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5 Chicago officers struck by car while dispersing a crowd
Five Chicago police officers were hit by a car early Sunday morning while on duty on the city’s west side, the department said.
Chemical tank ‘on the edge’ of exploding in California as crews try to avert potential disaster
Firefighters on Saturday were trying to cool a chemical tank “literally on the edge” of exploding in Garden Grove, California, as they worked to avert a disastrous “worst-case” scenario, the incident’s commander said.
Illinois school shooting plot foiled by relative who tackled the armed child, officials say
An Illinois school shooting plot was foiled Friday after a relative spotted a boy with a firearm and called 911, according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office
1 dead after blast at New York City shipyard that also injured 36 people, officials say
One person has died after a fire and two explosions Friday at a New York City shipyard, officials say.
Estranged husband convicted of murder-for-hire in killing of New York City art dealer in Brazil
The estranged husband of a prominent New York City art dealer was convicted Friday of hiring a hitman to kill him in Brazil
Lawsuits and political blowback don’t dim interest in $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
Trump allies, Jan. 6 defendants and those pardoned for crimes during the Biden administration say they’d like a piece of the money pot. Challenges remain.
California woman dead in murder-suicide may have given thousands to a scammer claiming to be Tom Selleck
An elderly California couple found dead in a suspected murder-suicide had recently been scammed by someone posing as actor Tom Selleck, a longtime friend said
40,000 Southern Californians ordered to evacuate amid threat of chemical explosion
An estimated 40,000 people in Orange County, California, have been ordered to evacuate over fears that a tank containing a toxic chemical may explode, officials said Friday
First responders exposed to fentanyl in deadly New Mexico incident, officials said
First responders were exposed to fentanyl and sickened after arriving at a rural New Mexico home Wednesday to investigate a possible overdose that left three people dead, officials said Friday.
Danny Go! creator mourns 14-year-old son who succumbed to cancer after battling rare genetic disorder
Daniel Coleman, the popular children’s YouTuber better known as Danny Go!, announced Friday that his 14-year-old son died, five months after being diagnosed with cancer.“There’s so much I want to say, but I don’t know how yet.