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Fugitive former Upstate NY politician found limping on roadside in Ohio: report
A former upstate New York politician who fled before his 1997 jail sentencing was found by police limping on the side of an Ohio road this week, a report said.
New Hampshire trooper in stable condition after being shot; suspect dead
A New Hampshire state trooper was in stable condition in a hospital Wednesday night after becoming involved in a confrontation with a male suspect who was killed, authorities said.
Nevada charter school’s students were instructed to link aspects of their identity with oppression: lawsuit
A publicly funded charter school in Nevada created a hostile environment for students by instructing them to associate aspects of their identity with oppression, a new lawsuit alleges.
This Day in History: Dec. 24
Tom Cruise marries Nicole Kidman. The Federal Reserve grants a request by the financing arm of General Motors to tap the government’s $700 billion rescue fund, bolstering GM’s ability to survive.
Columbus, Ohio, officials release police video of fatal shooting of Black man with cellphone in hand
Officials in Columbus, Ohio released police body camera footage that shows the fatal shooting of a 47-year-old man in a garage while holding a cell phone, the second shooting of a Black man in the area by authorities this month.
Windows at North Dakota senator’s office smashed by ax-wielding vandal
Authorities in Fargo, N.D., said Wednesday that they have identified an ax-wielding suspect who smashed windows at the office of a Republican senator.
California COVID-19 patient fatally beats 82-year-old hospital roommate for praying, authorities say
A coronavirus patient allegedly beat his 82-year-old hospital roommate to death with an oxygen tank in California last week because he was upset with his Catholic prayers, according to authorities.
Four recent high school grads killed when driver fleeing police slams into car
Four New York City-area teenagers who recently graduated high school were killed Tuesday when the car they were traveling in was struck by another whose driver was evading the police, resulting in his death as well, police said.