A Plainfield, Illinois man faces serious charges, including murder, after he allegedly killed a 6-year-old boy by stabbing him 26 times, and seriously wounded the child’s mother by stabbing her more than a dozen times, over their faith as Muslims. The Will County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to …
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A Black man who spent more than 16 years imprisoned in Florida on a wrongful conviction was fatally shot Monday by a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, authorities said. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which is reviewing the shooting, identified the man as Leonard Allen Cure, 53. …
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An East Providence High School student was stabbed by another student Thursday afternoon, prompting a campus lockdown. A 17-year-old boy stabbed a 16-year-old boy in one of the school’s bathrooms, East Providence Police Chief Christopher Francesconi said at a press conference. The student who was stabbed was treated at the …
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A man who beat a 66-year-old Sikh man to death while calling him “turban man” after a fender bender in New York City has been charged with manslaughter as a hate crime, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Gilbert Augustin, 30, also faces charges including assault as a hate crime and unlicensed driving …
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People living in a Southern California city were urged to stay inside while parks and schools were closed after officials found asbestos in the charred debris of a historical World War II-era blimp hangar. The city of Tustin closed nine parks near the fire location to reduce residents’ exposure to …
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GARY, Ind. – Police say the remains of two babies have been found in small boxes above ceiling tiles in a northwestern Indiana funeral home. Gary police and the Lake County coroner on Wednesday removed the bodies of a stillborn and a newborn from Smith, Bizzell and Warner Funeral Home. …
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PHILADELPHIA – After six years of pleading and the murders of two of their own, the vast majority of federal correctional officers and other workers are being equipped with pepper spray. Officers in an ongoing pilot program say it’s a game-changer in prison safety. The Bureau of Prisons says it’s …
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon authorities say computer maintenance caused a technical glitch that sent out thousands of false reports that prison inmates had been released. About 8,000 incorrect notices went out to victims and their families Friday evening from the state’s inmate database, including a report on a prisoner convicted …
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KIEV, Ukraine – The United States plans to send soldiers to Ukraine in April for training exercises with units of the country’s national guard. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said in a Facebook post on Sunday that the units to be trained include the Azov Battalion, a volunteer force that …
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PHILADELPHIA – An anonymous passenger brightened a Philadelphia cab driver’s night with the tip of a lifetime: nearly $1,000 on a $4.31 fare. Oumar Maiga’s bosses revealed the hefty, holiday-season gratuity Wednesday after waiting to make sure the credit card cleared and it wasn’t an error. The West African immigrant …
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