Police are searching for a young mother of two who vanished after leaving for a doctor’s appointment last week. Authorities said Alecia Newsome, 22, was last seen at her home in Haralson County, Georgia, Wednesday when she was heading to…
Read MoreMother whose 10-year-old fell from zip line files lawsuit in Florida
The mother of a 10-year-old boy who suffered serious injuries after falling from a zip line in September has filed a lawsuit. Kimberly Barnes, of Lakeland, Florida, is suing Urban Air Adventure Park, also in Lakeland. The suit filed on…
Read MoreFirefighters make progress battling Maria Fire in California
Firefighters in Southern California made “good progress” overnight as they fought the Maria Fire that erupted two days ago and spread quickly, officials said Saturday. The fire was 20% contained as of Saturday morning, a positive development from its 0%…
Read MoreUnion votes to ratify deal ending strike at General Motors
The United Auto Workers union voted to ratify an agreement to end a nationwide strike against General Motors, union leaders announced Friday. Interested in General Motors? “General Motors members have spoken,” UAW Vice President Terry Dittes said in a statement….
Read MoreArmored truck security guard fatally shot in face by robbers, manhunt ongoing: Police
An armored truck security guard was fatally shot in the face by “brazen” robbers who attacked him in broad daylight outside a Houston fast-food restaurant, authorities said. Francis Hazzard, a Loomis Cash Handling Company security guard, was caught on video…
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Read More‘Start Here’: Hunter Biden opens up and police kill Texas woman in own home
It’s Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. Let’s start here. Interested in Start Here Morning Briefing ? 1. Hunter Biden opens up Hunter Biden says it may have been a “mistake” to sit on the board of Ukrainian oil company Burisma while…
Read MoreFamily of teen killed in crash with diplomat’s wife says apology ‘not strong enough’
The family of Harry Dunn, a British teenager who was killed when the wife of an American diplomat crashed into his motorcycle in August , said they learned about the woman’s written apology through media reports on Monday and claimed…
Read MoreState senator files complaint against judge who jailed man for missing jury duty
“Not qualified to make a fair and impartial decision,” is how Florida State Senator Bobby Powell described the judge who sentenced a 21-year-old man to 10 days in jail for missing jury duty. “The thought that a judge would sentence…
Read MoreUS blacklists 28 Chinese companies and government agencies over Uighur repression
The US Commerce Department said on Monday it was putting 28 Chinese public security bureaus and companies – including video surveillance company Hikvision – on a US trade blacklist over Beijing’s treatment of Uighur Muslims and other predominantly Muslim ethnic…
Read More104 pieces of plastic found in baby sea turtle that washed ashore
A sea turtle hatchling that washed ashore on a Florida beach and later died had more than 100 pieces of tiny plastic in its intestinal tract, according to a local nature center. The tiny turtle, which could fit inside the…
Read MoreCredible threat over ‘Joker’ temporarily shuts down movie theater
A “credible” threat over the new psychological thriller “Joker” forced a California movie theater to close down temporarily, police said. Authorities were called to the Century Huntington Beach and XD theater on Thursday about a possible threat in response to…
Read MoreHow daughter of serial killer victim uncovered the chilling truth about her family
By the time Heather Robinson was a teenager, she had long known that she had been adopted as an infant, and grew up knowing only her loving family in Illinois. But in 2000, the then-15-year-old’s world was shattered when she…
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