A 4-year-old girl is dead after falling over the railing on an upper floor of a Columbia, South Carolina, hotel. Maiya Caughman was fatally injured from a fall that occurred just before 2 a.m. on Saturday at an Embassy Suites…
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Mattel Unveils Barbie Doll Honoring Maya Angelou Ahead of Black History Month
Mattel is debuting a new Barbie doll of the late Maya Angelou two weeks before Black History Month. The Barbie wears a floral print floor-length dress and a matching head wrap. She also proudly holds Angelou's most famous piece of…
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Massachusetts Police Officer Buys Holiday Groceries for Shoplifting Suspects: 'I Had to Help'
In the true holiday spirit, a Massachusetts police officer put the law aside when he noticed a local family was unable to afford their Christmas dinner. On Dec. 20, Somerset Police Officer Matt Lima responded to a report of two…
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Pro Surfer Called a 'Living Legend' After He Dives Into Ocean to Rescue Struggling Swimmer in Hawaii
An Australian professional surfer is being called a "living legend" after he rescued someone caught in a strong ocean current in Hawaii. On Friday, Mikey Wright, 24, was caught on video making a heroic save after he noticed that a…
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All About the Six Heroic Officers Who Saved Lives After 'Intentional' Christmas Explosion in Nashville
Six officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department are being hailed as heroes for their response to the "intentional" explosion in the city on Christmas. On Friday morning, the officers responded to reports of a suspicious RV outside of the…
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Rescued Hiker Who Was Missing for 2 Weeks Hit Her Head On a Tree and Became 'Very Disoriented,' Daughter Says
Holly Courtier — the California woman who went missing at Zion National Park in Utah for nearly two weeks before her rescue — had suffered a head injury early on in her hike, causing her to be too disoriented to…
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12-Year-Old MENSA Member Starts Sophomore Year of College: ‘I Just Grasp Information Quickly’
Caleb Anderson is a kid unlike any other. While most students his age are preparing for 7th grade, Caleb — from Marietta, Georgia — is starting his sophomore year of college. The 12-year-old student is currently enrolled at Chattahoochee Technical…
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Calif. Pilot, a 61-Year-Old Mother of 2, Missing After Her Plane Crashes Into the Ocean
Authorities in California have suspended search and rescue efforts for a missing woman last seen piloting a small plane that witnesses said crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The Coast Guard on Monday turned the hunt for Deborah Nicholson, 61, over…
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Eiffel Tower Evacuated After Police Receive Bomb Threat
The Eiffel Tower was briefly evacuated on Wednesday morning after someone called in a bomb threat to the popular Paris tourist attraction, according to reports. An anonymous caller phoned police and claimed that a bomb had been placed somewhere inside…
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Distressed Kayaker on Lake George Saved by Priests on Floating Tiki Bar: 'He Was in Trouble'
A kayaker in distress on Lake George was pulled to safety thanks to the quick-thinking actions of priests on board a Tiki Tours boat. Jimmy MacDonald, a drug counselor from Albany, New York, was out on Lake George on August…
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Tenn. Woman Renews Driver’s License – Only to Receive ID with Photo of Empty Chair
Many people are concerned about what they look like in their driver's license photo, but that wasn't the biggest of one Tennessee woman's concerns when she recently renewed her license. Instead of receiving the new ID card with her photo…
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43 People Killed and More Feared Dead After Torrential Rains Cause Massive Landslide in India
District lawmaker Dean Kuriakose said at least 25 people are currently missing and over 500 personnel from local forces and the National Disaster Response Force have been working on the search efforts, according to CNN. For the past few weeks,…
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Thousands of Californians Evacuate as Apple Fire Burns Through More Than 26,000 Acres
The combination of high temperatures and strong winds has also given firefighters added difficulty, Cox told CNN. "It actually creates this updraft of smoke ash and flame and it creates this huge cloud and it has a downdraft that actually…
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Woman Dies in Tx. Apartment Fire After Searching for Dog: 'I Wish I Had Her Still,' Says Husband
Cox, who reportedly has the chronic lung disease COPD, was hospitalized in the aftermath, and was released on Sunday night, according to a GoFundMe organized by a cousin. Daughter-in-law Felicia Cox said the family is relying upon the GoFundMe to…
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