A man and a woman in North Carolina were arrested on child abuse charges after six children were rescued from a “filthy” home, including one child who was kept in a dog kennel. Lacy Douglas Hocutt Jr., 34, and Rachelleigh …

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An illegal immigrant from Guatemala accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old Long Island, N.Y., girl he was babysitting has been charged with rape, federal authorities said Thursday.  Carlos Aguilar Reynoso is charged with predatory sex assault against a child, vaginal …

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NASA’s Artemis II crew fired the Orion spacecraft’s main engine, committing the mission to a trajectory toward the moon just one day after launching into deep space. The translunar injection burn, which lasted several minutes, is the most critical engine …

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A jealous ex-boyfriend allegedly plotted a horrifying acid attack that left a young New York college student burned and disfigured — then mocked her injuries afterward, prosecutors say. Shaquille Coke, 31, pleaded not guilty at his March 24 arraignment in …

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Prosecutors pressed the Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife during a tense cross-examination Thursday, challenging his account of a violent confrontation on an Oahu hiking trail. Gerhardt Konig, who testified the day before that his wife attacked …

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it arrested several illegal aliens convicted of crimes including arson, drug trafficking and burglary as part of ongoing enforcement efforts across the country. The agency said nearly 70% of those arrested were individuals who …

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The father of one victim of the “Texas Killing Fields” cold case says he unknowingly met the newly indicted suspect many times before his arrest. James Dolphs Elmore Jr., 61, is charged with manslaughter and felony tampering with evidence in …

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The son of one of the longest serving Republicans in Congress faces child pornography and other serious charges after allegedly engaging in inappropriate conduct with a 15-year-old girl in Florida. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said 38-year-old Patrick Rainey Young, …

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A Florida man was arrested after human remains were discovered inside two suitcases in a remote area, authorities said. According to Brevard County Sheriff’s Office booking records, Lucas Sander Jones, 19, of Indialantic, was initially arrested on charges including tampering …

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