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Congresswoman visits detainees on hunger strike, calls ICE force-feeding ‘unacceptable’

Congresswoman visits detainees on hunger strike, calls ICE force-feeding ‘unacceptable’

Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(EL PASO, Texas) — Eleven detainees at an ICE detention facility in El Paso, Texas, have been refusing food, some for more than 30 days, and six of the detainees are being force-fed per orders by a federal judge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Thursday. An […]

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62-year-old man ‘frozen solid’ when he was found dead in Wisconsin backyard: Officials

62-year-old man ‘frozen solid’ when he was found dead in Wisconsin backyard: Officials

yelo34/iStock(MILWAUKEE) — A 62-year-old man was “frozen solid” when he was found dead in his Wisconsin backyard on Thursday, according to a local official. The man didn’t come to work, prompting his co-workers to call authorities to respond to his home in Cudahy, about 7 miles outside Milwaukee, said Karen […]

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Record-breaking cold finally eases this weekend, with major warmup ahead

Record-breaking cold finally eases this weekend, with major warmup ahead

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The deadly arctic blast is winding down with one last cold morning from Chicago to New York City. At least 15 people were killed, including a student at the University of Iowa, in the spate of cold weather across the northern U.S. over the week. Towns […]

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Detroit police officer under investigation after alleged racist social media video

Detroit police officer under investigation after alleged racist social media video

rustythedog/iStock(DETROIT) — A Detroit police officer is under investigation Thursday after he allegedly posted racist video of a black woman he pulled over for driving with an expired license plate. The Detroit Police Department said it placed officer Gary Steele on restrictive duty while it looks into allegations of racism […]

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Missing Tennessee 14-year-old found alive in Wisconsin

Missing Tennessee 14-year-old found alive in Wisconsin

Monroe County Sheriffs Office(MADISONVILLE, Tenn.) — A missing 14-year-old girl was found alive in Wisconsin on Thursday, nearly 700 miles away from her home in Tennessee, police said. She had been reported missing earlier this month, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday night. Police arrested her adoptive father, Randall […]

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Navy to honor its first female aviator with historic all-female flyover at funeral

Navy to honor its first female aviator with historic all-female flyover at funeral

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Raymond Maddocks/Released(MAYNARDVILLE, Tenn.) — The Navy will conduct its first-ever, all-female flyover on Saturday to honor the the life and legacy of retired Navy Capt. Rosemary Bryant Mariner, the service’s first female jet pilot. Rosemary passed away at the age of 65 […]

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As US faces frigid temps, Alaska sweats warming, unpredictable dog sledding conditions

As US faces frigid temps, Alaska sweats warming, unpredictable dog sledding conditions

benoitrousseau/iStock(NEW YORK) — While the Northeast and Midwest are experiencing record-breaking cold, dog sledding fans are struggling with warmer temperatures in Alaska. Jennifer Hawks of Willow, Alaska, is the media communications coordinator for the Joe Redington Sr. Knik 200 race. For mushers around the world, it’s an important race, often […]

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NJ man caught on camera faking slip and fall, authorities say

NJ man caught on camera faking slip and fall, authorities say

Middlesex County Prosecutors Office(WOODBRIDGE, N.J.) — A New Jersey man was arrested in mid-January and charged with insurance fraud after he was caught on surveillance video tossing ice on the floor and allegedly faking a slip and fall, authorities said Thursday. Alexander Goldinsky, a 57-year-old independent contractor, was working for […]

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Police investigating ‘suspicious’ death of person looking into FL mother’s death

Police investigating ‘suspicious’ death of person looking into FL mother’s death

OConnell Family(ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.) — Florida police are investigating what they are calling a “suspicious” death of a private citizen who was conducting their own personal investigation into the 2010 death of young Florida mother Michelle O’Connell. The victim was found shot dead at a condo in the World Golf […]

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Charles Manson disciple Leslie Van Houten recommended for parole for a third time

Charles Manson disciple Leslie Van Houten recommended for parole for a third time

MivPiv/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — A former disciple of the notorious 1960s cult leader Charles Manson has been recommended for parole for the third time, but it will be up to California’s new governor to decide if Leslie Van Houten will go free after serving more than 40 years in prison for […]

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