Toddler, who went missing after father's pick up truck wound up in a river, found dead

The toddler, Emma Sweet, was found by the Bartholomew County Water Rescue and Recovery Team, 3 miles downstream from where her father, Jeremy Sweet, had been found alive by duck hunters on Friday. The Bartholomew County Sheriff Office said the pair were last seen on Wednesday at noon and reported missing a day later. The Bartholomew County coroner's office is working to identify a cause of the toddler's death and the sheriff's office said it is investigating how she ended up there.

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  What we know about 2-year-old Emma Sweet's death in Indiana river in Bartholomew County

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  Dad held after missing two year old found dead in river three miles from submerged car

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A Norwegian YouTuber reportedly died after falling into a lake while on a filming trip — just days after celebrating his 57th birthday in a video

The YouTuber Tor Eckhoff, or "apetor," died after falling in an icy lake, his reported partner said. Eckhoff had over 1.2 million subscribers on YouTube, where he documented his many travels. Eckhoff's last video showed him walking around the wilderness, kissing a tree and drinking alcohol.

Jones wants Sandy Hook 'hoax' case jury to hear his defenses

Infowars host Alex Jones' lawyers are trying to get his free speech defense and other claims before a jury to argue that he is not liable for damages for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax years ago. The effort comes despite a Connecticut judge ruling this month that Jones was liable by default in a defamation lawsuit brought by relatives of some of the victims, saying he repeatedly failed to turn over some documents, including financial records. Defendants who are found liable by default in lawsuits are not allowed to present their arguments against liability at hearings on damages unless they filed a “notice of defense,” which Jones and his lawyers did last Wednesday.

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Disturbing theory behind 'rare' polar bear video

Polish scientists said the bear was observed using “much the same method” to kill reindeer twice, leading them to hypothesize it could be becoming “specialized” at hunting the species. With reindeer outpacing polar bears on land, forcing the reindeer into water could be giving giving the predator an advantage. Climate crisis forcing polar bears to adapt their diet As sea ice melting worsens across the Arctic due to global heating, researchers have observed polar bears are spending more time on land around Svalbard.

Emails show how Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg talks to his staff about vaccines, pride flags, and his adopted babies

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sends his staff regular email updates. Insider obtained nine of them under the Freedom of Information Act. He emails about vaccines, pride celebrations, and parenthood.

Boise State professor: Don’t recruit women into engineering, medical school, law

A Boise State professor's comments calling independent women “medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome” have spurred backlash in the Treasure Valley. Scott Yenor, a political science professor at Boise State University, made the comments on Oct. 31 during the National Conservatism Conference in Orlando, Florida. But the comments went viral when a Boise nurse posted a Nov. 25 video with excerpts of his speech on TikTok.

Alabama inmate who survived execution attempt dies of cancer

An Alabama inmate whose lethal injection was halted because medical staff couldn't find a suitable vein for the execution has died of natural causes almost four years later, his lawyer said Monday. Doyle Lee Hamm, who was convicted in the slaying of a motel clerk in 1987, died of natural causes on death row, said his longtime attorney, Bernard Harcourt. Alabama officials postponed Hamm's execution in February 2018 because workers couldn't find a suitable vein to connect the intravenous line used to send lethal chemicals into his body.

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  Inmate who survived execution attempt dies of lymphatic cancer

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  Inmate who survived attempted execution dies of cancer

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Father accused of fatally shooting four children, their grandmother in California

A Southern California man was accused of fatally shooting his four children and his mother-in-law late Sunday, authorities said. The man, Germarcus David, 29, was detained and questioned after he arrived at the Lancaster sheriff's station shortly after Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies found four children and a woman in her 50s dead at a nearby home, the sheriff's department said in statements. The children, all under 12, had been shot multiple times in their upper torsos, the statements said.

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  Father arrested for ‘shooting dead four children and mother-in-law’ at California home

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  Man detained after grandmother, 4 children were shot to death inside Lancaster home

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The doctor who discovered omicron described her patients’ symptoms

The South African doctor who first identified the omicron variant that is spreading in the country and abroad has described the symptoms as she observed them in her patients, stating that the strain is so far producing “very, very mild” effects in them. Dr Angelique Coetzee told BBC News that she had first noticed the symptoms in a young, male patient around the age of 30 whom she normally knew to be very healthy. He was “extremely tired” as well as having “body aches and pains with a bit of a headache,” a “scratchy” rather than sore throat, and no cough or loss of taste or smell, she said.

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  South African doctor says patients with Omicron variant have "very mild" symptoms

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  Doctor: Many South Africans ill in surge have mild symptoms

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Catholic nuns lift veil on abuse in convents

When young nuns at a convent in Eastern Europe told their Mother Superior that a priest had tried to molest them, she retorted that it was probably their fault for "provoking him". When African nuns in Minnesota asked why it was always they who had to shovel snow they were told it was because they were young and strong, even though white sisters of the same age lived there too. As the Roman Catholic Church pays more attention to the closed world of convents, where women spend much of their time in prayer and household work, more episodes of psychological, emotional and physical abuse are coming to light.

Hawaii diver captures rare great white shark encounter on video

A Hawaii-based photographer was astonished Friday to spot a 15-foot great white shark swimming toward him off Kona on the Big Island. Deron Verbeck told FTW Outdoors that he was freediving and first spotted the shark about 100 feet below the surface. But she turned and came up into about 30 feet when I got all the shots and video,” he said.

