Two workers were killed in an explosion while doing maintenance on an Oklahoma dam
The bodies of two contract workers were recovered Friday after they died following an explosion in an Oklahoma dam that was undergoing maintenance,…
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Nine people injured in shooting that Rhode Island police chief says was between feuding groups
Nine people in Rhode Island’s capital were injured in a shooting Thursday, Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements said during a news conference.…
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Seawater being used to put out fire on a cargo ship wreckage off the Georgia coast
The wreckage of a cargo ship off the Georgia coast caught fire during salvage operations on Friday and seawater is being used to extinguish the…
Continue Reading China has successfully landed a rover on Mars, state media says
China has successfully landed its rover on Mars, according to state media, becoming the second country in history to have a rover on the red planet.…
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Man last seen with missing Houston tiger jailed on unrelated charge
A Bengal tiger is still at large somewhere in the Houston area, police say, but the man last seen with the big cat is now behind…
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Federal trial for three other ex-officers charged in George Floyd’s killing set for August
The federal trial for former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane, accused of civil rights violations in the…
Continue Reading Husband charged with murder of missing wife in Colorado is also charged with voter fraud for filling out her ballot
A Colorado man who was recently charged with murder in the disappearance of his wife a year ago has also been charged with voter fraud for voting for…
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A Black softball player says she was forced to cut off her hair beads at a game
Her family wants to change the rule they say is discriminatory It was her last home softball game of the season, and Nicole Pyles, a sophomore at…
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Medina Spirit cleared to race in the Preakness Stakes after passing drug tests
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit can race in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes after the final two rounds of blood samples from the horse were…
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At least 10 Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers in violent confrontations in West Bank, as Gaza rocket fire enters fifth day
At least 10 Palestinians were killed Friday by Israeli forces during violent clashes in towns and cities across the West Bank, the Gaza-based…
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South Carolina sheriff’s office releases footage showing the in-custody death of a mentally ill Black man
Newly released footage showing how a Black man died as deputies forcibly removed him from a South Carolina jail cell is the latest case to raise…
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Interim repair could speed up reopening of Memphis bridge, officials say
A design team is looking at an interim repair for the crack on the Interstate 40 bridge in Memphis until a new part can be made to replace the…
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MUST-SEE VIDEO: Cat jumps from fifth floor of burning building
A Chicago cat used up at least one of its nine lives on Thursday when it leaped from the fifth story of a burning building, bounced off the ground…
Continue Reading A $26 million California lottery jackpot goes unclaimed
Winning ticket may have been washed with laundry It looks like a $26 million dollar lottery jackpot will go unclaimed in California because no one…
Continue Reading Houston police think a missing Bengal tiger is still in the city — but they don’t know where
A Houston police official said Friday he thinks a Bengal tiger last seen on Sunday is still in Houston and has been passed around six to eight times…
Continue Reading Alex Rodriguez part of ownership group set to buy NBA’s Timberwolves and WNBA’s Lynx
Former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez and billionaire Marc Lore have agreed to a deal to purchase the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves…
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A NYC mosque was vandalized with anti-Palestinian graffiti
New York City police are searching for the person who vandalized a mosque in Brooklyn with anti-Palestinian graffiti on one of the holiest days in…
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Interim repair could speed up reopening of Memphis bridge, TDOT says
A design team is looking at an interim repair for the crack on the Interstate 40 bridge in Memphis until a new part can be made to replace the…
Continue Reading Columbus, Ohio, agrees to pay $10 million settlement to family of Andre Hill
The city of Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to pay a record $10 million settlement to the family Andre Hill, a Black man who was shot and killed by a…
Continue Reading Philadelphia health commissioner resigns after mayor learns he cremated and disposed of 1985 MOVE bombing victims’ remains
Philadelphia’s city health commissioner is resigning after news he cremated and disposed of some of the remains of the 1985 MOVE bombing…
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