A Minnesota man who was a teenager when he was sent to prison for life in a high-profile murder case — then released 18 years later when his sentence was commuted — has been charged with gun and …
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI
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9/1/23
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Hundreds of law enforcement agents are searching for a man convicted of murder in Pennsylvania for the fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend, a day after he escaped from a county jail. The search …
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9/1/23
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A NASA spacecraft around the moon has found the likely crash site of Russia's lost lunar lander. The Luna 25 lander slammed into the moon last month, a harsh end to Russia's first moon mission in …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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9/1/23
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Mom who gave parenting advice on '8 Passengers' YouTube channel arrested on suspicion of child abuse
Authorities say a Utah woman who gave online parenting advice via a YouTube channel has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated child abuse after two of her children were found to be malnourished. …
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By AMY BETH HANSON
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8/31/23
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A judge has granted a request by a teachers union in Texas’ largest school district to temporarily block a new system to evaluate educators that is being implemented following a state takeover. …
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By JUAN A. LOZANO
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8/31/23
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When it emerged this week that U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana, the news lit up the world of weed. Specifically, the Health and …
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By JENNIFER PELTZ
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8/31/23
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More than 50 years after a Vietnam War-era bombing on the University of Wisconsin campus that killed a researcher, the FBI has released age-processed photographs of a suspect who has evaded law …
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By SCOTT BAUER
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8/31/23
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A car driving with a bull in it was pulled over in northeast Nebraska’s biggest city, but don’t worry, he didn’t steer. Norfolk Police Capt. Chad Reiman says it didn't take long for officers to …
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By JOSH FUNK
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8/31/23
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Yale University President Peter Salovey says he will step down next year and plans to return to the school's faculty. Salovey announced Thursday that he plans to leave the post he has held for the …
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8/31/23
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Baltimore police have arrested two more teenagers in a mass shooting that left two people dead and 28 others injured during an annual block party earlier this summer. Police arrested 18-year-old …
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By LEA SKENE
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8/31/23
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Scientists say in a new study that they've established a direct link between greenhouse gas emissions and polar bear cub survival. They believe it overcomes a legal roadblock in the Endangered …
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By TAMMY WEBBER
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8/31/23
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Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law placing strict limits on drag shows is facing another legal challenge. The ACLU is suing a local district attorney who is warning Blount County Pride organizers …
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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
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8/31/23
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The Texas Supreme Court will allow the new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting up Texas to be the most populous state with such restrictions on …
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By JIM VERTUNO
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8/31/23
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Last year it was Hurricane Ian that drew a bead on Tampa Bay before abruptly shifting east to strike southwest Florida more than 130 miles away. This time it was Hurricane Idalia, which caused some …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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8/31/23
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Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua has been dreaming about taking the Equalizer abroad for years. The action franchise (very loosely based on a 1980s television series) starring Denzel Washington as the …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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8/31/23
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U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as businesses continue to retain employees in an economy that has largely withstood rapidly rising interest rates for more than a …
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By MATT OTT
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8/31/23
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Police say five people have been shot in a Peoria, Illinois, neighborhood and two of them were in critical condition. Peoria police say the wounded, as well as a sixth person who suffered a …
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8/31/23
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After Jacksonville shootings, historically Black colleges address security concerns, remain vigilant
The white supremacist shooter who killed three Black residents over the weekend at a dollar store in Jacksonville, Florida, stopped beforehand at the state’s first historically Black college. A …
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By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY
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8/31/23
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South Carolina prison officials say convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has lost his phone privileges and his prison tablet computer after his lawyer recorded him reading his journal entries on a call …
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By JEFFREY COLLINS
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8/30/23
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A school shooting that frightened students and left one faculty member dead at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has galvanized gun safety advocates. They rallied the grieving community …
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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
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8/30/23
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