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Teen stomped to death in Mississippi jail, coroner says
Teen stomped to death in Mississippi jail, coroner says

An 18-year-old killed in the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond last week was stomped to death, the coroner said Thursday. “It appeared he had shoe prints all over his head,” Hinds...

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DHS was granted $20M for body cameras. ICE agents in fatal Houston shooting had none

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the days after two American citizens were shot and killed in Minneapolis earlier this year, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the department would “rapidly acquire...

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Michigan releases prison autopsy, transfers inmate who alleged mold sickness

A woman at the center of a controversy over allegations of toxic mold in Michigan’s only women’s prison has been transferred to another facility after seeking relief in federal court, state officials...

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Trump admin responds to border wall lawsuit by waiving a law at the center of the case

Two weeks after the Trump administration was sued over its plan for a border wall through the Big Bend region of West Texas, with plaintiffs claiming the plan violated a federal law, the administration...

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Small plane crashes in the Bahamas, killing several people. Officials report one survivor

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A small plane crashed in the Bahamas on Friday, killing several people and prompting the government to temporarily ground Flamingo Air flights. The deadly incident...

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EPA inks clean-up agreement with Montana aluminum plant

The owner of a sprawling, long-shuttered aluminum plant in Columbia Falls has agreed to pay $57.6 million to mitigate pollution associated with decades of aluminum smelting. The U.S. Environmental...

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How to stay safe and still enjoy produce this summer with the outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite

Scores of people in the United States have been sickened by a parasite commonly linked to contaminated fresh produce that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea. But there are ways to protect yourself and...

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Detroit-Canada bridge to open by late July after delay due to issues between countries, sources say

SAWYER, Mich. (AP) — A completed bridge linking Detroit and Canada is expected to open by the end of the month after U.S. and Canadian officials reached an agreement to resolve the dispute that delayed...

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Scenes from the 16-day Great American State Fair, in photos

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 110-foot Ferris wheel, state pavilions and cowboy demonstrations were among the attractions at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall. Held as part of the nation’s 250th...

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Strained Ohio county seeks help to care for 16 siblings from squalid home and prosecute their family

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The discovery of 16 siblings who authorities say were held at a rural Ohio home for years in squalid conditions is straining the county’s resources as it works to prosecute their...

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