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Eleven-year-old girl shot dead after buying milk at corner store
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — An 11-year-old girl was walking home after getting milk for her family when she was shot and killed in Syracuse, New York, officials said. Brexialee Torres-Ortiz was struck by [Read More…]
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Derek Chauvin asks judge to throw out murder convictions in George Floyd’s death
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Derek Chauvin’s attorney is set to argue Minnesota should throw out his state murder conviction in the death of George Floyd in a Wednesday hearing. The former Minneapolis police officer [Read More…]
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Heavy snowstorm slams Denver, takes aim on Plains, Midwest, Northeast
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A rare, mid-January heavy snowstorm is slamming Denver Wednesday morning. Denver reported 4.8 inches of snow at midnight local time and the snowfall is ongoing for [Read More…]
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Oscar 2023 nominations announcement: What to know and how to watch
AMPAS/ABC The 2023 Oscar season is officially in full swing. Good Morning America revealed Wednesday that Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed and star of hit film M3gan Allison Williams will announce the Oscar nominees live [Read More…]
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“I was practically killed”: Kristin Chenoweth says hair extensions saved her life after 2012 ‘Good Wife’ injury
Bravo/Charles Sykes On an installment of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live this week, stage and screen star Kristen Chenoweth expressed regret about an on-set accident in 2012 that she says almost killed her. As detailed [Read More…]
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Husband accused of killing, dismembering wife allegedly Googled ’10 ways to dispose of a dead body’
Ana Walshe/Facebook (NORFOLK, Mass.) — A Massachusetts man accused of killing and dismembering his missing wife, Ana Walshe, 39, allegedly Googled “10 ways to dispose of a dead body if you really need to,” according [Read More…]
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Planned Parenthood set on fire just two days after state passes abortion rights law
Peoria Police Department / Facebook (PEORIA, Ill.) — Police are hunting for a person involved in a suspected arson attack at a Planned Parenthood clinic in central Illinois just two days after the state enacted [Read More…]
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Christina Applegate responds to accusation that plastic surgery changed her looks, not MS
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix Christina Applegate took to Twitter on Tuesday to shut down a troll who insisted that the change in her appearance was the result of plastic surgery, not multiple sclerosis, as [Read More…]
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In Brief: ‘Drew Barrymore’ gets renewed, and more
Stephen Colbert will executive produce a TV adaptation of the late Roger Zelazny’s beloved fantasy novels The Chronicles of Amber, according to Variety. The 10-book series follows the story of Corwin, who is said to [Read More…]
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‘Chrisley Knows Best’ leads Todd and Julie Chrisley report to prison for tax evasion and fraud convictions
USA Network/Tommy Garcia Todd and Julie Chrisley of Chrisley Knows Best reported to prison on Tuesday to begin serving their respective sentences after being convicted of a multimillion dollar bank fraud and tax evasion scheme, [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukrainian minister dies in helicopter crash near Kyiv
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
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Family believes California public defender who died in Mexico was ‘victim of a brutal crime’
Blair family (MEXICO CITY) — The family of an American tourist found dead in Mexico said Tuesday that they believe he “was the victim of a brutal crime.” California resident and Orange County public defender [Read More…]
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Trial set to resume this week for David Barnes, American detained in Russia
Courtesy Carol Barnes (NEW YORK) — Over the last two months, following lengthy periods of detention in Russia, Americans Brittney Griner, Sarah Krivanek and Taylor Dudley were all allowed to return home — but Alabama [Read More…]
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Some educators, students slam Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ battle against diversity, equity in higher ed
Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Some Florida educators and students are concerned about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ vow against “trendy ideologies” in state colleges and universities. “We must [Read More…]
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Four dead after small plane crash in Lavaca County, Texas; One hospitalized
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four passengers were killed and another was hurt after a small plane crashed in Lavaca County, Texas, on Tuesday morning, the state’s Department of Public Safety said. The injured [Read More…]
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Fisherman missing after going overboard while hooking ‘huge’ tuna on fishing trip
Hawaii Police Department / Facebook (NEW YORK) — A fisherman is missing after he was reportedly pulled into the ocean when he hooked a “huge” ahi tuna off the coast of Hawaii. The incident occurred [Read More…]
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Polar bear kills woman and young boy after rampage through remote Alaska village
Alaska Department of Fish and Game (NEW YORK) — A polar bear chased down and killed a woman and a young boy when it entered a remote village community in Alaska before a resident was [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 1/17/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Milwaukee 130, Toronto 122 San Antonio 106, Brooklyn 98 Denver 122, Portland 113 Philadelphia 120, LA Clippers 110 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Minnesota [Read More…]
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Reducing overall calories may promote weight loss more effectively than intermittent fasting: Study
Oscar Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Calorie restriction may be more effective at promoting weight loss than intermittent fasting, based on findings from a multi-site study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. [Read More…]
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Here’s why your natural gas bills could be much higher this winter
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Even as U.S. households begin to enjoy relief from inflation woes, a spike in heating bills could crunch budgets this winter due to a rise in natural gas prices. [Read More…]