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North Carolina woman lied about her own murder and disappearance, authorities say
Police in Franklin North Carolina say Margaret Frances Elizabeth “Maggie” Sweeney was arrested for allegedly making false reports that she had been murdered.
Train derailment leaves mess in Yellowstone River
Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products plunging into Montana’s Yellowstone River, the cleanup workers are gone and a mess remains. (Aug. 24) (AP Video/Matthew Brown)
4 dead in biker bar shooting, California authorities say
Three people were killed in a shooting Wednesday at a Southern California biker bar and the shooter also died, Orange County Sheriff’s officials said. Six more people were transported to hospitals, five of them with gunshot wounds. (Aug. 24)
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Tropical storm Franklin causes flooding in Dominican Republic
Tropical Storm Franklin is unleashing heavy floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic after making landfall in the country’s southern region. (AP Video/Martin Adames Alcantara)
Giuliani, Powell, Ellis booked in Georgia election case
Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s lawyer and confidant, turned himself in at a jail in Atlanta on Wednesday on charges related to efforts to overturn then-President Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Attorneys Sidney Powell and Jenn…
Wagner chief Prigozhin presumed dead in Russia plane crash
Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead after a plane crash north of Moscow killed all 10 people on board. (Aug. 24)
Federal judge in lawsuit over buoys in Rio Grande says politics will not affect his rulings
Lawyers in the first court action against Gov. Abbott over sparred over whether Texas must comply with a federal law that dates back to 1899.
Man facing eviction opens fire on officers
A man facing eviction opened fire at officers from inside a Pittsburgh home Wednesday, shooting down police drones and prompting evacuations in the neighborhood, in a gunbattle and siege that lasted much of the day and ended with authorities saying he …
Toddler remains found at Georgia garbage station could close missing child case
A 2-year-old may have been found days after his father was charged with lying to police after saying his son had been kidnapped from his car at a stop sign.