‘I Decided’: New York Teen Baseball Star Refused to Accept Act of Racism At Private Prep School, He Chose to Leave In Response to Derogatory Comment About His Speed

A 16-year-old baseball phenom has transferred from an elite New Rochelle, New York, prep school to attend his local public school in his junior year. The transfer comes after someone on the school's staff allegedly spewed a racist statement toward him. Local reports say Tony Humphrey was a star on the Iona Preparatory School's baseball team.

Chris Cuomo's off-air role: Brother Andrew's strategist

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo had a bigger role than previously known in helping defend his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, from sexual harassment allegations that forced him out of office, newly released transcripts and text messages show. At the same time, Chris Cuomo told investigators he spoke regularly with his brother, coaching him on his response and admonishing him for "bad judgment." Chris Cuomo previously acknowledged it was a “mistake” to act as his brother's unofficial adviser, but the full extent of his involvement — including using journalistic contacts to scope out accusers — only became clear with Monday's release of his July interview with investigators and 169 pages of text messages, emails and other communications.

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  New details on Chris Cuomo's role advising brother Andrew

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Schoolgirl Outfits, Gifts to Teens, Sex Abuse ‘Every Day’: Feds Slam Ghislaine Maxwell on 1st Day of Trial

Such was the story presented by federal prosecutors on the first day of Ghislaine Maxwell's trial in connection to multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking ring. The 59-year-old British heiress is accused of procuring underage girls for Epstein to molest in what prosecutors called a “pyramid scheme of abuse.” Four victims will testify that Maxwell participated in Epstein's sex ring—including one who says the couple involved her in “group sexualized massages” when she was only 14 years old.

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  Opening statements in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex abuse trial begin

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Costly Airbus paint flaw goes wider than the Gulf

DUBAI (Reuters) - A dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways over paint and surface flaws on A350 jets stretches beyond the Gulf, with at least five other airlines raising concerns since the high-tech model entered service, according to documents seen by Reuters and several people with direct knowledge of the matter. Qatar's national carrier has grounded 20 of its 53 A350s, saying it is acting on orders from its local regulator, until reasons for what witnesses describe as the blistered and pock-marked appearance of some of its A350s can be confirmed. Airbus says there is no risk to the A350's safety - a point echoed by the other airlines, which have not grounded any jets and describe the issue as "cosmetic."

Remains of Wisconsin mom missing since September found in wooded area of Eastern Minnesota

More than two months after Wisconsin mother of four Ashley Miller Carlson vanished, her family will finally be able to bring her home -- but not in the way they had hoped. On Saturday, the 33-year-old's remains were discovered in a wooded area off Grace Lake Road in Hinckley, Minnesota, a couple of miles from where her car had been found partly submerged in Graces Lake back in September, according to Applied Professional Services, a Duluth-based investigation firm hired by the family. “This is a sad day our family hoped would not come, and there are still many questions that need answers, but the important thing is we now have Ashley,” Krista Struck, Ashley's mother, said in a statement released on Saturday.

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  Remains of missing mother Ashley Miller Carlson found in secluded wood as family seek justice

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5-year-old twin shot to death by 3-year-old cousin on Thanksgiving, Georgia cops say

A 5-year-old twin was accidentally shot to death by her 3-year-old cousin on Thanksgiving, Georgia police said. The girl died from a gunshot wound to the chest at The Gardens at Camp Creek Apartment Houses in Atlanta, Lieutenant Derrick Rogers with the City of South Fulton Police Department told McClatchy News. Police Chief Keith Meadows said the gun was “left loaded and unsecured” by the 3-year-old boy's father while the family celebrated Thanksgiving that evening, the Associated Press and other outlets reported.

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Japan's crown prince criticises 'terrible things' in media coverage of daughter's marriage

Japan's crown prince criticised the media on Tuesday for falsities and "terrible things" in its coverage of the engagement of his daughter, former princess Mako, who relinquished her royal status to marry a non-royal last month. Mako, 30, postponed her marriage to Kei Komuro, 30, for roughly three years over opposition stemming from a scandal involving his mother. In accordance with Japanese law, Mako relinquished her royal status when the two married by submitting paperwork at a local office and left to live in New York this month.

Divers discovered a horrifying 26-foot sea worm that only comes out at night

Divers off the coast of New Zealand came face to face with a giant sea worm that was almost 30-foot long. The creature is called a pyrosome, and while it might look intimidating, it's actually perfectly safe to approach. Pyrosomes are part of a family of sea creatures known as tunicates or “sea squirts”.

Fauci responds to Ted Cruz's suggestion that he should be prosecuted: 'I should be prosecuted? What happened on January 6, senator?'

In an interview on CBS, Dr. Anthony Fauci responded to Sen. Ted Cruz's call for his prosecution. Fauci's suggestion that Cruz be prosecuted over the Capital riot comes as an ethics probe stalls. Dr. Anthony Fauci responded to Sen. Ted Cruz's calls for him to be prosecuted by invoking the storming of the US Capitol on January 6.

Least reliable car brands in America

When looking to buy a car, reliability is important, but it's one of the harder things for car reviewers like us to evaluate. Thankfully, Consumer Reports polls its subscribers annually in order to judge which brands and models are the least likely to have issues. Here, we've listed the 10 least reliable car brands in the U.S., according to CR's data.