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Tornadoes by the numbers: Damage reported across 14 states

Tornadoes by the numbers: Damage reported across 14 states

Benjamin Krain/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A powerful storm system unleashed violent tornadoes and severe thunderstorms across the United States last weekend, killing more than two dozen people. President Joe Biden has declared swaths of the country major disaster areas, freeing up federal funds and resources for recovery. “While we […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 4/3/21

Scoreboard roundup — 4/3/21

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE San Francisco 12, Chi White Sox 3 Minnesota 11, Miami 1 Tampa Bay 6, Washington 2 NY Yankees 8, Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 7, Boston 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 12 Oakland 11 (10) Kansas City […]

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Ex-Gov. Larry Hogan aide dies after ‘agent-involved shooting’ with FBI, lawyer says

Ex-Gov. Larry Hogan aide dies after ‘agent-involved shooting’ with FBI, lawyer says

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) — The former chief of staff to former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has died after being injured during an “agent-involved shooting” with the FBI around Knoxville, Tennessee, on Monday, according to the man’s lawyer. Roy McGrath had been on the run for nearly three weeks […]

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Coach Dan Hurley adds to family legacy with UConn Men’s Basketball NCAA Championship title

Coach Dan Hurley adds to family legacy with UConn Men’s Basketball NCAA Championship title

PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — From busted brackets to No. 1 seed nail-biters, March Madness lived up to the hype, culminating Monday night as the University of Connecticut Huskies men’s basketball team won their fifth NCAA Championship title. Coach Dan Hurley led the elite basketball program to notch […]

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‘Chilling’ similarities with George Floyd in man’s in-custody death

‘Chilling’ similarities with George Floyd in man’s in-custody death

Courtesy Ben Crump Law (NEW YORK) — The Virginia man who died after being held down for more than 10 minutes by deputies and hospital staff in what his family described as torture was asphyxiated, according to the state’s medical examiner. Attorneys for the family of Irvo Otieno said that […]

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US Marshals catch couple charged with murder, child sex abuse in Mexico

US Marshals catch couple charged with murder, child sex abuse in Mexico

Ilkay Dede / EyeEm / Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Marshals Service on Friday caught a Washington state couple who was on the run after they allegedly murdered and sexually abused a child. Edgar Salvador Casian-Garcia, 34, and his girlfriend, Araceli Medina, 38, were wanted on a warrant […]

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Suni Lee ending college gymnastics career due to kidney issue

Suni Lee ending college gymnastics career due to kidney issue

Katharine Lotze/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Suni Lee is wrapping up her college gymnastics career early in order to shift her focus to a health issue, she announced Monday. “I have been dealing with a non-gymnastics health-related issue involving my kidneys. For my safety, the medical team did not clear […]

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2 workers dead after being buried under rubble at JFK Airport

2 workers dead after being buried under rubble at JFK Airport

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two workers died after being trapped under rubble at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, Port Authority officials confirmed. The New York City Fire Department, EMS and the Port Authority Emergency Services Unit responded to reports of the workers being trapped in a […]

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Irvo Otieno’s death ruled a homicide: Autopsy

Irvo Otieno’s death ruled a homicide: Autopsy

Courtesy Ben Crump Law (NEW YORK) — Less than a week after his funeral, Irvo Otieno’s official cause of death has just been announced following his death in police custody during an alleged mental health crisis. Otieno, 28, was being transferred to a mental health hospital when several deputies and […]

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School officials were told 1st grader had gun before he shot teacher: Lawsuit

School officials were told 1st grader had gun before he shot teacher: Lawsuit

Kristen Zeis for The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILE (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — A Virginia first-grade school teacher who was shot in her classroom by a 6-year-old student filed a $40 million lawsuit against her school district, alleging administrators were told the boy brought a gun to school prior […]

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