Three family members are facing charges after an 11-year-old girl gave birth in her suburban St. Louis home, authorities said.
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Man who made false coronavirus claim forced flight to return, police say
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At least 1 dead, 7 injured in shooting outside McDonald’s in downtown Seattle
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‘His intention was to kill everyone in the home except himself’: Utah boy, 16, charged for killing mother, 3 siblings
A 16-year-old boy was charged Wednesday after being accused of carrying out what appears to be the worst mass shooting in Utah in 13 years.