Convicted child molesters in Louisiana could be ordered to undergo surgical castration – in addition to prison time – under a tough new law approved by state lawmakers Monday. The bill would give judges the option to sentence someone to surgical castration after they’ve been convicted of aggravated sex crimes — including rape, incest and molestation — against a child …
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Connecticut police were investigating the killing of a 450-pound, adult male black bear on Monday morning and claims by the shooter that it was done in self-defense. The bear was killed after “reportedly feeding at an unsecured dumpster” in Canton, a community of about 10,000 people and about 13 miles northwest of Hartford, said Paul Copleman, a spokesperson for the …
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Dozens of anti-Israel agitators stormed and occupied the lobby of the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco on Monday before police arrested nearly 70 for not leaving the grounds. Police zip-tied the hands of protesters, put them in police vans and drove them away. Officers arrested 69 people who refused to vacate the building, cited them, and released them from San …
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California’s largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded Monday after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley. The Corral Fire was 75% contained after scorching more than 22 square miles during the weekend, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. One home was destroyed and two firefighters were injured. …
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New Jersey proposed Monday removing the bald eagle from its endangered species list, citing a rebound since more than four decades ago, when a single nesting pair in a remote county were the only of its kind in the state. The turnaround stems from the work of volunteers and state professionals who nurtured hatchlings, guarded nests and educated the public, …
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A Colorado man is lucky to be alive after a necklace he was wearing stopped a bullet that was fired during an argument, according to police. The Commerce City Police Department shared pictures on social media that showed a bullet mangled inside the links of a chain-link necklace. “We’d say he really dodged a bullet – but in reality, he …
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A teenage boy is in custody after he stabbed another teen to death and wounded an adult during an ambush at a sleepover, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office in Florida announced. The attack occurred at a home in Wildwood just after 10 p.m. on Saturday. According to officials, deputies arrived at the home and saw that a 15-year-old boy and …
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A Georgia man was arrested in Florida on allegations he beat his girlfriend and punched and killed a man who attempted to intervene in the altercation. Jordan Talley, 27, was charged with manslaughter and domestic battery following a March 31 incident in downtown Orlando, arrest records show. Talley was captured on video at around 1:40 a.m. hitting a woman in …
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NASHVILLE – Gabby Petito’s mom and stepmom torched Brian Laundrie’s mother over the weekend with matching T-shirts they hope will raise money for domestic violence victims and missing persons awareness. The fiery message is a swipe at Roberta Laundrie’s so-called “burn after reading” letter, in which she pledged to help her son with a shovel and garbage bags. Nichole Schmidt …
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An exchange of gunfire in a bar in suburban Pittsburgh over the weekend has left two people dead and seven others injured, police in western Pennsylvania said. Allegheny County police said the early morning Sunday shooting occurred at the Ballers Hookah Lounge and Cigar Bar in Penn Hills. 2 DEAD IN SOUTH CAROLINA BLOCK PARTY SHOOTING First responders discovered the …
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