PA cop-shooting suspect manhunt: $15G in rewards offered
A combined $15,000 in rewards is now being offered in the manhunt for a Pennsylvania cop-shooting suspect whom police are describing as a “danger to the community."
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Camp Pendleton-area evacuations underway as Creek Fire rages
Evacuation orders were in effect at Camp Pendleton in California early Thursday as a wildfire in the area dubbed the Creek Fire grew to cover some 300 acres, according to a report.
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.