Atlanta police responded Sunday afternoon to reports of a shooting that left one person injured at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The incident involved a male who suffered an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. The shooting occurred in the pre-security …

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A Yale professor is speaking publicly for the first time since her 81-year-old father was arrested in connection with the 1982 killing of her mother, a case that remained unsolved for more than four decades. According to a Nov. 24 …

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The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a sanctioned oil tanker near Venezuela as President Donald Trump intensifies his pressure campaign against Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro with a sweeping blockade targeting illicit oil shipments. “The United States Coast Guard is in …

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A Hawaii fisherman is speaking out after a shocking encounter in the water left him fighting for his life — and relying on instincts he never expected to use. The 22-year-old diver says what began as a routine day in …

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A prestigious all-girls boarding school in Massachusetts, where students pay up to $79,000 a year for tuition and room and board, is facing a sweeping sexual-abuse scandal after a newly released independent investigation found decades of misconduct by multiple employees …

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Alex Murdaugh’s defense team is “cautiously optimistic” that the disgraced former South Carolina attorney could win a new trial when the state Supreme Court hears arguments in February, his lawyer Dick Harpootlian said. Harpootlian, who represents Murdaugh alongside attorney Jim …

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A massive power outage plunged large swaths of San Francisco into darkness Saturday, knocking out electricity to about 130,000 homes and businesses and leaving self-driving cars stalled in city streets. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. did not immediately say what …

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Heart-pounding video shows the moment a shoplifting suspect allegedly tried to shoot an Ohio police officer at point-blank range inside a Walmart — only to be stopped when his gun appeared to malfunction and a store security worker intervened. The …

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Two Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies were caught on camera rescuing two paragliders from drowning on Friday after they fell in the fog-covered ocean near Malibu. Bodycan footage from one of the deputies showed them racing into action after responding to …

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While cruise ships have long served as a favorite of Americans looking for a vacation, headlines highlighting violent crimes have marred the industry for decades.  Over the years, stories of lawlessness on cruises have both captivated and horrified travelers, with …

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