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Suspect in 2012 murder of NYC youth soccer coach arrested in Mexico, authorities say

Suspect in 2012 murder of NYC youth soccer coach arrested in Mexico, authorities say

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) —  Mexican authorities have arrested the suspect in the 2012 stabbing murder of a youth soccer coach in New York City. Orlando Orea, 38, was captured in the Mexican state of Puebla on Wednesday, according to the Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office. During the arrest, Orea shot […]

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Federal Bureau of Prisons has failed its female inmates: Report

Federal Bureau of Prisons has failed its female inmates: Report

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A government watchdog agency is pointing to systemic problems in the way federal prisons treat the women in their custody. In a review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ management of its female inmates, the Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General concluded that the bureau “has […]

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GoFundMe campaigns to support Christine Blasey Ford raise more than $700K

GoFundMe campaigns to support Christine Blasey Ford raise more than $700K

Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — More than $700,000 has been donated to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford through a number of GoFundMe campaigns set up on her behalf. At least two GoFundMe sites associated with Ford’s name were set up earlier this month to help support Ford as she traveled to Washington, […]

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‘I will now and forever be a broken man:’ Maddox Ritch’s dad writes emotional post after a boy’s body is found

‘I will now and forever be a broken man:’ Maddox Ritch’s dad writes emotional post after a boy’s body is found

iStock/Thinktsock(GASTONIA, N.C.) —  The father of 6-year-old Maddox Ritch said he will “forever be a broken man” after a body believed to be his young son was recovered on Thursday. Maddox, who has autism and does not talk, was at Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia, North Carolina, with his father, […]

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Cutting-edge F-35 stealth fighter crashes in South Carolina

Cutting-edge F-35 stealth fighter crashes in South Carolina

iStock/Thinkstock(BEAUFORT, S.C.) — A Marine F-35B joint strike fighter has crashed close to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in Beaufort, South Carolina — marking the first-ever crash of the costly stealth aircraft, which will become the main fighter aircraft for the Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy, a military official […]

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Two killed after plane goes off airport runway and catches fire in South Carolina

Two killed after plane goes off airport runway and catches fire in South Carolina

iStock/Thinkstock(GREENVILLE, S.C.) — Two people were killed and two more were hospitalized after a small plane crashed at an airport in Greenville, South Carolina, according to authorities. “A Falcon 50 aircraft ran off the end of Runway 19 and through the airport perimeter fence at the Greenville Downtown Airport today […]

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New Jersey man performed dental work without license or training, authorities say

New Jersey man performed dental work without license or training, authorities say

Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office(PASSAIC, N.J.) — A New Jersey man and his wife have been arrested after prosecutors said the husband illegally acted as a dentist at the practice his wife owns. Oscar Guevara, an x-ray technician, had “unlawfully performed dental procedures” at Allure Dental in March 2018, although he […]

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Man charged with DUI while operating scooter in Los Angeles, a first for the city

Man charged with DUI while operating scooter in Los Angeles, a first for the city

iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — A man just became the first person to be charged for driving under the influence while on a motorized scooter in Los Angeles. His blood alcohol level was three times over the legal limit, according to city officials. Nicholas Kauffroath, 28, was riding a Bird electric scooter […]

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Homicide charges filed against Nashville police officer who shot, killed 25-year-old as he ran away

Homicide charges filed against Nashville police officer who shot, killed 25-year-old as he ran away

Nashville Police/Twitter(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Prosecutors in Tennessee have filed homicide charges against a Nashville Police officer who shot and killed a 25-year-old man as he ran away. Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk charged Metro Nashville Police officer Andrew Delke with criminal homicide in the July 26 shooting of Daniel Hambrick, […]

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Kavanaugh confirmation hearing captivates the nation, world

Kavanaugh confirmation hearing captivates the nation, world

Ronnie Polidoro/ABC News(WASHINGTON) — There was only so much space for members of the public to attend Christine Blasey Ford’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee but her words resonated across the country and around the world. Ford testified for hours in Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing. People were […]

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