An enraged North Carolina man and woman are being sought for viciously attacking a Chipotle worker after learning that their order of extra chicken would cost more, police say. Jamel Williams, 36, and Kayla Pyle, 34, reportedly placed an order inside a South Carolina Chipotle on Dec. 10 but when …
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An inmate who had escaped from an Oklahoma prison was back in custody Sunday, officials announced. Jett Green, 23, had walked away from the Northeast Oklahoma Correctional Center in Vinita at around 9 p.m. Saturday, according to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Vinita is about 60 miles northeast of Tulsa. …
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams is working to remove his child-rearing advice book from circulation, saying it contains inaccurate stories from his childhood. Adams is claiming that an anecdote about firing a gun at a group of his friends at school did not happen, despite being included in his …
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NEW YORK – The Fire Department of New York says a vehicle has struck pedestrians in midtown Manhattan, injuring four people, three of them seriously. The crash occurred just before 3 p.m. Monday near Fifth Avenue and East 59th Street, near Central Park and The Plaza Hotel. Fire officials say …
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GADSDEN, Ala. – A judge is considering a request for a new trial for an Alabama woman convicted of capital murder in her granddaughter’s running death. Etowah County Circuit Judge Billy Ogletree has scheduled a hearing for Thursday for 50-year-old Joyce Hardin Garrard. The defense says numerous rulings by the …
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Aging barns dot America’s rural landscape, rickety reminders of the the hard work that built communities, but these iconic structures are slowly disappearing, removed to make way for new homes and urban sprawl as long-time family farms close. Few realize the numbers are dwindling but a dedicated contingent of enthusiasts …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A man accidentally shot himself during a gun safety class at an Orlando pawn shop. Orange County Sheriff’s officials did not identify the 23-year-old victim but said the incident happened Saturday at the Instant Replay Pawn Shop and Shooting Range. The Orlando Sentinel reports the bullet grazed …
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SALT LAKE CITY – The Episcopal Church elected its first African-American presiding bishop, choosing Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina during the denomination’s national assembly Saturday. Curry was elected in a vote by bishops at the Episcopal General Convention, the top legislative body of the church. Curry won among the …
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The U.S. Justice Department says in a court filing that transgender students must be allowed to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender identity. The department says in a statement of interest filed Monday that failure to do so amounts to sex discrimination under Title …
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KINGMAN, Ariz. – About 700 inmates at an Arizona prison were being moved to new locations Friday after disturbances on consecutive days left their housing units uninhabitable. Nine corrections officers suffered minor injuries in the incidents at the privately run Arizona State Prison-Kingman, which has had a long history of …
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