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What to know about the couple who scaled the top of the Empire State Building
Daredevils, adrenaline junkies, attention-seekers — or romantics?
Man sentenced to 1 year in jail in death of Jewish man during dueling protests
A protester who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of an elderly Jewish man during a 2023 demonstration in California over the war in Gaza was sentenced this week to one year in county jail, prosecutors said.
Attorney says independent autopsy raises more questions about deadly shooting of 1-year-old outside Mississippi Walmart
The legal team for the family of a 1-year-old who was fatally shot as police in Mississippi responded to a shoplifting call at a Walmart said Wednesday that a preliminary autopsy indicated that the bullet that hit him entered through the car’s side, raising new questions about whether the shooting was justified.
Former NBA player Malik Beasley pleads not guilty in gambling scandal
Former NBA player Malik Beasley pleaded not guilty Wednesday to criminal charges stemming from an alleged sports betting scheme in which prosecutors say he manipulated his on-court appearance to benefit bettors.
Send your questions for Lester Holt
Devastating flash floods in the Texas Hill Country last July Fourth killed 25 girls, two teenage counselors and the longtime director of Camp Mystic.
Two trespassers climb to top of Empire State Building
Two people climbed to the top of the Empire State Building early Wednesday afternoon.
Ravens’ Calais Campbell’s mother found dead in Atlanta; brother a suspect in death
The mother of Baltimore Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell was found dead in an Atlanta, and his brother is a suspect in the death, police said.
Adults arrested after 16 children found in ‘deplorable’ conditions in southern Ohio home
Authorities arrested four adults on felony child endangerment charges after discovering 16 children in dire need of medical treatment Tuesday in a rural southern Ohio home.
North Carolina mail carrier kidnapped and killed while on her route, authorities say
A man kidnapped and killed a U.S.
Holiday heat wave: As temperature climbs across much of U.S., so does the danger
DETROIT — Nature’s oven was on high Tuesday for millions of people in the Midwest and Great Lakes states as intense heat and humidity baked the regions with no immediate relief before the misery shifts to the eastern U.S.