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No survivors after small plane crashes near General Mills plant in Georgia: Police
Dan Reynolds Photography/Getty Images (COVINGTON, Ga.) — A small plane crashed in the lot of a General Mills plant in Georgia shortly after takeoff Thursday evening, killing all aboard, authorities said. The plane took off [Read More…]

Minnesota family of four, suspected gunman found dead in apparent murder-suicide
kali9/Getty Images (DULUTH, Minn.) — A family of four, including two children, were fatally shot while sleeping in their Minnesota home in what police believe to be a murder-suicide incident, authorities said. The suspected gunman, [Read More…]

Ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez indicted on US drug charges
STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been charged by U.S. authorities with drug trafficking and weapons offenses that allegedly link him to tons of cocaine imported into [Read More…]

Wildfires scorching the West could explode due to heavy winds
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A wildfire inferno is setting up in multiple states as dangerous fire conditions threaten to spread the fires even further. At least 14 fires are currently burning through Arizona, [Read More…]

Mom dumped in son’s hockey bag allegedly had affair with handyman accused of killing her: Police
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — A New York City mother found stabbed to death inside a duffel bag was allegedly killed by a handyman she’d been having an off-and-on affair with for two years, the NYPD [Read More…]

Native Americans facing disenrollment fight to remain with tribes
Malka Abramoff, Mireya Villarreal, Seiji Yamashita and Leda Alvim, ABC News (DEMING, Wash.) — Hearing stories and learning about the Nooksack Indian Tribe has been a part of Santana Rabang’s life since she was a [Read More…]

Person in custody in connection with slain mom dumped in duffel bag
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — A person is in custody in connection with the death of Orsolya Gaal, the New York City mother found stabbed to death inside a duffel bag, police sources told ABC News. [Read More…]

Suspect in Atlanta spa shootings seeking to avoid death row
Megan Varner/Getty Images (ALANTA) — Attorneys for Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in the Atlanta spa shootings case, are seeking to dismiss the death penalty as he awaits trial on multiple murder charges for the [Read More…]

Slain teens remembered as search continues for suspects in Pittsburgh Airbnb house shooting
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — As the investigation to identify suspects entered its fourth day in a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh Airbnb house that left two teenagers dead, police amended the number of gunshot [Read More…]

Suspect in New York City subway shoving attack deemed unfit for trial
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — The man accused of pushing a New York City woman to her death in front of an oncoming subway train in January was deemed unfit to stand trial at a court [Read More…]

Connecticut state trooper charged with manslaughter for 2020 fatal shooting of teen
amphotora/Getty Images (BETHANY, Conn.) — A Connecticut State Police trooper was arrested on a felony manslaughter charge after a report by the state inspector general alleged his use of deadly force was not justified in [Read More…]

Chicago prosecutors expunge 15,000 cannabis convictions
iStock/nirat (CHICAGO) — Chicago’s top prosecutor announced Wednesday that her office completed its Cannabis Expungement Project with over 15,000 cannabis convictions removed from the record. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said that her office [Read More…]

Nearly 800 homes, 1,000 animals evacuated from Tunnel Fire in Arizona
Courtesy Carolyn Potter (FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.) — Dangerous fire conditions are creating the perfect fuel for wildfires to scorch through the arid landscapes of the Southwest. The Tunnel Fire, which sparked Sunday about 14 miles northeast [Read More…]

Questions arise over Syracuse police’s treatment of young boy
ThinkStock/Getty Images (SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — Police officers in Syracuse, New York, are under scrutiny after a video went viral of an 8-year-old boy being put into the back of a police cruiser after allegedly stealing [Read More…]

Milwaukee schools reinstate mask mandate one day after it was dropped
MoMo Productions/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Milwaukee Public Schools reinstated the school district’s mask mandate Tuesday after just one day of making face coverings optional for students. In a press release, MPS cited “significant transmission” of [Read More…]

Rust Movie Productions issued ‘willful’ citation for Halyna Hutchins’ on-set death
Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — Rust Movie Productions was issued a “willful” citation, including a $136,793 penalty, on Wednesday for failures that led to cinematographer Halyna [Read More…]

‘Intruder’ at Peruvian Embassy in DC shot dead by Secret Service
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An alleged “intruder” at the Peruvian Embassy in Washington, D.C., was shot and killed by Secret Service Wednesday morning, according to authorities. The suspect was found smashing windows of the [Read More…]

Confusion, anger, elation: Demise of travel mask mandate divides Americans, again
Joel Carillet/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Brooke Tansley and her husband Scott Herrmann were aboard a Delta flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles on Monday with their two young children when the pilot told passengers [Read More…]

Little boy mysteriously found dead in suitcase, police desperate to identify him
Indiana State Police department (NEW YORK) — Police are urging the public to help them identify a little boy mysteriously found dead in a suitcase in rural Indiana. The boy, about 5 years old, was [Read More…]

Lori Vallow pleads not guilty to murder of her two children
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lori Vallow pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder charges related to the deaths of her two children in 2019. Her husband Chad Daybell had previously pleaded not guilty on [Read More…]