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Man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Wisconsin girl and killing her parents set to appear in court

Man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Wisconsin girl and killing her parents set to appear in court

Courtesy Lindsey Smith (NEW YORK) — As the suspect charged with abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents prepared to make his first court appearance on Monday, church-goers in the Wisconsin girl’s hometown offered prayers of thanks on Sunday that she was found alive, and former friends of the […]

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Heavy snow buries Midwest with up to a foot possible in Mid-Atlantic

Heavy snow buries Midwest with up to a foot possible in Mid-Atlantic

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The winter storm that dumped 10 to 20 inches of snow on parts of Missouri, Iowa and Illinois from Friday into Saturday is hitting the East Coast on Sunday. The storm will bring heavy snow and ice from North Carolina to Maryland. With at least 10.9 […]

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Jayme Closs spends first restful night back with family

Jayme Closs spends first restful night back with family

Courtesy Jennifer Smith(BARRON, Wis.) — New photos released Saturday of Jayme Closs, the 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who spent 88 days in captivity after being abducted by her parent’s alleged killer, show her smiling and cuddling with her dogs and posing for a selfie with an aunt who had prayed for […]

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One dead, twleve hospitalized in mass fentanyl overdose in California

One dead, twleve hospitalized in mass fentanyl overdose in California

iStock/Darwin Brandis(CHICO, Calif.) — One person is dead and a dozen others were rushed to the hospital after an apparent mass fentanyl overdose in Chico, California, on Saturday morning. Four of those taken to the hospital are in critical condition, according to authorities. Police called the 13 people “friends and […]

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Two police officers shot, one killed responding to report of cars being broken into in Alabama

Two police officers shot, one killed responding to report of cars being broken into in Alabama

iStock(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Two police officers were shot and one has died while responding to a report that cars were being broken into in Birmingham, Alabama. The shooting happened at about 2 a.m. on Sunday, according to police. The officers approached a suspect in the break-ins and began patting him […]

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2 police officers shot, 1 killed while working a car-burglary sting in Alabama

2 police officers shot, 1 killed while working a car-burglary sting in Alabama

iStock(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Two police officers were shot and one — a sergeant who in 2016 helped rescue two little girls buried under a collapsed roof — was killed Sunday when they confronted an armed suspect while working on a car-burglary sting operation in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, officials said. Gunfire […]

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‘Jayme is safe and we will make sure forever,’ family of Wisconsin girl who escaped man who allegedly killed her parents

‘Jayme is safe and we will make sure forever,’ family of Wisconsin girl who escaped man who allegedly killed her parents

Jennifer Smith(NEW YORK) — New photos released Saturday of Jayme Closs, the 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who spent 88 days in captivity after being abducted by her parent’s alleged killer, show her smiling and cuddling with her dogs and posing for a selfie with an aunt who had prayed for her […]

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Lack of paid family leave, support at work partly to blame for 30-year low in fertility rates: Experts

Lack of paid family leave, support at work partly to blame for 30-year low in fertility rates: Experts

ABC News(NEW YORK) — When sociology professor Caitlyn Collins set out to interview 135 middle-class women in Sweden, Germany, Italy and the U.S. about how they make motherhood work with their careers, she was surprised by what set American women apart. “Moms in the U.S. stand apart from these other […]

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88 days in captivity: The saga of 13-year-old Jayme Closs from horrific kidnapping to remarkable escape

88 days in captivity: The saga of 13-year-old Jayme Closs from horrific kidnapping to remarkable escape

Jennifer Smith(NEW YORK) —  The search for her started with a mysterious 911 call from the cellphone of her mother, who was found shot to death with her father in their Wisconsin home. Despite fears that 13-year-old Jayme Closs was snatched by the killer and met a similar fate as […]

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Correctional officers at supermax prisons guard the most dangerous inmates and aren’t getting paid

Correctional officers at supermax prisons guard the most dangerous inmates and aren’t getting paid

Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images(FLORENCE, Colo.) — When you walk into the federal “supermax” — or supermaximum security — prison just outside Florence, Colorado, there are bright artificial lights, no windows, thick concrete walls everywhere, and you are cut off from the outside world. Now, imagine having to […]

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