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Authorities are searching for a Washington state father of 3 dead girls
A man in central Washington state is wanted on suspicion of murder after his three young daughters were reported missing and then found dead. Authorities asked the public Tuesday for help finding Travis Decker, 32, who is wanted for three counts of murder and kidnapping, according to police in Wenatchee, about 100 miles (160 kilometers)…
Residential treatment school closes in North Carolina after deaths of 2 girls
A residential treatment school for girls in the North Carolina mountains has closed after a state investigation and the deaths of two of its students who took their own lives. Asheville Academy announced Tuesday that it released all of its students from its Weaverville campus this past weekend, saying the decision to voluntarily close was…
Iowa amusement park’s former owner settles lawsuit over 11-year-old’s drowning
An Iowa amusement park’s former operator has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an 11-year-old boy who drowned on a water ride in 2021. A company that previously owned Adventureland park in the Des Moines suburb of Altoona, along with its former CEO and three managers,…
Trump, pushing for Ciattarelli, says NJ ‘ready to pop out of blue horror show’
TRENTON, N.J. — President Donald Trump on Monday implored voters in New Jersey’s primary for governor to support Republican Jack Ciattarelli when early in-person voting begins Tuesday and said the state was ready for a change after years of Democratic control. The president, who has golf clubs around the state and frequently stays at his…
Man accused of framing other with Trump threat letters for deportation
MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin man is facing charges accusing him of forging a letter threatening President Donald Trump’s life in an effort to get another man deported. Prosecutors said in a criminal complaint filed Monday that Demetric D. Scott was behind a letter sent to state and federal officials with the return address and name…
ICE chief defends agents’ use of masks, decries sanctuary jurisdictions
BOSTON — The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday defended his tactics against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed as they ramp up arrests toward President Donald Trump’s promises of mass deportations. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said he was “deeply upset” by an ICE operation at a popular Italian restaurant…
To avoid blackouts, Trump admin keeps another aging power plant online through summer
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The U.S. Department of Energy has ordered another power plant, this time an oil and gas plant in Pennsylvania, to keep its turbines running through the hottest summer months as a precaution against electricity shortfalls in the 13-state mid-Atlantic grid. The department’s order to the grid operator, PJM Interconnection, regarding the Eddystone…
Baltimore schools sued for failing to protect students from a predatory teacher
BALTIMORE — Three women are suing Baltimore’s public school system, alleging they were sexually abused by a special education teacher decades ago while administrators failed to protect students from his predatory behavior. One of the plaintiffs was 14 when she alleges the teacher, whom the lawsuit names as Alvin Hunt, raped and impregnated her, according…
Crash on pedestrian-heavy main strip in Tennessee’s Gatlinburg injures 7
Seven people, including two pedestrians, have been injured in a multivehicle crash in the Tennessee tourist town of Gatlinburg GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Seven people, including two pedestrians, were injured in a multivehicle crash in the Tennessee tourist town of Gatlinburg on Sunday. The accident occurred at about 4:20 p.m., when a minivan travelling through the…
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to a state ban on assault weapons, semiautomatic rifles that are popular among gun owners and have also been used in multiple mass shootings. The justices turned down a case against a Maryland law passed after the 2012 shooting at…