The Texas Board of Education gave final approval to changes to the state’s high school social studies curriculum, a controversial move that will impact how students are taught about Islam and Christianity. The amended social studies curriculum, which covers U.S. …
Officials in Colorado said a climber suffered a fatal fall Sunday after scaling a towering peak south of Aspen. The tragic incident occurred on Castle Peak, which reaches a steep elevation of 14,272 feet in the Elk Mountains, according to …
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U.S. forces on Monday sank a floating refueling vessel used by an Ecuadorian organized crime ring, officials said. Forces with Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTFWH) interdicted the refueling vessel used for “at-sea drug trafficking operations” in the Eastern Pacific …
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A dispute that began at a Jimmy John’s restaurant in St. Louis ended with a 14-year-old girl shot in the leg and a restaurant employee facing charges for allegedly opening fire on a vehicle carrying the teen, according to police …
Military prosecutors will move ahead with the trial against the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks without a key confession, a decision made to avoid further delays in the long-awaited proceedings scheduled for 2028. The federal government has decided not …
Federal regulators said the two crew members aboard the Amazon cargo jet that crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday survived the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) provided the update during a Sunday press conference after officials said the …
Erik and Lyle Menendez have been granted a parole hearing for next year, a year earlier than previously expected. The brothers, who were both convicted of the Aug. 20, 1989, shotgun slayings of their parents, Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” …
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An Alabama woman accused of causing a deadly crash while driving a school bus experienced a medical crisis during the accident, her supporters reportedly said. Theresa McCloud, 75, faces charges of vehicular homicide and criminal negligence for the Nov. 18, …
A Miami steakhouse manager allegedly emerged from his luxury apartment covered in blood and clutching a knife before telling police he had acted in self-defense after his mother was found stabbed to death inside. Stefano Eduardo Cremasco-Cicero, 36, told officers, …
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Two men died within roughly 24 hours at Burning Man as tens of thousands of “burners” gathered in the Nevada desert for the final days of the famed festival. One of the men, identified as 60-year-old Craigh Mann, was found …