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Suspect in kidnapping of 5-month-old twins indicted on federal charges

Suspect in kidnapping of 5-month-old twins indicted on federal charges

Columbus Ohio Police (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — An Ohio woman accused of stealing a car containing 5-month-old twin boys, leading investigators on a dayslong search for one of the babies, now faces federal kidnapping charges. A federal grand jury indicted Nalah Jackson, 24, of Columbus, on two counts of kidnapping a […]

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Students speak out after some colleges ban TikTok from campuses

Students speak out after some colleges ban TikTok from campuses

Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Grace Featherston, a senior theatre education major at the University of Texas at Austin, received an email Tuesday notifying her that TikTok was being restricted at the university, she went on TikTok to share her reaction to the news. She captioned her nine-second […]

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Brazilian art collector, Detroit Institute of Art file suits over Van Gogh painting

Brazilian art collector, Detroit Institute of Art file suits over Van Gogh painting

Jason Marz/Getty Images (DETROIT) — A Brazilian art collector has asked a federal judge to order the Detroit Institute of Arts to hand over Vincent van Gogh’s “The Novel Reader,” alleging that the painting was stolen, according to court documents. Gustavo Soter of Brazil said he “paid $3.7 million for […]

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San Francisco art gallery owner arrested after spraying homeless woman with water

San Francisco art gallery owner arrested after spraying homeless woman with water

KGO-TV (SAN FRANCISCO) — A San Francisco art gallery owner was arrested Wednesday after he was seen spraying a homeless woman with water earlier this month, authorities said. The incident in question occurred in broad daylight on Jan. 9, outside the Foster Gwin Gallery in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood. […]

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Man charged with hate crimes after Muslim center, Black-owned business, synagogues attacked

Man charged with hate crimes after Muslim center, Black-owned business, synagogues attacked

Portland Police (PORTLAND) — A Portland, Oregon, man is facing multiple federal hate crime charges, after authorities said he set fire to a Muslim center, and vandalized two synagogues and a Black-owned business. Michael Edgar Bivins, 34, is also facing 11 state charges, including one count of Arson in the […]

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How amateur web sleuths helped solve the case of missing lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare

How amateur web sleuths helped solve the case of missing lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare

ABC News Studios (NEW YORK) — Florida resident Abraham Shakespeare went from rags to riches after winning $30 million in the lottery in 2006. The newfound fortune brought the 40-year-old from Lakeland out of poverty and allowed him to give back to his community, but he started to feel burdened […]

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Number of Virginia schools reporting delayed National Merit recognition grows amid probe

Number of Virginia schools reporting delayed National Merit recognition grows amid probe

LAW Ho Ming/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than a dozen high schools in northern Virginia have reported delays in notifying students of prestigious National Merit recognition, as state officials investigate the growing controversy. The issue came to light last month, when several parents accused Thomas Jefferson High School for Science […]

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Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in ‘Rust’ film shooting

Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in ‘Rust’ film shooting

Jason Marz/Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2021 fatal shooting on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust,” officials said Thursday. Santa Fe First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and special […]

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Family of 6-year-old who shot teacher speaks out for first time

Family of 6-year-old who shot teacher speaks out for first time

Jay Paul/Getty Images (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — The family of the 6-year-old boy accused of shooting a teacher at his Virginia elementary school is speaking out for the first time. The family said the “firearm our son accessed was secured.” The 6-year-old, who has not been named publicly, allegedly took […]

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Suspect in hate crime stabbing of Indiana University student set to appear in court

Suspect in hate crime stabbing of Indiana University student set to appear in court

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (BLOOMINGTON, Ind.) — A white woman charged with stabbing an Asian Indiana University student seven times in the head on a public bus in Bloomington, Indiana, is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. The suspect, Billie R. Davis, who has been jailed on $100,000 bail since […]

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