Surveillance video appears to show New Jersey councilwoman drive away after hitting cyclist
Jersey City Councilwoman Amy DeGise is facing calls to resign after hitting a bicyclist on July 19 and driving away without checking on the victim.
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Another day, another Karen. A video has been circulating social media of a white woman calling the police to report a Black man for standing outside his house, according to The Seattle Times. Yes, just standing. The woman accused the man of being a burglar but insisted race had “nothing to do” with her choice to profile him.
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Police believe a 16-year-old girl in Northern California who went missing at a party may have been abducted
Kiely Rodni, 16, was last seen at a party near a campground in Truckee, California, early Saturday morning.
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Video captures Las Vegas vape shop owner stopping day-time robbery by stabbing would-be thief
Surveillance video inside a vape shop in Las Vegas shows an owner defending himself with a knife from would-be robbers. On Aug. 3, Johnny Nguyen, 22, was captured on film stabbing one of three juveniles who tried to rob his store, the Smokestrom Smoke Shop in the neighborhood of West Sahara in Las Vegas. According to Nguyen, two masked individuals entered his shop while another stood by the door at around 3:25 p.m.on Aug. 3.
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Woman shot in face while trying to prevent daughter's kidnapping in Palmdale
Lauren Pozen reports from Palmdale, where a large scale investigation continued after a woman was shot in the face while trying to fight off her daughter's would-be kidnapper late Sunday evening. Authorities located the suspect and the kidnapped girl just down the road.
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11-year-old who saved up money for a lemonade stand was scammed by a man who gave him fake $100 bill and asked for exact change, police say
Jeremy, who lives in Washington state, used his allowance to set up a lemonade stand but was said to be stiffed by a man using a fake $100 bill.
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Mayor ‘alarmed’ and ‘disturbed’ by video of handcuffed Black man’s arrest in Mississippi
Video of Eugene Lewis’ arrest on Friday, Aug. 5, has sparked outrage online.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says it's unfair to ruin Alex Jones for defaming Sandy Hook parents, claims Infowars is right 'most of the time'
The far-right congresswoman again came to the defense of the conspiracy theorist after he was ordered to pay $45 million to Sandy Hook parents.
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A lawyer for Ahmaud Arbery's killer says being sent to a Georgia prison would be a 'backdoor death sentence.' A judge disagreed.
A judge denied Travis McMichael's request to send him to a federal prison after his lawyer argued he'd die in a state facility.
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Man recovering credit card skimmer kicks Brevard County K-9 officer, sheriff says
A Brevard County K-9 officer took a bite out of crime after it was kicked by a fleeing suspect, according to Sheriff Wayne Ivey.
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K-9 helps seize suspected drugs in SUV during Fresno County stop. See where it was found
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Thieves steal at least 20 whole briskets worth thousands of dollars from famous Texas barbecue restaurant
A thief jumped the fence of la Barbecue restaurant before loading at least 20 briskets into an SUV and fleeing, KVUE TV reported.
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Texas man accused of killing teen daughters testifies he was followed on night of shooting
Yaser Said testified at his murder trial Monday, saying he did not kill his daughters but left them alone in his taxi because someone was following them who he thought was coming to “assassinate me.”
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One Woman’s ‘Underground Railroad’ for Molested Children Raises New Questions
FXWarning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse.Faye Yager was unable to protect her young daughter from being sexually abused by her father, and she responded by dedicating her life to creating an underground network for women striving to shield their kids from such heinous cruelty—work that brought the issue of incestuous rape and molestation of children into the national spotlight, and ostensibly saved numerous girls from danger. She was also a vigilante who believed that many of
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Police searching for Bradley Cooper doppelganger they say stole from Georgia Home Depot
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Rudy Giuliani says he can't make the trip to testify before a Georgia grand jury. But Fulton County prosecutors say they have receipts showing he's got no problem traveling.
Rudy Giuliani pointed to an unspecified medical condition to request a delay of his August 9 appearance before a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia.
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Woodridge man arrested with 1,000 rounds of ammuniton
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Metro Atlanta couple charged with using adopted kids to make child porn
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Ezra Miller Charged with Felony Burglary After Stealing Alcohol from Vermont Home
The incident took place on May 1, with Vermont police finally able to locate the publicly unraveling actor this past Sunday, August 7.
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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.
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Woman charged with attempted murder after alleged road rage shooting on I-240, police say
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