Suspect in Fresno hit-and-run that dragged woman for 8 miles arrested
Authorities have arrested the suspect they say was involved in a deadly hit-and-run in Fresno Friday morning.
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Police believe the propped-open door was used by the gunman to enter Robb Elementary School on Tuesday.
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Video: Ted Cruz was confronted after NRA conference by ex-House candidate at Houston restaurant: '19 children died! That's on your hands!'
"Why did you come here to the convention to take blood money? Why, when 19 children died?" A former House candidate asked Cruz in the video.
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Police alert: At least five towns issue warnings about a man who may be targeting young women
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- Oxygen
Ex-Virginia Tech Athlete Testifies At Trial For Murder Of Tinder Date He Found Out Was Male
A suspended Virginia Tech Hokie linebacker took the stand in his own defense during his trial for killing a person who he alleges pretended to be a woman during an intimate encounter. Isimemen Etute, 19, stands accused of the 2021 murder of Jerry Paul Smith, 40, who Etute met under the name “Angie." (Smith's family has identified the victim as a gay man, according to ABC affiliate WSET, and Smith is not listed on the Human Rights Campaign's compendium of transgender and non-conforming people kil
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Woman who punched Southwest flight attendant over mask request, breaking her teeth, gets 15 months in prison
Vyvianna M. Quinonez assaulted a flight attendant by punching her in the face last year, was sentenced to 15 months in federal custody on Friday.
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A school police officer drove past the Texas gunman and accidentally confronted a teacher instead, cops say
Authorities previously said a school resource officer engaged with the gunman, but confirmed on Thursday that this did not happen.
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Brother, sister receive prison terms for roles in 1993 cold case murder
The siblings will be required to serve 85% of their sentences before they’re eligible for parole, the DA's office said.
- The Daily News Journal
Rutherford County Schools board votes to fire principal accused of dragging student through hallway
Members voted 4-2 to fire former Walter Hill Elementary principal Helen Campbell, who was charged with criminal child abuse and endangerment.
- Oxygen
Parents Of Ohio Mom Accused Of Starving, Abusing Stepson Are Now Facing Charges Too
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Cops Call BS on Pro-Gun Uvalde Rep’s Wild Claim About Gunman
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11-year-old Uvalde shooting survivor who played dead after calling 911 said she doesn't understand why the police stayed outside as the gunman's rampage continued
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VIDEO: Group targeting women in grocery stores
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- Kansas City Star
Trespassing turkey poachers tried shooting property owner, too, Missouri officials say
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- Sun Journal
Debit cards charged two months after visit to New Bern restaurant
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4 men wanted for robbing man at gunpoint, shooting him, police say
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- Associated Press
FBI records on search for fabled gold raise more questions
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- The Daily Beast
Texas Lieutenant Defends Uvalde Cops Waiting for Backup: ‘They Could’ve Been Shot’
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Parents charged after boys, 2 and 4, found abandoned and sleeping inside vacant apartment
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- Politico
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