issued in Florida, 90% chance of tropical depression developing: What to expect

State of emergency issued in Florida, 90% chance of tropical depression developing: What to expect

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A tropical disturbance near Cuba is taking aim at Florida and could strengthen into a tropical depression or tropical storm this weekend. It has an 80% chance of developing into a tropical depression over the weekend and a 90% chance of developing into a tropical […]

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Detective says ‘a switch just flipped’ before he strangled wife: Police

Detective says ‘a switch just flipped’ before he strangled wife: Police

Mesa Police Department (MESA, Ariz.) — An Arizona detective has been arrested and charged in his wife’s death after he allegedly strangled her and locked her body in their bedroom before fleeing the scene. John Byrd, 47, has been arrested and charged with one count of second degree murder after […]

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Trump shooting probe: Secret Service says it didn’t have access to radio traffic that could’ve been crucial

Trump shooting probe: Secret Service says it didn’t have access to radio traffic that could’ve been crucial

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (BUTLER, Pa.) — There may have been radio traffic from local police that the Secret Service didn’t have access to that could’ve proved crucial to stopping former President Donald Trump from going on stage the day of the assassination attempt, the acting director of the Secret Service […]

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Ex-aide to Josh Shapiro allegedly invoked Pennsylvania governor’s name in threat that left woman ‘weeping’

Ex-aide to Josh Shapiro allegedly invoked Pennsylvania governor’s name in threat that left woman ‘weeping’

Hannah Beier/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A one-time aide to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro left a woman “weeping and in shock” after threatening her on a phone call in 2018, according to an email the woman sent to state lawmakers in 2023, five years after the alleged conversation. The former aide, […]

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Murder trial for suspect accused of killing Laken Riley expected to begin Nov. 18

Murder trial for suspect accused of killing Laken Riley expected to begin Nov. 18

Courtesy of Augusta University (ATHENS, Ga.) — The murder trial for the suspect accused of killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia’s campus is expected to start in mid-November, a judge said Friday, as the defense is seeking to move the high-profile case to another county. […]

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Man arrested after allegedly striking Lowe’s employee on head with sledgehammer

Man arrested after allegedly striking Lowe’s employee on head with sledgehammer

Durham Police Department (DURHAM, N.C.) — A North Carolina man has been arrested after he allegedly struck a Lowe’s store employee with a sledgehammer and stole a drill set, police said. Aaron Deshown Willams, 25, has been arrested on warrants for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, […]

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Supreme Court returns Trump Jan. 6 immunity judgment to lower court

Supreme Court returns Trump Jan. 6 immunity judgment to lower court

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One month after the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling on presidential immunity, the judge overseeing former President Trump’s federal election interference case now has jurisdiction over the case again. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is now likely to set a series of deadlines, including […]

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New images reveal what NASA learned from colliding a spacecraft into an asteroid

New images reveal what NASA learned from colliding a spacecraft into an asteroid

Getty Images – STOCK/Artur Debat (NEW YORK) — Recent images released from NASA have revealed new information on the origins of the asteroid system. Nearly two years ago, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, collided with Dimorphos, a small asteroid that is the moon of a bigger space […]

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Utah Is Ranked in Top Five Of States Best For Hiking

Utah Is Ranked in Top Five Of States Best For Hiking

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah ranks as one of the best states for hiking in the U.S. based on factors like scenic beauty, elevation and the number of hiking trails. The Green Brand study ranked the top U.S. spots for getting outside. Colorado took the number one ranking followed […]

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