Teens around US report receiving racist text messages
(NEW YORK) -- Many teenagers and college students reported being among those who
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Suspect accused of murdering man to steal his identity captured following weekslong manhunt
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- A suspect who allegedly killed a man and made the death appear to have happened in a fall from a cliff -- all in a bid to steal the victim's identity -- has been captured following a weekslong manhunt, authorities said.Nicholas...
Delphi man found guilty on all charges in murders of teen girls
(DELPHI, Ind.) -- Delphi, Indiana, resident Richard Allen was found guilty on all charges on Monday in the double murders of best friends Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14.The jury's verdict came on the fourth day of deliberations in the high-profile case that...
Jennings Creek wildfire explodes to 5,000 acres, delays one of nations oldest Veterans Day parades
(NEW YORK CITY) -- A wildfire raging on the border of New York and New Jersey exploded overnight to 5,000 acres, prompting officials on Monday to postpone one of the oldest Veterans Day Parades in the nation.As firefighters battled the Jennings Creek Fire straddling...
Mattel apologizes for link to porn site on Wicked movie doll boxes
(EL SEGUNDO, Calif.) -- Mattel has apologized after boxes for some of its new dolls
Army veteran’s nonprofit aids former vets facing food insecurity
(BRANDYWINE, Md.) -- On 7 acres in Brandywine, Maryland, Peter Scott, a former United States Army counterintelligence agent assigned to Special Forces, is farming to help food-insecure veterans in the D.C. metropolitan region.“I was at a place in life where...
One escaped monkey captured in South Carolina, several others located on property
(YEMASSEE, S.C.) -- The ongoing operation to capture 43 monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina lab nabbed at least one of the furry runaways on Saturday, according to officials.Officials in the town of Yemassee said they recovered overnight one of the rhesus macaque...
Flash flooding threat in South as major storm moves across country
(NEW YORK) -- A large storm over the central U.S. is bringing a range of weather issues, from flooding rain and severe weather to heavy snow in the Rockies.This early season snowstorm has brought more than three feet of snow to portions of New...
Suspect in custody following spate of stabbing attacks in Seattle: Police
(SEATTLE) -- Five people were stabbed in Seattle on Friday, marking the latest incident in a string of stabbings over the past two days in the same area, police said.A suspect was taken into custody following Friday's stabbing attack, which appeared to be random,...
Chinese hacking effort is far more pervasive than previously reported, sources say
(NEW YORK) -- The Chinese effort to
Early season snowstorm pounding New Mexico, Colorado
(SANTA FE, NM) -- A major storm system is bringing a historic early season snowstorm to New Mexico and Colorado.Some areas could see up to 3 to 4 feet of snow, as the storm system moves out of the Southwest and into the western...
Text service says it shut down accounts that allegedly sent racist texts
(WASHINGTON) -- A text messaging service said Friday that it discovered "one or more" of its users allegedly sent out racist text messages to phone numbers across the country and that the service quickly shut down the accounts.A representative from TextNow, a mobile provider...
