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California police department using Lego heads to replace faces of suspects

A California police department is using a creative solution to hide the identities of some suspects by covering their faces with Lego heads in booking photos and mugshots. The Murrieta Police Department explained on Monday that the placement of Lego faces is an effort to comply with a state law that prohibits law enforcement agencies from sharing images of suspects …

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Bodies of Texas mom, son, 3, found dead after AMBER Alert issued

The bodies of a missing Texas woman and her 3-year-old son who were the subject of an AMBER Alert have been found, and the deaths were part of a possible murder-suicide, authorities said Tuesday. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said the deaths of Savannah Samantha Kriger, 32, and Kaiden Kriger were being investigated as a homicide. The bodies were found …

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NASA welcomes its newest class of astronauts after two-year training in Houston

HOUSTON, Texas – The Johnson Space Center welcomed 12 new astronauts – 10 Americans and two from the United Arab Emirates – after the class completed a two-year training program through NASA. These astronauts will be assigned missions to the International Space Station and future commercial space stations, and will also focus on missions to the moon in preparation for …

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Maui wildfire report delayed due to subpoenas of county agencies

Hawaii’s attorney general on Monday blamed a delay of the release of a key report into a deadly Maui wildfire on county agencies that forced investigators to issue subpoenas. The first phase of an independent investigation into the Aug. 8 fire that killed at least 101 people and destroyed much of historic Lahaina was expected to be released this month. …

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Student airlifted to hospital after brawl at San Diego middle school

A middle school student in San Diego was reportedly airlifted to a hospital on Monday after a fight got out of control. In a note obtained by Fox News Digital that was sent out to parents of students at Lincoln Middle School, Principal Cesar Mora said paramedics were called to the Oceanside school’s campus around 1 p.m. Monday to assess …

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NYC tow truck driver released without bail after alleged one-punch attack kills 61-year-old man

A New York City tow truck driver accused in an attack that left a 61-year-old man dead during a parking dispute over the weekend was released without bail Monday, according to local reports. Kevon Johnson, 30, was arraigned Monday on an assault charge after police say he punched Carlyle Thomas in the face at a gas station in Brooklyn on …

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Missouri AG slams school's promotion of 'divisive racial ideology' over safety after teen's brutal beating

Following the brutal beating of a 16-year-old St. Louis high school student, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released a statement condemning the girl’s school for not doing enough to protect its students. “I’m deeply concerned that the school where these teens were students has a history of promoting divisive racial ideology over the safety of its students,” Bailey said in …

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Falls Township shooting victim's mother calls slain daughter a hero: 'She may have saved their lives'

The mother of a Pennsylvania woman who was killed in a shooting rampage in Bucks County over the weekend is calling her daughter a hero. Police arrested 26-year-old Andre Gordon in Trenton, New Jersey, hours after authorities say Gordon went to two homes in Falls Township and fatally shot three people. The victims were identified as Karen Gordon, 52, Taylor …

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'Burglary tourism' plagues Southern California as unvetted foreigners raid luxe houses

Authorities are warning of a new burglary trend involving foreign crooks who take advantage of a State Department travel program to case out affluent U.S. neighborhoods and ransack homes for profit. They use cellphone-jamming equipment to disrupt Wi-Fi networks and expensive security systems. In some cases, investigators caught them hiding in brush wearing ghillie suits, waiting for homeowners to go …

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6 ex-Mississippi officers await sentencing for torture of 2 Black men

Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a federal judge starting Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Tom Lee will sentence two defendants each day on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after twice delaying the proceedings. Each faces the potential of decades behind …

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