Six of the 13 Turpin siblings who were rescued in 2018 from a life of captivity in their parents’ Perris, California, home have filed a lawsuit against Riverside County and the private foster care agency tasked with protecting them, alleging they suffered “severe abuse and neglect” for years in foster […]
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Dog rescued by authorities, good Samaritan after being thrown off bridge into river
A dog nicknamed Aquaman is lucky to be alive after being rescued by a good Samaritan and officials from the New York Fire Department when it was reportedly thrown off a bridge and into the Harlem River. The distressing incident occurred on Tuesday when Marine 4 from the New York […]
10 soldiers struck by lightning at Army base in Georgia
Ten soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve were struck by a lightning bolt while on a range at Fort Gordon, Georgia, according to the Army base. “We know there were injuries, but we don’t know the extent of those injuries,” base spokesperson Anne Bowman told ABC News. Bowman said the […]
Man saves 5 from house fire; jumps out window to save baby
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — An Indiana man who ran into a burning home and saved five people, including a 6-year-old girl he jumped out of a second-floor window with, says he’s no hero and that the serious injuries he suffered were “all worth it.” Nick Bostic, 25, of Lafayette, was driving […]
California beachfront taken from Black couple given to heirs
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Los Angeles County officials on Wednesday presented the deed to prime California oceanfront property to the heirs of a Black couple who built a beach resort for African Americans but were harassed and finally stripped of the land nearly a century ago. The event marked the […]
State’s 6-week abortion ban to go into effect immediately in ‘unorthodox’ ruling
Georgia’s so-called “heartbeat law” can go into effect, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday, making the state the latest to institute a six-week ban on abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. The court additionally allowed the ban to take effect immediately — instead of […]
Secret memo links citizenship question to apportionment
Trump officials tried to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census in a move experts said would benefit Republicans despite initial doubts among some in the administration that it was legal, according to an investigative report released Wednesday by a congressional oversight committee. The report offers a smoking gun […]
Secret memo links citizenship question to apportionment
Trump officials tried to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census in a move experts said would benefit Republicans despite initial doubts among some in the administration that it was legal, according to an investigative report released Wednesday by a congressional oversight committee. The report offers a smoking gun […]
Jury: Tesla just 1% to blame for teen driver’s fiery crash
MIAMI — A jury in Florida has found Tesla just 1% negligent in a fiery crash that killed two teens, for disabling a speed limiter on the electric car. Tuesday’s verdict placed 90% of the blame on the driver, Barrett Riley, and 9% on his father, James Riley, who brought […]
Jury: Tesla just 1% to blame for teen driver’s fiery crash
MIAMI — A jury in Florida has found Tesla just 1% negligent in a fiery crash that killed two teens, for disabling a speed limiter on the electric car. Tuesday’s verdict placed 90% of the blame on the driver, Barrett Riley, and 9% on his father, James Riley, who brought […]