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Death toll from Texas floods reaches 70, including 21 children

HUNT, Texas (Reuters) — The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 70 today, including 21 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp…

John McCarthy July 6, 2025

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Teacher admits having sex with 16-year-old boy — leaving claw marks on his back — as other students served as lookouts

A Missouri math teacher is likely headed to prison after admitting last week that she had sex with a 16-year-old student while other students served as her “lookouts” — and the boy’s…

John McCarthy July 1, 2025

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Colorado fugitive returned to St. Croix to face charges after arrest in Texas

Kaley L. Lund, a 32-year-old fugitive from Colorado, was arrested in Corpus Christi, Texas, on June 19 and returned to the Virgin Islands to face sentencing for involuntary manslaughter and…

John McCarthy June 20, 2025

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Tragic update for Texas family who went missing at sea last summer

Authorities finally located a missing Texas family's boat nearly a year after they disappeared in 180 feet of water off the coast of Alaska. The Alaska Department of Public Safety announced on Wednesday that authorities…

John McCarthy May 30, 2025

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Texas governor threatens death penalty for illegal migrant suspects in fatal jet ski hit-and-run of teen Air Force recruit

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened the death penalty for two illegal immigrants suspected in the fatal jet ski hit-and-run of 18-year-old Air Force recruit, Ava Moore. “Welcome to Texas. Here’s your…

John McCarthy May 28, 2025

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US surpasses 1,000 measles cases for 1st time in 5 years: CDC

The U.S. has surpassed 1,000 measles cases for the first time in five years, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Friday. A total of…

John McCarthy May 9, 2025

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Sick passenger died after flight crew delayed getting help in Colorado

American Airlines has been accused of letting a passenger die after cabin crew 'delayed requesting medical assistance' for the traveler until after the deplaning process was completed, according to a wrongful…

John McCarthy April 24, 2025

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Jasmine Crockett tells Jimmy Kimmel she will ‘absolutely’ take IQ test against Trump after prez rips her

WASHINGTON (Fox News) — Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, told late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday that she would “absolutely” take a head-to-head IQ test against President Donald Trump. “He also called you low…

John McCarthy April 23, 2025

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US Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelan migrants it accused of being gang members under a rarely…

John McCarthy April 19, 2025

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Mexico to send water to Texas farmers as US treaty threat grows

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Mexico will make an immediate water delivery to farmers in Texas, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday, to help make up its shortfall under a treaty…

John McCarthy April 12, 2025