Not every accomplice gets a say in the matter. A Maryland man allegedly stole a 3-month-old kitten from a pet store, carried her into a nearby bank and asked an employee to hold the animal moments before handing a teller …
Two people are missing, and 17 others were rescued Tuesday from a pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco, authorities said. One of the 17 people pulled from the water was receiving CPR, while one person …
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A man fleeing federal immigration authorities and other federal agents was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Tuesday, authorities said. The unidentified 28-year-old Mexican citizen was among four people in a vehicle that was stopped in a gas station …
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A California man’s alleged drug haul was foiled after he accidentally left behind a backpack containing a massive stash of suspected methamphetamine in a rideshare vehicle, officials said in a news release. The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) said authorities …
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed “Gus” sold for $50.1 million Tuesday at Sotheby’s, becoming the most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever sold at auction, the auction house said. The 67 million-year-old fossil blew past its $20 million to $30 …
Crews worked for a second straight day to rescue nearly 50 bottlenose dolphins stranded in the largest known stranding of the marine mammal in Massachusetts history, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). The organization said reports began …
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A Southern California mother and nurse vanished on her way to pick up her child from summer camp, and authorities are racing to find her. Angelica Brophy, 44, was last seen on July 6 when she went to Harrah’s Resort …
A first date arranged through social media ended in a shallow desert grave, Arizona police say, and the man accused of killing 21-year-old Arianna Bailey Jones allegedly blamed two phantom attackers for her disappearance. Glendale police announced Monday they arrested …
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Two Florida men have been indicted after one of them, disguised as a utility worker, robbed a local family at gunpoint and zip-tied the victims—including a 13-year-old boy—the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Jay El Wilburn, 47, and Alvaughn Parker, 27, …
A California prison inmate condemned to death for the 1979 slaying of his pregnant wife, who was killed days before she was expected to give birth, has died after spending more than 45 years on death row. Jerry T. Bunyard …
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