More accuse DCF of keeping relatives from getting custody of family members
More families are accusing Florida's child welfare system of manipulating facts to keep children from being placed with biological family members.
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Jeremy, who lives in Washington state, used his allowance to set up a lemonade stand but was stiffed by a man using a fake $100.
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Dramatic video captures crash on I-35E involving teens in a stolen Kia, police say
New video shows a chaotic crash of a stolen rental car involving four teens. Traffic cameras captured police trying to stop the vehicle on 35-E in Little Canada. The car crashes into the median twice and four people come running out and across the busy highway. All four were arrested.
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Charges expected for Texas nurse in Los Angeles fiery crash that killed 6, including pregnant woman, baby
Charges to come Monday for Texas nurse accused of speeding Mercedes through red light in Los Angeles, causing fiery crash that left six, including baby and pregnant woman, dead.
- Tacoma News Tribune
They beat a woman, stomped her, stole her shoe collection. Now they’ve been sentenced
The Midland woman jumped from her second-story balcony to escape the attack, records show.
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Actress Anne Heche crashed her car into a Los Angeles home while the owner was in the backyard. It took 59 firefighters to put out the blaze.
The incident occurred just before 11 a.m. on Friday when Heche crashed into a home in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles.
- The Daily Telegram
Imprisoned John Skelton, whose sons are missing, denied parole
John Skelton is serving a a 10- to 15-year sentence on three counts of unlawful imprisonment of Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton. The boys disappeared while with their father at Thanksgiving 2010.
- CBS-Philadelphia
3 women shot in Brewerytown were targeted due to Instagram post: Philadelphia police
All three women were transported to an area hospital and placed in stable condition.
- Miami Herald
More than 300 Haitian migrants arrived in an overloaded boat off the Florida Keys
A group of more than 300 Haitian migrants arrived offshore from the Florida Keys Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Coast Guard and Border Patrol.
- Austin American-Statesman
Fact-check: Does Texas have highest number of rape offenses in nation?
Texas governor candidate Beto O'Rourke's social media post on rape statistics missing context.
- Raleigh News and Observer
As demand continues, residents swap guns for cash at second Durham County gun buyback
Some wanted to change to a gun-free home. Some wanted to clean old guns out of their collection. At the end of the day, Durham County just wants more guns off the streets.
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A woman visiting Alaska showed two cops who stopped her while driving a 'white privilege card' and the cops let her off
The woman couldn't find her license so produced a "white privilege card" instead and told the officers who stopped her, "I back the blue."
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Nightmare Journey to America Ends With Two Little Girls Orphaned
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K-9 helps seize suspected drugs in SUV during Fresno County stop. See where it was found
The CHP said the vehicle had a “sophisticated aftermarket compartment.”
- The Gainesville Sun
Gainesville is the latest city around the state to have antisemitic flyers show up at homes
Last week, the Palm Beach Post reported that the flyers appeared in places as distant as suburban Boca Raton, Sarasota, Jacksonville and Orlando.
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Helendale resident who went missing has been found, now ‘home with her family’
Faith Tucker, 66, has been found after reportedly disappearing Friday morning when she left Helendale for Victor Valley College.
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15 Best Places in Texas for a Couple to Live Only on Social Security
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Metro Atlanta couple charged with using adopted kids to make child porn
Another suspect told deputies the couple were making homemade child porn with the kids in their home.
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A jury says Alex Jones should pay $49 million for defaming Sandy Hook parents. He might be ordered to pay only a fraction of that thanks to Texas law.
The jury ordered Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million as punishment for his Sandy Hook lies, but Texas law caps punitive damages at $750,000.
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Texas police were looking for teen suspects but they instead detained a Black couple in their 50s and 60s at gunpoint, lawsuit says
"I was praying to God that the guns didn't go off," said Michael Lewis, 67, who also has a disability.