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Inspector General probing conditions at migrant children’s’ shelters

Inspector General probing conditions at migrant children’s’ shelters

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — On the heels of alleged abuse and mismanagement at several Health and Human Services shelters housing migrant children separated from their parents, the agency’s inspector general has launched a review of these facilities, the inspector general’s office confirms. A multidisciplinary team will conduct site visits to Office of […]

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Scientist killed on camping trip with young daughters was shot in head: Coroner

Scientist killed on camping trip with young daughters was shot in head: Coroner

Beaudette Family(LOS ANGELES) — A scientist mysteriously killed while camping with his two young daughters died from being shot in the head, according to the coroner’s office. Tristan Beaudette, 35, was gunned down at about 4:45 a.m. Friday at Malibu Creek State Park in Southern California, the Los Angeles County […]

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Hate crime charges filed in fatal Charlottesville car attack case

Hate crime charges filed in fatal Charlottesville car attack case

Abermarle Charlottesville Regional Jail(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — A federal jury has indicted an Ohio man on hate crime charges stemming from a deadly car attack last year in Charlottesville, Virginia, authorities said. James Alex Fields Jr., 21, of Maumee, Ohio, was indicted on 30 hate crime charges, including several in connection […]

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Nearly 3,000 firefighters deployed as wildfire rages in Northern California

Nearly 3,000 firefighters deployed as wildfire rages in Northern California

iStock/Thinkstock(LAKE COUNTY, Calif.) — A raging wildfire in Northern California grew by about 3,000 acres on Tuesday as firefighters fought to contain the blaze, which has already destroyed at least 22 homes and buildings, authorities said. The Pawnee fire has burned at least 13,000 acres in Lake County, California, north […]

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FBI agents storm JetBlue plane at JFK after hijacking ‘false alarm’

FBI agents storm JetBlue plane at JFK after hijacking ‘false alarm’

@JoshEiniger7/Twitter(NEW YORK) — FBI agents descended upon a packed JetBlue flight in New York after a radio error signaled that the plane may have been hijacked, authorities said. Authorities at John F. Kennedy International in Queens, New York, activated the airport’s hijacking protocols at around 8 p.m. Tuesday, just before […]

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Federal judge rules children, parents separated at border must be reunited within 30 days

Federal judge rules children, parents separated at border must be reunited within 30 days

iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — After weeks of public outcry, a federal judge in California has temporarily halted the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border and ordered that children taken from their parents must be reunited within 30 days. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw late Tuesday said the Trump administration has […]

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Two Stoneman Douglas campus monitors fired in the wake of February massacre

Two Stoneman Douglas campus monitors fired in the wake of February massacre

iStock/Thinkstock(PARKLAND, Fla.) — Two Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School campus monitors were let go Tuesday from their positions in the wake of the Feb. 14 mass shooting that left 17 students and school staff members dead. The monitors, David Taylor and Andrew Medina, were both withdrawn from the Broward County […]

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Widow accepts Medal of Honor on behalf of husband’s heroic actions during WWII

Widow accepts Medal of Honor on behalf of husband’s heroic actions during WWII

Pauline Conner(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Tuesday to 1st Lt. Garlin Conner for his heroic actions during World War II, saying that “he takes his rightful place in the eternal chronicle of American valor.” It’s believed that Garlin has now become the second-most-highly […]

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‘Disgruntled’ Air Force vet sets himself on fire outside Georgia Capitol, authorities said

‘Disgruntled’ Air Force vet sets himself on fire outside Georgia Capitol, authorities said

ABCNews.com(ATLANTA) — Atlanta’s Capital Square became a crime scene Tuesday when a man described by authorities as a “disgruntled” Air Force veteran stormed from his parked car strapped with incendiary devices and set himself on fire, authorities said. The unidentified man, 58, was transported to Grady Hospital and managed to […]

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‘Selfless’ dad slain on camping trip with kids was married to high school sweetheart

‘Selfless’ dad slain on camping trip with kids was married to high school sweetheart

Beaudette Family(MALIBU, Calif.) —  A man mysteriously shot dead while camping with his two young daughters was a “selfless” and “generous” father who was married to his high school sweetheart, his family said. Tristan Beaudette, 35, was gunned down at about 4:45 a.m. Friday at Malibu Creek State Park in […]

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