Two children and three other people were shot at a Texas flea market, and one child later died at a hospital, police said. Officers responded to a call of shots fired at Cole’s Flea Market in the Pearland area about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, the Pearland Police Department posted on X, …
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Steve Norton, who ran the first U.S. gambling facility outside Nevada — Resorts casino in Atlantic City — and gave advice around the world on how to set up and operate casinos, has died. He was 89. His son, Rob, president of Cordish Gaming, said Norton died on Sunday following …
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Repairs to an elevated Los Angeles freeway closed because of an arson fire are moving faster than expected and all lanes are scheduled to reopen by next Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday. Earlier this week officials said it could take crews between three and five weeks to shore …
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A stampede at a military stadium has left at least 37 people dead in Republic of Congo after large crowds of young people responded to a recruitment appeal, authorities said Tuesday. The Congolese Armed Forces Command later announced that all recruitment operations have been suspended in Brazzaville until further notice …
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One person died Wednesday when a small plane crashed near a central Indiana airport, authorities said. The pilot was the only person aboard the Cirrus SR22 aircraft when it crashed around 5 p.m. in a field near the Shelbyville Municipal Airport, about 25 miles southeast of Indianapolis, authorities said. 1 …
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Three suspects have been arrested in connection with last month’s murder of a Phoenix man whose friends and family allege was targeted because of his sexuality, according to authorities. The men have been charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 25 death of 30-year-old Bernardo Pantaleon. The victim was found …
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A shooting in Atlanta killed three people and left one victim wounded Saturday evening, police said. The Atlanta Police Department said officers responded to an address on Peachtree Road NE in the city’s Buckhead district Saturday. Police said three victims in their 20s were pronounced dead at the scene and …
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After nearly 200 years in a private collection, a pair of small portraits by 17th century Dutch Master Rembrandt van Rijn went on display Wednesday after a long-term loan to the Netherlands’ national art and history museum. The Rijksmuseum said the portraits of Jan Willemsz van der Pluym and his …
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A federal judge has ruled that school board districts in Georgia’s second-largest school system appear to be unconstitutionally discriminatory and must be quickly redrawn ahead of 2024’s elections. U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross on Thursday forbade the Cobb County school district from using a map supported by the current board’s …
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For better or for worse, a wave of couples saying “I do” in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve could set a record for the city’s busiest wedding day ever. That’s because 12/31/23 is known in the massive Las Vegas wedding industry as a “specialty date,” thanks to the repeating …
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