The first American-made Abrams tanks arrived in Ukraine months ahead of schedule, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Monday. The tanks arrived in Ukraine in time to assist with the country’s ongoing counteroffensive against Russian forces, an effort whose window is closing due to the impending winter. Zelenskyy did not clarify …
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LOS ANGELES – Authorities say a Los Angeles police officer shot and wounded a 15-year-old boy in the back after spotting him in an alley standing near someone holding what appeared to be a gun. Sgt. Frank Preciado said early Thursday that what the officer thought was a weapon turned …
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for an independent investigation into conditions at Ohio’s super-maximum security prison amid a long-running hunger strike. The protest at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown began March 19 to draw attention to recreation and programming restrictions, including a ban on …
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Police in Michigan have released video showing an officer charge toward a pickup truck that was engulfed in flames to rescue an elderly woman who was trapped inside. Fraser Police Officer Cameron Rieper raced to the scene in Macomb County late Saturday night after a pickup truck was reported to …
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A pig recently went hog-wild at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Ohio last week, prompting state troopers to capture the wayward animal. Ohio State Highway Patrol shared video of the adorable incident on Thursday. The confrontation happened in Enon, outside of Springfield. The footage shows a trooper and the pig’s owner …
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ATLANTA – Attorneys for a Georgia woman on death row say apparent uncertainty about what caused cloudiness in a lethal injection drug strengthens their argument that her execution be stayed until a judge determines her rights won’t be violated. State officials on March 2 called off the execution of Kelly …
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Five people were wounded in a shooting that was initially described as an “active shooter situation” at Morgan State University Tuesday night as students were celebrating the university’s homecoming week. Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said university police were patrolling the campus at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday when officers heard shots …
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Two Florida parents are facing child abuse charges after one of their 3-month-old twins died Thursday and the other child was found with “severe injuries,” police said. Quentin Smith, 23, is charged with aggravated child abuse, child neglect with great bodily injury, and domestic battery, the Cocoa Police Department said. …
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A man accused of possessing enough fentanyl to kill more than 140,000 people was recently arrested in Georgia. The opioids were found along with other drugs during a seizure by the Johns Creek and Forsyth County Drug Task Force, which led to the Nov. 3 arrest of 65-year-old James Hall …
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SEATTLE – A Washington state man who police say drove his girlfriend’s body to a psychiatric hospital and told staff he killed her has a court hearing Wednesday. Police say 29-year-old Attila Richards told employees at Western State Hospital on Sunday that he had killed his girlfriend and needed help. …
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