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5th person arrested in Alabama birthday party shooting that killed 4

5th person arrested in Alabama birthday party shooting that killed 4

amphotora/Getty Images (DADEVILLE, Ala.) — Five people, including three teenagers, have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a birthday party in Alabama over the weekend where four victims were killed and 32 others were injured. The most recent arrest was 19-year-old Willie George Brown Jr. of Auburn. The […]

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Guns found at airport checkpoints increased in 1st months of 2023, TSA says

Guns found at airport checkpoints increased in 1st months of 2023, TSA says

minemero/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As air travel soars, the number of guns found at airport checkpoints is up, with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reporting a more than 10% increase in recovered firearms for the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same time last year. TSA said officers intercepted 1,508 […]

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Florida removes company responsible for 4 a.m. emergency alert test

Florida removes company responsible for 4 a.m. emergency alert test

Tetra Images/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida officials are apologizing and pledging to remove the company responsible for sending Florida residents emergency alerts on their cellphones after much of the state was woken up to an alarm at 4:45 a.m. on Thursday. Officials said the alert, which included wording that it […]

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Charges dropped against Alec Baldwin in fatal on-set ‘Rust’ shooting: Sources

Charges dropped against Alec Baldwin in fatal on-set ‘Rust’ shooting: Sources

John Lamparski/Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — Charges against Alec Baldwin have been dropped in the fatal on-set “Rust” shooting, according to sources familiar with the matter. Baldwin, 65, had been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after fatally shooting cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, on the New Mexico set of […]

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Family calls for justice after death of inmate allegedly ‘eaten alive’ by bedbugs

Family calls for justice after death of inmate allegedly ‘eaten alive’ by bedbugs

WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — An investigation into the death of a man whose family claims he was “eaten alive by insects and bedbugs” in an Atlanta jail has led to “sweeping changes,” according to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Patrick “Pat” Labat said in a statement Monday that he’s asked […]

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Judge rules Trump can’t claim ‘logistical burdens’ if he decides not to attend upcoming trial in NYC

Judge rules Trump can’t claim ‘logistical burdens’ if he decides not to attend upcoming trial in NYC

Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — If former President Donald Trump opts not to attend his trial next week in which he stands accused of defaming and battering writer E. Jean Carroll, a federal judge ruled Thursday that his lawyer can make no mention of the “burdens” that might spare New […]

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House Republicans pass ban on transgender athletes competing with women, girls

House Republicans pass ban on transgender athletes competing with women, girls

Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans passed first-of-its-kind federal legislation on Thursday to ban transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams with women and girls — a political messaging priority for the GOP despite the bill having no chance of passing the Senate and facing a presidential veto […]

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SpaceX live updates: FAA investigating explosion of Starship rocket

SpaceX live updates: FAA investigating explosion of Starship rocket

PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images (BOCA CHICA, Texas) — SpaceX will attempt a second launch of its Starship rocket after the first launch attempt was scrubbed due to a frozen valve in the pressurization system. The launch will take place at the company’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas […]

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Gov. DeSantis signs controversial death penalty legislation

Gov. DeSantis signs controversial death penalty legislation

Fotosearch/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that will allow juries to impose the death sentence even if all 12 jurors do not agree. He is also likely to approve a second bill passed by the lawmakers on Tuesday that would make sexual […]

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Four arrested in shooting at birthday party in Alabama that killed four

Four arrested in shooting at birthday party in Alabama that killed four

amphotora/Getty Images (DADEVILLE, Ala.) — Four people, including two teenagers, have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a birthday party in Alabama over the weekend where four victims were killed and 32 others were injured. Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, both of Tuskegee, have […]

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