The number of police officers shot on the job hit a new high in 2023, according to a report from the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). The national police group, which has more than 373,000 members, said 378 officers were shot in the line of duty in 2023, up …
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The country’s largest native tribe is concerned about plans to put human remains on the surface of the moon. The Navajo Nation voiced outrage at NASA at a press conference on Friday, lamenting plans for the Jan. 8 launch of the Vulcan Centaur to deposit approximately 250 capsules of human …
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The latest release of Jeffrey Epstein files on Monday revealed photos that appear to show girls or young women on his private island in 2006 – as well as his longtime madam and accomplice who denied being present during that period. The judge overseeing the case later ordered the file …
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A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed in Southern California on Thursday night, according to a military spokesperson. A MH-60R Seahawk crashed in the waters of San Diego Bay shortly after 6:30 p.m., as the aircraft was participating in a training exercise, according to Cmdr. Beth Teach of the Naval Air Force …
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Prosecutors are disputing the innocence claims of a prisoner who’s trying to become the latest inmate freed from Alabama’s death row. The state attorney general’s office asked a federal judge Monday to reject the appeal of 66-year-old Donnis George Musgrove. Musgrove contends he’s innocent of a 1986 …
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PITTSBURGH – Police say a 2-year-old girl found dead in the woods of a Pittsburgh suburb had been placed there by someone because it was too far for her to walk by herself. Allegheny County police say Adrionna Williams was discovered dead about 40 minutes after her family reported her …
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VALLEJO, Calif. – A car that veered onto a California sidewalk has killed a woman and injured six other people, including the driver and two children. Police say a 65-year-old man was driving the Nissan Versa that hit people near a bus stop in Vallejo on Friday afternoon. The Vallejo …
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SAN FRANCISCO – A judge says nine San Francisco police officers will remain on paid leave while he decides whether the department waited too long to discipline them in connection with racist text messages. The judge’s decision Monday also barred the San Francisco Police Commission from disciplining the officers until …
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SEATAC, Wash. – A Seattle-Tacoma International Airport spokesman says passengers aboard a United Airlines flight from Chicago were held on the plane for more than an hour after landing Monday night while a doctor assessed a sick passenger’s ailment. Airport spokesman Perry Cooper says the passengers were released after an …
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NEW YORK – Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings Inc. said Monday that it is in preliminary discussions with competitor OCI N.V. on a potential combination involving some of that company’s businesses. Deerfield, Illinois-based CF Industries said in a written statement that it would provide no further comment at this time. …
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