Eight killed and 17 injured after knife attack at a vocational school in eastern Chinese city of Yixing, police say
BEIJING (AP) — Eight killed and 17 injured after knife attack at a vocational school in eastern Chinese city of Yixing, police say.
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The Canadian Press'You have to hope': Postal workers on picket line react as Ottawa moves to end strike
TORONTO — Dozens of Canada Post workers gathered outside a delivery centre in east Toronto reacted with a mixture of frustration, disappointment and hope on Friday morning as Ottawa announced it was moving to end their nearly month-long work stoppage.
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Crystal Mangum, who accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape, now says she lied
Crystal Mangum, the woman who accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape, now says she lied about the encounter
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8 hurt in horse-drawn wagon ride gone wrong in Brockville
Eight people were hurt when a snowy wagon ride took a chaotic turn in Brockville, Ont., on Thursday afternoon, according to local police. Brockville police said the incident began around 1:30 p.m. on Front Avenue, where a man was offering horse-drawn wagon rides. Police said the horses became agitated during one trip and the driver lost control.The runaway horses pulled the wagon west, colliding with parked vehicles as they careened onto four-lane Stewart Boulevard, which connects Brockville's d
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80-Year-Old Military Veteran Is Brutally Beaten to Death by Former Teacher in Parking Dispute: Police
Earl Hollins was killed during a dispute with Anthony Ray Boyce on Friday, per police
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Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for 2 Venezuelan men accused of killing Texas girl
HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas announced Friday that they will seek the death penalty against two Venezuelan men who are accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl after they had entered the U.S. illegally.
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Alleged carjacker refused to stop at B.C.-U.S. border, leading to interstate highway chase: police
Authorities say an alleged carjacking on the B.C. side of the Peace Arch border led to a long police chase down a Washington state highway Thursday before the driver, who was found to have a machete, was arrested.Around 12:40 p.m. PT, Richmond RCMP said officers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle. The owner of the vehicle was not injured, RCMP said.U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the vehicle, a pickup truck, then sped into the Peace Arch border crossing, which connects Surre
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Luigi Mangione Was 'Cagey' When He Tried to Get Room at Altoona, Pa., Hotel: Clerk
The clerk reportedly told Mangione to return later in the day, when a room would be available
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Brothers Seen Sleeping Outside Detroit Home for Months Were Not Being Punished by Parents, Police Say
"They pull a blanket out of their bookbag, and they lay outside and go to sleep," said a neighbor about the boys
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US jury finds Vegas police fabricated evidence in 2001 killing, awards $34M to exonerated woman
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal jury in Nevada has awarded more than $34 million to a woman who was arrested at age 18, wrongly convicted twice, and served nearly 16 years in a Nevada state prison for a 2001 killing she did not commit.
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Prince William makes unexpected confession about Christmas tradition he doesn't take part in
Prince William and his royal family members adhere to many festive traditions but there is one the future King does not take part in. See photos.
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Victims ‘shocked’ after Biden grants clemency to ‘kids-for-cash’ judge and $54 million embezzler
Victims of major public corruption cases in Pennsylvania and Illinois are angry that President Joe Biden granted clemency this week to the two convicted officials.
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Police investigating Utah mom-fluencer after online uproar over video she posted of her son
The Utah mom influencer behind the viral "17 diapers" trend is being investigated by police after an internet uproar over a video that appeared to show her son flinching.TikToker Hannah Hiatt, previously known online as Nurse Hannah, has since deleted the video, which was filmed in a grocery store and appeared to show her toddler startling and briefly hiding his face as his father walks up to him. As People Magazine reports, the video sparked hundreds of comments from people concerned for the bo
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2 Vietnamese police officials sexually attacked young women on visit to New Zealand, authorities say
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand authorities have “no doubt” that two Vietnamese officials sexually attacked two young female servers at a restaurant during a visit to the country, but were unable to charge the men before they returned to Vietnam, police said Thursday.
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The wife of a Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death moves to end their marriage
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The wife of a Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own drowning so he could leave her and their children and meet a woman in Eastern Europe filed court documents Thursday seeking to end their marriage.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Accused of 'Shocking and Outrageous' Sexual Assaults by 3 Men in New Lawsuits
The three suits, filed in New York state on Thursday, allege the mogul drugged and sexually assaulted three men between 2019 and 2022
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US serviceman sentenced to 5 years for kidnapping and raping Japanese schoolgirl, officials say
A US serviceman was sentenced to five years in prison for kidnapping and raping an underage girl last year, an official from Naha District Court on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa told CNN Friday.
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Man jailed for life for murder of toddler whose body he wheeled round in buggy
Scott Jeff was handed a life sentence for the murder of Isabella Wheildon, two, and must serve at least 26 years.
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California couple shot and killed in Mexico while visiting family, officials say
The couple, identified only as Rafael C. and María Gloria A., were found inside a car riddled with bullet holes in the Michoacán town of Angamacutiro.
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Man accused of killing Edmonton security guard has violent criminal past, parole documents show
The man accused of killing a security guard inside a central Edmonton apartment building last week has an extensive criminal history of violent crimes dating back more than a decade.Harshandeep Singh, 20, who had been on the job only three days, was gunned down early Dec. 6 while patrolling a building in the Central McDougall neighbourhood.Surveillance videos circulating online appear to show the moments leading up the shooting: a man in a yellow security jacket is shoved into a stairwell, then
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Son Allegedly Drives to Sheriff's Office to Turn in Dead Body of Missing Father
Richard Fluegel Sr. was found dead inside a car after his son, Richard Fluegel Jr., allegedly tried to turn his body in