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3h ago

2 killed in shootout with federal agents near Puerto Rico

Two suspected drug traffickers were killed in the early Sunday shootout with federal agents off Puerto Rico’s northeast coast, officials said.

Missing Hurricane Ian victim found dead on sunken sailboat months after storm

Remains found on the "Good Girl" sailboat on Fort Myers Beach on Friday have been identified as James "Denny" Hurst, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said.
A dive team search the wreckage of a sunken ship in Matanza's Pass, Fort Myers, Fla., on Jan. 13, 2023.
A dive team search the wreckage of a sunken ship in Matanza's Pass, Fort Myers, Fla., on Jan. 13, 2023.
9h ago

Alabama basketball player booked in fatal shooting near campus

Investigators in Tuscaloosa say a minor argument preceded a vehicle-to-vehicle shootout that ended with a woman dead.
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10h ago

American imprisoned in Iran launches hunger strike, says he was 'left behind' in 2016 U.S-Iran prisoner swap

Siamak Namazi criticized President Joe Biden for not holding a face-to-face meeting with the families of Americans detained in Iran.
Siamak Namazi and Baquer Namazi
Siamak Namazi and Baquer Namazi
15h ago

Parents wonder how 6-year-old Virginia boy shot teacher after his backpack was searched

"If the backpack was searched, they didn't search it right," said Desiree Yvette, whose 6-year-old daughter witnessed the shooting Jan. 6 at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News.
Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 7, 2023.
Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 7, 2023.
19h ago

'Developmentally disabled' woman found three weeks after going missing in New York on subway

Samantha Primus, originally from St. Lucia, is nonverbal and deaf, according to the St. Lucia Consulate in New York.
Denise Primus.
Denise Primus.
20h ago

University of Georgia football player killed in auto wreck days after championship win

Offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member were killed early Sunday.

Indiana University student targeted in bus stabbing for being Asian, police say

Billie Davis, 56, said she attacked the 18-year-old because she is Chinese, adding "it would be one less person to blow up our country," according to court documents.
Indiana University in Bloomington on Aug. 30, 2020.
Indiana University in Bloomington on Aug. 30, 2020.
22h ago

U.S. renames 5 sites that used racist slur for a Native woman

The renamed sites are in California, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas, completing a yearlong process to remove a historically offensive word from geographic names across the country.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in Washington on Nov. 30, 2022.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in Washington on Nov. 30, 2022.
23h ago

Minnesota university under fire for professor’s dismissal over showing images of Prophet Muhammad

While some, including an official with the local chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, praised the school's response, others said it went too far.
Aram Wedatalla, a Hamline University senior and the president of the Muslim Student Association, speaks during a news conference at CAIR-MN's office in Minneapolis on Jan. 11, 2023.
Aram Wedatalla, a Hamline University senior and the president of the Muslim Student Association, speaks during a news conference at CAIR-MN's office in Minneapolis on Jan. 11, 2023.
1d ago

Jaguars roar back from 27-point deficit to stun Chargers and advance in AFC playoffs

Riley Patterson kicked a game-winning 36-yard field goal on the final play of the game as the Jaguars pulled off a 31-30 win.
Image: AFC Wild Card Playoffs - Los Angeles Chargers v Jacksonville Jaguars
Image: AFC Wild Card Playoffs - Los Angeles Chargers v Jacksonville Jaguars