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Tropical Cyclone Arthur weakens to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast
COVINGTON, La. — Tropical Storm Arthur was downgraded to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast Wednesday night but forecasters expected its remnants to bring life-threatening flooding and days of heavy rains to parts of the southeastern United States, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami
Shooting death of 1-year-old boy by Mississippi police puts scrutiny on department
The community of Senatobia is reeling after Kohen Wiley was fatally shot while police responded to a call in a Walmart parking lot.
Biological parents of baby in embryo mix-up made ‘heartbreaking decision’ not to fight for custody, attorney says
The parents are trying to navigate an “absolutely impossible situation,” the lawyer said. The custody agreement allows them to remain in the baby’s life, he said.
Man charged with hate crime in cross burning in Chicago park
The 21-year-old man was arrested on two felony hate crime counts and other counts in connection with the cross, which was set on fire in Grant Park on June 9, police said.
Pentagon releases names of 8 people killed in B-52 plane crash at California Air Force base
The military on Wednesday released the names of the eight people who were killed this week when a B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California
Luigi Mangione will use a psychiatric defense in state murder case
Luigi Mangione will assert a psychiatric defense in his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the judge overseeing the case said at a hearing on Wednesday.
Rex Heuermann to be sentenced in Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial murders after pleading guilty
The former Manhattan architect who led a double life as the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be sentenced Wednesday after admitting to killing eight women.
Fiery private jet crash on Texas highway sees bystanders rush to free passengers; 1 killed
Bystanders and first responders raced towards a burning passenger plane after it crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, in a bid to free those on board.
Black bear injures teen hiker in Washington state mountain area
A black bear injured a teenage boy hiking in a mountainous recreation area outside Seattle on Tuesday, officials said, prompting a closure of the trail where it happened
Rapper Mystikal sentenced to 20 years in Louisiana rape case
The artist, whose given name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, pleaded guilty in March to raping a woman at his Louisiana home in 2022.