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‘Heartbreaking’: 17-year-old killed at DC high school in third shooting of child this week

‘Heartbreaking’: 17-year-old killed at DC high school in third shooting of child this week

mbbirdy/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday said officials must “act urgently” to combat crime in the nation’s capital after a 17-year-old was fatally shot in a high school parking lot while class was still in session, according to police — the third shooting involving a […]

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Sextortion bill filed by state rep after his son died by suicide following scam

Sextortion bill filed by state rep after his son died by suicide following scam

Courtesy Guffey family (NEW YORK) — Brandon Guffey’s 17-year-old son Gavin died by suicide after he said Gavin fell victim to a sexual extortion scheme online, and now he’s fighting to protect other kids from this crime. Sexual extortion, or “sextortion,” is a form of blackmail where victims are lured […]

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South Carolina autism clinic director indicted by federal jury for allegedly defrauding Medicaid out of thousands

South Carolina autism clinic director indicted by federal jury for allegedly defrauding Medicaid out of thousands

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (GREENVILLE, S.C.) — A South Carolina woman who ran an autism clinic is facing federal charges of health care fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina. Stamatina “Nina” Bourret, 41, from Greenville — 200 miles northwest of Charleston — was indicted […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/17/23

Scoreboard roundup — 5/17/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Pittsburgh 8, Detroit 0 LA Dodgers 7, Minnesota 3 Arizona 5, Oakland 3 Kansas City 4, San Diego 3 NY Mets 8, Tampa Bay 7 Atlanta 6, Texas 5 Houston 7, Chi Cubs 6 […]

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Minnesota man indicted for theft of ruby slippers from ‘Wizard of Oz’

Minnesota man indicted for theft of ruby slippers from ‘Wizard of Oz’

Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.) — A federal grand jury indicted a Minnesota man on Tuesday for allegedly stealing a pair of the ruby slippers that actress Judy Garland famously wore playing Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz.” Federal prosecutors allege that Terry Martin stole the […]

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Federal appeals court questions FDA rollback of abortion pill restrictions

Federal appeals court questions FDA rollback of abortion pill restrictions

Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Wednesday heard arguments in a high-stakes bid to invalidate FDA approval of the most widely used abortion medication in the country more than two decades after it hit the market and despite its safe use […]

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Pentagon leak suspect had been warned over his ‘concerning actions’ with classified info: Filing

Pentagon leak suspect had been warned over his ‘concerning actions’ with classified info: Filing

Obtained by ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Army National Guardsman charged with leaking a trove of military secrets was twice admonished by his superiors last year over “concerning actions” he took with regards to classified information, federal prosecutors said in a court filing on Wednesday. Jack Teixeira, who is set to […]

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Limo company operator found guilty of manslaughter stemming from crash that killed 20

Limo company operator found guilty of manslaughter stemming from crash that killed 20

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (SCHOHARIE, N.Y.) — A limousine company operator was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter for a 2018 crash in upstate New York that left 20 people dead. Nauman Hussain was in charge of the day-to-day operations of Prestige Limousine when the company rented the stretch Ford Excursion SUV to […]

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Police sources push back on Harry and Meghan’s account of ‘car chase’

Police sources push back on Harry and Meghan’s account of ‘car chase’

Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Police sources are countering a claim by Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, that they were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” while being pursued by paparazzi in Manhattan on Tuesday night. A spokesperson for the couple, who […]

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Airlines prepping for busiest Memorial Day weekend since before pandemic

Airlines prepping for busiest Memorial Day weekend since before pandemic

Daniel Garrido/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. airlines are gearing up for the busiest Memorial Day holiday since before the pandemic. United Airlines said it’s preparing for its busiest Memorial Day in over a decade, expecting to carry nearly 2.9 million passengers from Thursday May 25 to Tuesday May 30. The […]

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