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U.S. expects India to work with Canada on activist's murder case, Blinken says

“It would be important that India work with the Canadians on this investigation. We want to see accountability,” the secretary of state told reporters.
Protesters outside the Consulate General of India in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 24, 2023, after the shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Protesters outside the Consulate General of India in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 24, 2023, after the shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
1d ago

Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall in North Carolina

The storm was expected move across the eastern part of North Carolina into Virginia on Saturday and Sunday.
A weather system moving across the Atlantic Ocean is expected to become a tropical storm before it reaches the North Carolina coast on Friday, forecasters said.
A weather system moving across the Atlantic Ocean is expected to become a tropical storm before it reaches the North Carolina coast on Friday, forecasters said.

Hollywood strike negotiations to enter fourth day

No deal was reached Friday as hopes are rising for an agreement to end the strike that has largely frozen the entertainment industry.
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Three men arrested in fatal shooting of 11-year-old that prompted New Mexico governor's gun ban

Jose Romero, Nathen Garley, and Daniel Gomez were held in the Sept. 6 shooting after an Albuquerque Isotopes game in what appeared to be a case of mistaken identity, police said.
2 arrested in NM shooting of 11yr old.
2 arrested in NM shooting of 11yr old.

Nebraska woman sentenced to 2 years for giving pregnant daughter abortion pills

Officials said Jessica Burgess ordered the pills online and gave them to her daughter well into the teen’s third trimester, violating Nebraska law at the time.
FILE - Hundreds of people descend on the Nebraska Capitol, in Lincoln, on May 16, 2023, to protest plans by conservative lawmakers in the Nebraska Legislature to revive an abortion ban. An 18-year-old Nebraska woman was sentenced Thursday, July 20 to 90 days in jail followed by two years of probation for burning and burying a fetus last year after she took medication given to her by her mother to end her pregnancy, Celeste Burgess was sentenced after pleading guilty earlier this year to a count of concealing or abandoning a dead body. (AP Photo/Margery Beck, file)
FILE - Hundreds of people descend on the Nebraska Capitol, in Lincoln, on May 16, 2023, to protest plans by conservative lawmakers in the Nebraska Legislature to revive an abortion ban. An 18-year-old Nebraska woman was sentenced Thursday, July 20 to 90 days in jail followed by two years of probation for burning and burying a fetus last year after she took medication given to her by her mother to end her pregnancy, Celeste Burgess was sentenced after pleading guilty earlier this year to a count of concealing or abandoning a dead body. (AP Photo/Margery Beck, file)

Jan. 6 rioter who punched officer and stole his shield sentenced to almost 3 years

Jonathan Munafo punched the officer so hard it “caused the officer’s head to snap back,” prosecutors said.
Jonathan Munafo at the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021.
Jonathan Munafo at the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021.
1d ago

Family of National Guard recruit questions training on hot day that led to coma

Colby Maury-Rice was exercising at Camp Shelby, near Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on Aug. 12, when he had heatstroke, his heart stopped and slipped into a coma, his stepfather said.
Colby Maury-Rice.
Colby Maury-Rice.
1d ago

Girl from Netflix's 'Taking Care of Maya' was 'imprisoned and battered' before mother's suicide, lawyer says

The  2017 death of Beata Kowalski and her family's health and legal struggled were profiled in the Netflix's documentary "Take Care of Maya."
Maya Kowalski; Jack Kowalski; Beata Kowalski; and Kyle Kowalski.
Maya Kowalski; Jack Kowalski; Beata Kowalski; and Kyle Kowalski.

CDC recommends RSV vaccine given during pregnancy to protect babies

The vaccine is the first of its kind to be approved. It can shield infants from respiratory syncytial virus during their first 6 months.
A pregnant young woman receives a vaccine at a preventive examination by a doctor
A pregnant young woman receives a vaccine at a preventive examination by a doctor
1d ago

Former New Mexico deputy accused of handcuffing, sexually assaulting woman

The ex-Doña Ana County sheriff’s deputy assaulted the woman in his patrol vehicle and tried to destroy the video recording device, according to a criminal complaint.
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department in Las Cruces, NM.
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department in Las Cruces, NM.
1d ago

Two Albuquerque firefighters accused of sexual assault are fired

A third firefighter charged in the July 15 alleged incident retired during an investigation by the Albuquerque Police Department.
Albuquerque Fire Dept.
Albuquerque Fire Dept.