An underperforming California school district is dishing out nearly $300,000 to partner with a group to teach a rap-based curriculum to students, sparking “troubling” concerns, the Justice Department said.  The Merced City School District, one of the state’s lower-performing school …

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What began as a grim discovery inside a Southern California apartment has exploded into a coast-to-coast case — one Murrieta police say is “unusual” for their community, with investigators alleging a murder-for-hire plot tied to a victim’s ex-girlfriend and three …

Ex-girlfriend, 3 others nabbed in killing tied to alleged murder-for-hire plot in ‘unusual’ case: police Read more »

Newly released video reveals the disturbing moment an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck on a runway at New York City’s LaGuardia airport, killing both pilots on board.  The video posted by FDNY Response Videos shows the jet …

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Dozens of spring breakers across two popular beach destinations ended up in handcuffs over the weekend as authorities continue to crack down on the mayhem wreaking havoc up and down the Sunshine State’s shores.  Fort Lauderdale logged nine arrests related …

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A “habitual” offender was caught on-camera driving backwards on a busy Florida roadway, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Department said. The department said “multiple callers” reported that a driver in a silver sedan was driving backwards along SR 100, a busy …

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Spanish authorities investigating the death of a 20-year-old University of Alabama student who vanished after a night out with friends while on spring break in Barcelona are not currently pursuing criminal charges as officials await final toxicology results following a …

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A passenger aboard the Air Canada jet that collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport Sunday night described the instant of the deadly runway impact, saying the pilot “did the best thing he could” in the moment. Jack Cabot, …

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The illegal immigrant accused of murdering a college student in Chicago has a criminal record and entered the U.S. under the Biden administration, according to officials. Twenty-five-year-old Jose Medina, a Venezuelan national, was arrested on Friday after he allegedly killed …

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The illegal immigrant accused of murdering a college student in Chicago has a criminal record and entered the U.S. under the Biden administration, according to officials. 25-year-old Jose Medina, a Venezuelan national, was arrested on Friday after he allegedly killed …

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Chris Watts’ 2018 guilty plea may have closed the legal case, but for Shanann’s family, the tragedy morphed into years of relentless online vitriol and defamation. Nearly eight years later, her relatives say they endured a persistent wave of online …

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