Melted remains of an old car tire. Heavily burned trees. A charred stump of an abandoned utility pole. Investigators are examining these and other pieces of evidence as they seek to solve the mystery of last month’s deadly Maui wildfire: How did a small, wind-whipped fire sparked by downed power …
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The discovery of thousands of illegally dumped tires is threatening to further delay the dredging of a Philadelphia-area river used by rowing clubs as a regatta racecourse, according to federal authorities. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says that more than 3,000 tires have been hauled out of the Schuylkill …
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A suspected robber armed with a hammer was fatally shot when he allegedly tried to rob a California gun store. The Livermore Police Department said that before 2:30 p.m. Sunday, a man “wearing a mask, a hooded sweatshirt pulled over his head and gloves” who was “acting suspicious” entered East …
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New 911 call audio released by officials in Massachusetts reveals a frantic search to rescue Barack Obama’s personal chef who fell off a paddleboard near the former president’s estate on Martha’s Vineyard. Tafari Campbell, 45, went missing while paddleboarding in the Edgartown Great Pond on Martha’s Vineyard on July 23. …
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday that a person of interest in relation to threats of a mass shooting and antisemitic violence at Cornell University had been identified by law enforcement. “This individual is currently in New York State Police custody for questioning,” Hochul wrote on X, formerly …
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An observant parent in Pennsylvania made a disturbing discovery after taking a bite from their child’s Halloween candy, alerting police to a sewing needle planted inside the sugary treat. According to the Silver Spring Township Police Department, 7:03 p.m. Tuesday — Halloween — officers were dispatched to the first block …
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An elderly Jewish man attending a pro-Israel rally in California has died after a “physical altercation” with a pro-Palestinian protester, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department announced on Monday evening. Deputies responded to reports of a battery at a demonstration on Westlake and Thousand Oaks Boulevards after a verbal altercation broke …
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The FBI said early Wednesday it had taken a suspect into custody in connection with a series of shooting incidents in suburban Maryland this week, including one in which gunfire damaged a building on the National Security Agency’s campus. The Baltimore Sun, citing an FBI spokeswoman, reported that authorities believe …
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Virginia says it has offered to house Iraqi artifacts to protect them from destruction by the Islamic State group. The foundation says its president, Mitchell Reiss, made the offer to a team of Iraqi archeologists and museum experts who visited earlier this …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Trembling and with their tails between their legs, the dozens of dogs rescued from a South Korean meat farm were in rough shape both physical and mentally when they arrived in Northern California this week to start new lives. Fifty-seven dogs and puppies were rescued from a …
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