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Mom flying with 2 kids thanks fellow passenger for comforting toddler: ‘It was really sweet to watch’

Mom flying with 2 kids thanks fellow passenger for comforting toddler: ‘It was really sweet to watch’

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A mother who traveled alone with her toddler and infant is publicly thanking the kind-hearted stranger who helped them during the flight. Jessica Rudeen was flying with her daughter Caroline, 3, and her son Alexander, 4 months, from Missouri to North Carolina to visit her mother. […]

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Florida mother charged in death of her 2 newborns

Florida mother charged in death of her 2 newborns

West Melbourne Police Department(NEW YORK) — A Florida woman was charged on Monday in connection with the deaths of her two newborns, both of whom were found unresponsive in her home over the weekend, according to police. Rachael Lynn Thomas, 30, was arrested on felony charges Monday afternoon, just a […]

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2nd Binghamton University student murdered in 5-week span

2nd Binghamton University student murdered in 5-week span

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — For the second time in five weeks a student at Binghamton University has been arrested for murdering a fellow classmate. Michael Roque, 20, was arrested on Monday night for allegedly stabbing to death freshman engineering student Joao Souza on Sunday, police said. Souza, 19, was born in […]

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5 plead guilty in Florida State University student’s hazing death

5 plead guilty in Florida State University student’s hazing death

iStock/Thinkstock (NEW YORK) — Five Pi Kappa Phi fraternity brothers entered guilty pleas on Monday in connection with the November hazing death of a 20-year-old Florida State University student. The men, all in their early 20s, pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor hazing in the case of Andrew Coffey, […]

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What to do if you miss the tax filing deadline

What to do if you miss the tax filing deadline

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — We are a nation of procrastinators, at least when it comes to taxes. Nearly a quarter of Americans wait until the last two weeks before the deadline to prepare their taxes, according to the IRS, whereas some miss Tax Day altogether. For anyone who is a last-minute […]

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Indiana man arrested in disappearance of Gus the skateboarding dog

Indiana man arrested in disappearance of Gus the skateboarding dog

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An Indiana man was arrested last Wednesday for the theft of an English bulldog named Gus, whose skateboarding videos had garnered widespread attention online. Reid Albrecht, of Carmel, Indiana, is being held on two counts of theft after he was linked to Gus’s disappearance on Oct. 6, […]

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Video shows wanted woman in double murder talking to alleged victim before killing, police say

Video shows wanted woman in double murder talking to alleged victim before killing, police say

Dodge County Sheriff’s Office(FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla.) — Authorities in Florida released surveillance video on Monday that, they say, shows a Minnesota grandmother wanted in two killings smiling and chatting up one of her alleged victims in a bar. Sgt. Anita Iriarte of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office in Florida […]

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Cosby accuser says she settled civil suit because she ‘wanted to get it over with’

Cosby accuser says she settled civil suit because she ‘wanted to get it over with’

iStock/Thinkstock(NORRISTOWN, Pa.) — Bill Cosby’s primary accuser endured a cross-examination in which the comedian’s lead attorney tried to brand her sneaky, unethical and money-hungry. But when Andrea Constand finished her testimony Monday, she left the witness stand in Montgomery County Court in Norristown, Pennsylvania, with her head held high, having […]

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Nanny accused of stabbing 2 children to death: Lawyers give closing arguments of intent vs. insanity

Nanny accused of stabbing 2 children to death: Lawyers give closing arguments of intent vs. insanity

WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — It will soon be up to a New York City jury to decide if a nanny accused of stabbing two young children to death is guilty of murder or not guilty by reason of insanity. Yoselyn Ortega is accused of killing 6-year-old Lulu Krim and 2-year-old Leo […]

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As Oklahoma teachers declare victory, Colorado educators walk out of class

As Oklahoma teachers declare victory, Colorado educators walk out of class

iStock/Thinkstock(DENVER) — As Oklahoma teachers declared victory and returned to classrooms Monday after a nine-day school walkout, their Colorado counterparts were poised to stage their own labor action as a movement ignited by a successful strike by West Virginia educators continues to sweep the nation. The wave of teacher protests […]

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