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Six-year-old Miami girl escapes alleged kidnapper after biting his arm: Police

Six-year-old Miami girl escapes alleged kidnapper after biting his arm: Police

Miami Dade County – Corrections and Rehabilitation (MIAMI) — A 6-year-old girl in Miami thwarted her own kidnapping outside her home after she bit the attacker, according to the Miami Police Department. Police arrested Leonardo Venegas on Saturday in connection to the alleged abduction, an arrest affidavit shows. He was […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 7/11/23

Scoreboard roundup — 7/11/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE National League 3, American League 2 WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Washington 93, Seattle 86 Las Vegas 98, Phoenix 72 Copyright © 2023, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison after 53 years

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison after 53 years

Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten was released from prison on Tuesday after serving 53 years behind bars, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. According to her attorney, Van Houten is now in a “transitional living facility.” She was released […]

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Father ‘pistol-whipped,’ children duct taped during North Carolina robbery

Father ‘pistol-whipped,’ children duct taped during North Carolina robbery

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NORTH CAROLINA) — A family of four were assaulted after an early-morning robbery in the small North Carolina city of Morganton, according to police. Officers initially responded to the incident at approximately 4 a.m. Saturday, finding two adults and two children who reported that they had been […]

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Is there an ‘orca uprising’? Like orcas themselves, the answer is complex

Is there an ‘orca uprising’? Like orcas themselves, the answer is complex

Mike Korostelev/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An orca started a fad in the summer of 1987 when it killed a salmon and returned to the surface with the dead fish draped on top of its head. For a few pods of killer whales in the Puget Sound area of Washington […]

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Susan Lorincz pleads not guilty in fatal shooting of Ajike Owens

Susan Lorincz pleads not guilty in fatal shooting of Ajike Owens

Mats Silvan/Getty Images (FLORIDA) — Susan Lorincz, the woman charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting her neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens on June 2 in Ocala, Florida, pleaded not guilty on Monday, her attorney Amanda Sizemore confirmed to ABC News. Lorincz waived her right to an arraignment, which was scheduled […]

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Cargo boat fire that killed two firefighters put out after six days

Cargo boat fire that killed two firefighters put out after six days

Newark firefighters Augusto Acabou, left, and Wayne Brooks, Jr., died battling a blaze aboard a cargo ship at Port Newark, July 5, 2023. — Newark Department of Public Safety (NEWARK, N.J.) — The massive fire aboard a cargo ship filled with cars that took the lives of two Newark firefighters […]

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Vermont overwhelmed by ‘catastrophic’ flooding as Northeast braces for more rain

Vermont overwhelmed by ‘catastrophic’ flooding as Northeast braces for more rain

Scott Eisen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in Vermont, where torrential rainfall triggered “historic and catastrophic” flooding, Gov. Phil Scott said. Some areas recorded 9 inches of rain as small creeks turned into raging rivers in the worst flooding to hit Vermont […]

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Veteran deputy and dad of four killed by inmate during escape attempt

Veteran deputy and dad of four killed by inmate during escape attempt

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept. (INDIANAPOLIS) — An Indiana sheriff’s office is mourning the loss of a veteran deputy who was attacked and killed by an inmate during an escape attempt, authorities said. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy John Durm, 61, was transporting an inmate back to jail after a medical appointment […]

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Biden declares emergency in flood-hit Vermont as Northeast braces for more rain

Biden declares emergency in flood-hit Vermont as Northeast braces for more rain

Scott Eisen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Vermont, where torrential rainfall has triggered life-threatening flash floods. The president’s action frees up federal resources to supplement the state and local response efforts as well as authorizing the Federal Emergency Management […]

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