Category: National
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State prosecutors won’t retry 75-year-old Arizona rancher accused of fatally shooting unarmed migrant
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (SANTA COUNTY, Ariz.) — State prosecutors said Monday they will not seek to retry 75-year-old George Alan Kelly, the Arizona rancher accused of fatally shooting an unarmed migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border. “Because of the unique circumstances and challenges surrounding this case, the Santa County Attorney’s office has decided…
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Immigrant battling cancer among trio who won $1.326 billion Powerball ticket: Oregon Lottery
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (SALEM, Ore.) — The winners of the $1.326 billion Powerball ticket were officially revealed by the Oregon Lottery on Monday. During a press conference at the Oregon Lottery Headquarters in Salem, Oregon, husband and wife Cheng and Duanpen Saephan and their friend Laiza Chao were announced as the winners of the massive…
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Medal of Honor recipient Col. Ralph Puckett lies in honor in Capitol rotunda
Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — Ralph Puckett Jr., Colonel, United States Army, Retired. A name of honor and now for history. Medal of Honor recipient Puckett’s cremated remains lay in honor Monday afternoon at the center of the Capitol rotunda — one of the nation’s highest honors. Puckett died April 8 at the age…
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Hunter Biden threatens to sue Fox News for airing ‘revenge porn’
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys representing President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden are threatening to sue Fox News for violating “revenge porn” laws and publishing since-discredited bribery allegations as part of a scheme to “paint him in a false light,” according to a letter obtained by ABC News. The letter, which Hunter Biden’s counsel…
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College protests live updates: Columbia protesters defy 2 p.m. deadline to disperse
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza. Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish students on the campuses have called the protests antisemitic and said they…
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Michael Cohen is cashing in on the Trump trial with TikTok livestreams — and it could be a problem
TikTok (NEW YORK) — After former President Donald Trump spent the day in a courtroom in downtown Manhattan last Tuesday, one of the star witnesses in the criminal hush money case against him went live on social media to talk about the trial as thousands listened. “Trump 2024?” said Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney and…
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‘Numerous’ law enforcement officers struck by gunfire in Charlotte: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — “Numerous” law enforcement officers were struck by gunfire in an incident in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday afternoon, police said. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department described the incident as an “active situation” and said a SWAT team was on scene. The number of people shot and the nature of their…
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Medal of Honor recipient Col. Ralph Puckett to lie in honor in Capitol rotunda
Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — Ralph Puckett Jr., Colonel, United States Army, Retired. A name of honor and now for history. Medal of Honor recipient Puckett’s cremated remains will lie in honor Monday afternoon at the center of the Capitol rotunda — one of the nation’s highest honors. To lie in state or honor…
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Suzanne Morphew, mother who went missing on bike ride, died by homicide: Autopsy
Getty Images – STOCK (SALIDA, Colo.) — Suzanne Morphew, the Colorado mom who went missing on a bike ride in May 2020, died by homicide, according to an autopsy released Monday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. Her death was determined to have been caused by “Homicide by undetermined means in the…
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College protests live updates: Columbia tells protesters to leave encampment by 2 p.m.
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza. Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish students on the campuses have called the protests antisemitic and said they…