ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – Two tourists from France have been found dead after hiking in New Mexico’s White Sands National Monument, but a young boy was recused, authorities said Thursday. The child was found alive and treated for heat exposure Tuesday when the daytime temperature at the monument was 101 degrees, …
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MIAMI – The mayor of Miami Beach and other South Florida leaders are joining the opposition to an orca’s decades-long captivity at the Miami Seaquarium. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and other groups have sued in Miami federal court, saying the orca named Lolita should ultimately be …
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EUFAULA, Ala. – Authorities say an alligator pulled from a lake in southeast Alabama weighs an estimated 920 pounds. AL.com (http://bit.ly/1Js66AM ) reports that the 13-foot, 6-inch gator was captured in Lake Eufaula on Aug. 14. Authorities say the alligator was caught by Scott Evans of Center Point, Alabama, and …
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Opening statements are near in the trial of an Alabama police officer accused of manhandling an Indian grandfather earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Madeline Haikala told 50 potential jurors to return to court Wednesday morning in Huntsville for final jury selection. Opening statements could begin soon …
Read More »Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, said there is no emergency and President Donald Trump is “attempting to manufacture a crisis” after reports that the federal government may deploy the National Guard to Chicago to address crime in the city. “The State of Illinois at this time has received no …
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A man arrested and charged in connection with the viral July 26 beatdown in the streets of downtown Cincinnati has once again been granted bond after he was rearrested on federal charges earlier this week. Jermaine Mathews, 39, stood before a federal judge on Wednesday for a bond hearing after …
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, signed an executive order on Saturday prohibiting city police officers from collaborating with National Guard troops or federal agents if President Donald Trump follows through on his threats to deploy them to the Windy City. “This executive order makes it emphatically clear that this …
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At least 58 people were shot in Chicago, with eight fatalities, this Labor Day weekend, according to NBC Chicago and at a juncture when its mayor vowed to block President Donald Trump’s efforts to combat crime. The shootings took place in a series of unrelated incidents, with the majority resulting …
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WASHINGTON, Utah – Tyler Robinson, 22, has been identified as the suspect in Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s assassination on a Utah college campus. “We got him on the evening of Sept. 11,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced in a Friday morning news briefing. “A family member of Tyler …
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The Florida Attorney General’s Office of Parental Rights announced on Thursday that it will be taking legal action against any public schools that block Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapters. Attorney General James Uthmeier posted on X about Florida’s new effort to protect TPUSA chapters, standing beside April Carney, a member …
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