A knife-wielding suspect was shot and killed Friday morning at St. Louis Lambert International Airport after refusing orders to drop his weapon, police said.  The officer-involved shooting happened around 1:05 a.m. local time as “STL Airport Police officers were conducting …

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TITUSVILLE, Fla. — Anna Kepner, a Florida teen and high school senior remembered for her bright spirit, was found dead aboard the Carnival Horizon during an early November Caribbean cruise, prompting a federal investigation and igniting a public reckoning among …

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First responders across Los Angeles County are mourning the death of an Alhambra police officer who was killed in the line of duty early Thursday after a police pursuit ended in a violent crash.  Officer Alec Sanders, 28, was on …

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Florida executed a man Thursday who was convicted of raping and killing his former manager at a convenience store in 1988, marking the state’s record 17th execution this year. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office told The Associated Press that 63-year-old Richard …

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A rescue operation was underway Thursday after a Carnival Cruise Line ship received an alert about a potential overboard situation.  The crew of the Carnival Radiance was responding to a potential overboard alert near the waters off Ensenada, Mexico. “The …

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A California mother once accused of using a box cutter to unlawfully imprison a man saw her felony charge dismissed Thursday as investigators search for her missing 9-year-old daughter, Melodee Buzzard. Ashlee Buzzard appeared in a Santa Barbara County courtroom …

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Dramatic dashcam footage shows a suspected drunken driver slam a vehicle head-on into another car on a highway south of Story City, Iowa, after failing to stop for a deputy, leaving three vehicles wrecked but no one seriously hurt. The …

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Authorities confirmed two police officers were taken to the hospital after a fire was reported Thursday afternoon in the trolley system connecting the Rayburn House and U.S. Capitol buildings. The D.C. Fire and EMS Department confirmed crews responded to a …

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Florida authorities are pushing back on social media rumors about a “serial killer on the loose” in Jacksonville after three women were found dead in separate incidents over three days. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) addressed the speculation directly on …

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