New Jersey student with special needs dies after school bus ride, leading bus monitor to be charged with manslaughter
A 6-year-old girl with special needs died in New Jersey this week after her wheelchair harness constricted her breathing while she was riding a school bus, leading prosecutors to charge the bus monitor with manslaughter, officials said.
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2 pregnant migrants claim Texas National Guard soldiers denied them water
Two pregnant migrant women who were looking to turn themselves in to US immigration authorities last week say Texas National Guard members denied them water when they asked for it.
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Legendary computer hacker Kevin Mitnick dies at 59
Kevin Mitnick, one of the most famous hackers in the history of cybersecurity, died over the weekend at age 59 after a more than year-long battle with pancreatic cancer, his family said in a published obituary.
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RFK Jr. hearing encapsulates a political era when truth is upside down
In a Donald Trump-influenced era of through-the-looking-glass politics, everything seems upside down, traditional loyalties are scrambled, history can be rewritten and truth is just what anyone wants it to be.
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Serving those who served our country: Meet the North Carolina woman who found her purpose in helping homeless vets
After a stroke nearly killed her, Stacey Buckner's recovery led her to fill the basic needs of homeless veterans through her Off-Road Outreach program. Using her Jeep, she provides mobile showers, laundry services, and meals in her hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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Judge tentatively OKs live ammunition for Parkland school shooting reenactment in civil case
A Florida judge tentatively agreed Thursday that live ammunition could be used in a reenactment of 2018's mass shooting inside Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as part of a civil lawsuit.
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US deploying Marines, additional forces to Middle East following recent Iranian attempted shipping seizures
The US is deploying thousands of Marines and additional forces to the Middle East following recent Iranian attempts to seize commercial shipping vessels, the Pentagon announced Thursday.
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Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest begins in Florida Keys
Almost 140 bearded men who resemble Ernest Hemingway have converged on Key West to compete in the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest
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SPAC seeking to merge with Trump's Truth Social media company settles with the SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday that it settled with the blank-check company seeking to merge with former President Donald Trump's media company.
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Doctor emotionally describes terminating pregnancy out of state during hearing over Texas abortion bans
On the second day of hearings addressing the emergency medical exception for abortion restrictions in Texas, an obstetrics and gynecology specialist gave emotional testimony about getting an abortion out of state last year after learning her fetus had a life-threatening condition.
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DeSantis calls for state investment manager to consider action against Bud Light's parent company
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is urging the state's pension fund manager to consider legal action against Bud Light's parent company amid conservative backlash to the beermaker's recent marketing efforts, the latest attempt by the Republican presidential candidate to inject himself and the state he runs into the country's culture wars.
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Barack Obama shares his summer playlist, and it's fire: Tupac Shakur, Bob Dylan, Tina Turner make the cut
Former President Barack Obama is staying cool this summer with a summer playlist of 40-plus songs that showcase his eclectic tastes.
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