A North Carolina woman who vanished more than two decades ago was found alive earlier this year, authorities confirmed — a case an expert says highlights hidden struggles within American families. Michele Hundley Smith, now 63, who was reported missing …

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Some of the documents that helped shape the United States are temporarily leaving Washington, D.C., ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, giving many Americans a rare chance to see them in person. The “Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a …

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Dramatic video captured New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers subduing an 18-year-old counter-protester accused of lighting and throwing a suspected explosive device Saturday during dueling demonstrations just steps from Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor …

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A Bangladeshi national extradited from Malaysia this week is accused of carrying out one of the most prolific online child exploitation schemes the United States has ever seen in a wide-ranging alleged sextortion operation. Prosecutors allege Zobaidul Amin posed as …

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The adopted daughter of former President George W. Bush’s Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a friend after a drunken argument inside a Maryland Airbnb six years ago. …

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Two teens turned their obsession with slasher films into a deadly real-life nightmare. In September 2006, 16-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart, who was house-sitting for relatives in Pocatello, Idaho, was found stabbed to death inside the property. Investigators in the small …

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A North Carolina woman accused of striking a police officer with her car during a street takeover was released on a $3,000 bond just hours after her arrest — a decision law enforcement leaders say sends a troubling message. Tanaezah …

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