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Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation. The central dispute in the case is whether the Food and Drug Administration overlooked serious safety problems when it made mifepristone easier to obtain, including …

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Murdered Washington teens, both 16, found along highway in connected killings: report

Two teenagers were found dead within a half mile of each other along Interstate 5 in what Washington State Patrol said are connected killings, Fox 13 reported. The victims – both 16-year-old boys – were hidden behind a high, concrete wall and dense forest along the busy Seattle highway, according to law enforcement. The first victim’s body was in a …

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Missing Vermont teen Brianna Maitland's father suspects 'some kind of struggle' before she vanished

Brianna Maitland was eager to get some rest after her shift washing dishes at an upscale Vermont inn on the evening of March 19, 2004. She had an early-morning shift the next day working at a diner and had to get back to her friend’s house, where she was staying at the time, to get some sleep. The 17-year-old had …

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NYPD officer shot, killed during car stop in Queens by suspect with multiple prior arrests: police

A New York City police officer has died after he was shot while conducting a vehicle stop, authorities said Monday. A pair of officers stopped a vehicle at 1919 Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens around 5:48 p.m. as part of the NYPD Community Response Team because it was parked illegally, the NYPD said. Then a shootout ensued. “We lost …

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Former VA Republican lawmaker arrested again, this time on felony firearm and drug charges

A former Virginia lawmaker was arrested over the weekend on felony gun and drug charges and a misdemeanor charge of violating a protective order, according to a sheriff’s office official and jail records. Matt Fariss, who had served in the House of Delegates as a Republican since 2012 before running unsuccessfully last year as an independent, was booked at a …

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Washington state fire battalion chief arrested on murder charges in wife's death

A Washington state fire department employee was arrested Friday for allegedly murdering his wife after the medical examiner declared her manner of death as a homicide. According to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Kevin West, 49, was arrested on Friday in connection to the murder of his wife, Marcelle “Marcy” West. On Jan. 8, firefighters and Washougal police officers responded …

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Brutally violent Mexican cartel draining Americans' life savings in complex scam

A Mexican drug cartel known for gruesome public slaughtering drained $40 million from Americans, and stole many elderly victims’ life savings without a drop of blood in 2022, according to FBI stats. It’s part of a rapidly evolving timeshare scam run by the Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG) that is becoming more intricate, and is now estimated to be stealing …

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Louisiana man arrested, charged in deadly Mississippi bus shooting

A Louisiana man has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of a Georgia man aboard a bus traveling through Mississippi. FORMER MISSISSIPPI OFFICERS GET 10 TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON FOR TORTURE OF 2 BLACK MEN The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said in a news release Monday that the fatal shooting happened at about 11 p.m. Sunday as …

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South Carolina man found dead after allegedly killing estranged wife, her friend

A South Carolina man wanted for allegedly killing his estranged wife and her friend during an argument was found dead on Sunday, officials said. Christopher Minor, 50, was found dead at Baker Creek State Park in McCormick County with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Mauldin Police Department. Park Rangers found his vehicle unoccupied and searched the area …

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Alex Murdaugh court clerk Becky Hill resigns after allegations of jury tampering

Colleton County Court Clerk Becky Hill announced Monday that she is resigning and will not be seeking re-election this year following allegations of jury tampering in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial. Hill, who is the subject of two ongoing investigations by the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), maintains that her decision does …

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