A suspected bank robber was arrested in Ohio as he tried to escape through an access panel, only to fall into a recycling bin with cops nearby/
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Here’s the latest for Friday, July 28: Brutal heat moves to US East Coast; Ukrainian and Russian forces battle; General declared head of state in Niger; Free fridges fight food waste
Carlee Russell charged in Alabama kidnapping hoax
Authorities in Alabama said Friday they filed criminal charges against Carlee Russell, who confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the side of the interstate. (July 28)
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Biden jokes about impeachment while touting economy
President Joe Biden used his trip to a textile plant in Maine on Friday to boast about the cooling rate of inflation and to make a crack at Republicans who have floated an impeachment inquiry into him. (July 28)
Police tied a decades-old gun shop in Indiana to hundreds of Chicago crimes. It’s shutting down.
Westforth Sports, a northern Indiana gun shop police have called a a key source of illicit guns in Chicago, is shutting down.
Californians warned of heat wave dangers
California is just one of many states dealing with a particularly intense heat wave. Residents who are looking for ways to cool off are being warned, the heat can be dangerous. (July 25)
Calling 911? The person answering may increasingly be overworked or poorly trained
A survey published this week found emergency call centers are struggling with staff burnout, a lack of training and outdated technology.
150 feet of love… and bologna: Hundreds gather for mega meat sandwich in Pennsylvania
Hungry fairgoers lined up to get their slice of a 150-foot bologna sandwich in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Human remains found on shore of Bear Lake in Idaho, police say
People visiting the shore Thursday had been digging in the sand and called police after they uncovered what they believed to be the human bones.
New charges against Trump in classified docs case, record July temperatures: 5 Things podcast
July will possibly be the hottest month in 120,000 years, a look at Bronny James and cardiac arrest among young athletes: 5 Things podcast