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What to know about the storm system barreling across Middle America this week

Tens of millions of Americans stretching from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Baltimore could face strong thunderstorms tonight through Wednesday, with tornadoes possible in some states. A large storm system hitting much of the central U.S. over the next few days is expected to bring severe thunderstorms to Kansas and Nebraska on Monday evening, the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center said. …

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Colorado funeral home owners found with nearly 200 decomposing bodies, charged with COVID fraud

A Colorado Springs, Colorado couple who authorities claim abandoned nearly 200 bodies in a building infested with maggots and flies, faces additional charges after allegedly spending more than $880,000 in COVID relief funds on vacations, cosmetic surgery and other personal expenses. Jon Hallford and his wife, Carie Hallford, owned the Back to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs and had …

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Suspect in deadly Texas DPS office crash now charged, facing $2M bail

The man authorities say crashed a stolen 18-wheeler into a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) office, killing one and injuring 13 others is facing multiple charges. Clenard Parker, 42, has been charged with evading arrest, unauthorized use of a vehicle and multiple aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges, according to online Washington County Jail records. The crash happened …

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Florida vacation rental murder highlights danger of 'massive, unregulated' industry: lawyer

A $2 million settlement — and pending lawsuits — after a tourist was murdered during a carjacking in a rental community is a warning shot to the short-term rental industry, the victim’s mother and lawyer said. Jeremiah Brown was 22 in July 2022, when he, his girlfriend and her children took a celebratory vacation from California to Central Florida, where …

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Former UNM football player convicted of robbing postal carrier

A former University of New Mexico football player has been convicted of robbing a U.S. postal carrier and is facing up to 10 years in prison, authorities said Monday. Prosecutors said 28-year-old Rayshawn Boyce, of Albuquerque, also was found guilty by a federal jury of stealing a key belonging to the U.S. Postal Service and being a prohibited person in …

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Man takes fatal 6-story plunge while trying to flee South Carolina hotel shooting

A man plunged nearly six stories to his death after shots were fired in a room at a South Carolina beachfront hotel, Myrtle Beach police said. SC PRISON SUPERVISOR ACCUSED OF TAKING OVER $200K IN BRIBES, GETTING 173 CELLPHONES FOR INMATES No one was injured in the gunfire early Sunday at sixth-floor room at Hotel Blue, investigators said. A man …

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Illegal migrant convicted of child rape arrested after district court ignored detainer request

An illegal immigrant from Brazil charged with child rape was recently arrested after a Massachusetts District Court ignored a detainer request from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and let him back into the community. Per Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston, Border Patrol Arizona arrested the Brazilian illegal immigrant in July 2021 then released him into custody. ICE Boston arrests …

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Anti-Israel agitators shut down traffic, disrupt cities all across US in demand for Gaza cease-fire

As hundreds of anti-Israel agitators stopped traffic in California along the Golden Gate Bridge and in Oakland, several other large protests have surfaced across the country. “The worst tactics, the worst cause, the worst people,” Guy Benson wrote in response on X. In New York City, nearly 300 protesters gathered outside the New York Stock Exchange on Monday morning. Protesters …

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Alaska Airlines passenger captured by FBI after repeatedly groping woman on flight

A passenger who repeatedly groped a woman seated beside him on a flight has been banned from Alaska Airlines and faces prison time. Desmond D. Bostick, 25, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit a felony on April 11, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington wrote in a news release. He admitted to repeatedly touching …

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13-year-old girl fatally shot in Iowa, 12-year-old boy in custody

A 13-year-old girl was fatally shot in a rural area of Iowa, and a 12-year-old boy was taken into custody. IOWA LAWMAKERS PASS TEACHER RETENTION BONUS FOR DISTRICT HIT BY JANUARY SHOOTING The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said someone called 911 just before 5:30 a.m. Sunday about the shooting in the town of Eldora, about 80 miles northeast of …

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