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Bryan Kohberger lawyer alleges public bias as residents called police after being contacted in juror survey

Most people don’t like spam calls. Bryan Kohberger’s lead lawyer has accused the public of bias against her client, who is suspected of killing four University of Idaho students, after Latah County residents called police to report a defense expert had contacted them for a survey. “The afternoon filing on March 22, 2024 was done with the intention of obtaining …

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Michigan boy, 5, killed by 6-year-old after finding gun at grandparents' home

A 5-year-old boy was killed when he and a 6-year-old boy found a gun at their grandparents’ home in western Michigan, police said Wednesday. The shooting occurred Monday in Newaygo County’s Garfield Township, six weeks after a new Michigan law came into effect that requires owners to keep guns locked up when minors are present. The gun fired while in …

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Baltimore bridge collapse: Underwater 3D images show mangled remains of Francis Scott Key Bridge

Photos released by the U.S. Navy show the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge resting at the bottom of the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers posted the 3D images online Tuesday. They were supplied by the Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) and were taken by divers …

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Oklahoma missing women investigation: Lack of answers is 'weighing heavily' on fiancé, husband, pastor says

A pastor tells Fox News that the lack of answers surrounding the mysterious disappearance of two women who vanished while traveling to pick up children in Oklahoma is “weighing heavily” on their loved ones. Tim Singer of the Hugoton Assembly of God in Kansas made the remark as it’s now been four days since Veronica Butler – a 27-year-old member …

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Maryland crane used to clean up bridge collapse also was used for a 1970s CIA mission

These days, a floating crane called the Chesapeake 1000 — nicknamed “Chessy” — has the grim task of hauling off shattered steel from last week’s fatal bridge collapse in Baltimore. It has taken on many jobs over the decades. But the crane’s most notable operation, until last week, was helping the CIA retrieve part of a sunken Soviet submarine. WHAT’S …

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Son of prominent Dominican politician shot, killed outside Texas gas station as 3 suspects sought: police

The son of a prominent Dominican politician was shot and killed at a Houston gas station Monday, and three suspects are being sought, police said. The Houston Police Department identified the victim as Luis Alfredo Pacheco Rojas, 34, the son of Alfredo Pacheco, the president of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic, the country’s lower chamber of congress. …

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1 hospitalized after North Carolina college dorm shooting

One person was hospitalized after reports of a shooting at a residence hall at North Carolina Central University, police said. Police were called to Lawson Street Residence Complex at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from the university in Durham. The school was placed on lockdown, and a campus alert was issued warning those in the area of …

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Chad Daybell trial: Lori Vallow’s husband seeks different outcome from ‘cult mom’ over kids' killings

Chad Daybell, husband of “cult mom” Lori Vallow, is set to stand trial in Idaho this week for the murders of his wife’s two children and his first wife in 2019. The pair is at the center of multiple murder cases involving not only Vallow’s two children but both her and Chad’s deceased ex-spouses. They were initially scheduled to have …

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Hamburger stuffed with fentanyl intercepted at US-Mexico border: CBP

U.S. border officials had a beef with a woman after she allegedly tried to smuggle fentanyl stuffed inside a hamburger sandwich across the southern border. In one of the region’s most unusual contraband smuggling attempts, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers found a half-ounce pack of fentanyl hidden between hamburger patties during an interception on March 23. The fentanyl …

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Body found in Missouri in 1978 identified by DNA evidence as a 15-year-old Iowa girl

Forty-six years after a Missouri hunter found a body in the Mississippi River, the victim has been identified as a 15-year-old girl from Iowa. Authorities in Lincoln County, Missouri, announced Tuesday that DNA evidence and other scientific investigation were key in determining the body was that of Helen Renee Groomes, who disappeared from Ottumwa, Iowa. Her body was found in …

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