Body found by workers in SE Houston park identified as missing mom
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Remains found in Oklahoma identified as missing 4-year-old girl
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Body dumped on freeway ramp identified as military vet, Detroit man
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Ramp in Woburn that carries traffic from I-93 to I-95 closed after truck driver ejected in rollover
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SUV crashes into Dallas restaurant, leaving 5 injured
Dallas police said the driver who slammed her vehicle into a restaurant, injuring five people, was under the influence.
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'Unimaginable, senseless tragedy': 2 children dead in Duxbury; infant flown to hospital
Two children are dead and a baby was flown to a hospital with traumatic injuries after they were discovered inside a Duxbury home Tuesday night.
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Massachusetts mom Lindsay Clancy arrest warrant reveals eight counts for allegedly strangling kids
Lindsay Clancy, 32, allegedly strangled her three kids before attempting suicide
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A defense attorney for one of the Memphis cops charged with fatally beating Tyre Nichols said 'no one' 'intended' for him to die. Nichols' family isn't buying that argument.
Antonio Romanucci, a lawyer for Tyre Nichols' family, said the officers' actions were "designed to harm" and called the murder charge "appropriate."
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Woman drives car into 85 Degrees Bakery Café in Irvine, California
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Enough is enough and change is needed to reduce gun violence | Candace McKibben
Those who have devoted their lives to finding a way to reduce gun violence wisely encourage avoiding words that are known to create division.
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Men seeking services of sex workers keep knocking on door of fed up Texas retiree
Internet scammers have been using the address of a Texas retiree to send sex-seeking men to her Plano home, prompting authorities to set up nearby traffic cameras to dissuade would-be Johns, police said Friday.
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Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Right to Transfer FTX's Crypto
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When the officers are Black: Tyre Nichols' death raises tough questions about race in policing
The five police officers are Black. Does it matter? Experts say the race of the victim in police-involved shootings is far more important.
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Fugitive Gillespie brothers may have been killed in Brazil
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A video of Tyre Nichols being killed by police is due to be released Friday. Even the police chief says what it shows is 'heinous' and 'inhumane.'
Tyre Nichols died after he was beaten by police at a traffic stop. Chief Cerelyn Davis said the footage shows a "disregard of basic human rights."
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North Carolina police shoot unarmed disabled resident complying with commands
Jason Harley Kloepfer was awakened by a SWAT team at his North Carolina home and shot multiple times.
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Disney World Facing an Issue That Could Ruin Your Vacation
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Third Clancy child dies of his injuries at Boston hospital
The 8-month-old boy who was seriously injured inside his Duxbury home Tuesday night has died of his injuries at a Boston hospital.
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Police: NH couple facing charges after 5 children found living in feces-covered home
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