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NYC sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6, including family of Spanish tourists
A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing ...
Sudan faces the world’s worst humanitarian crisis as second anniversary of war nears, UN says
A nearly two-year-old war has engulfed Sudan in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and led the African country to become ...
Tinkering with taxes: Republicans update property tax bill, Democrats want results
The property tax bill released by the Iowa House and Senate ways & means committee chairs was updated Wednesday evening, ...
Movie theaters erupt in chaos as part of ‘Minecraft’ social media trend
Rowdy crowds of young people have been disrupting screenings of the newly released “A Minecraft Movie” around the country as ...
Iowa man accused of secretly filming women changing in Target fitting room
An Iowa man and former assistant girls wrestling coach at Nevada High School has been accused of secretly filming multiple ...
Mourners pay tribute to merengue icon Rubby Pérez, who died in the Dominican roof collapse
Fans and countrymen on Thursday shared their remembrances of Dominican Republic music icon Rubby Pérez, who was among the ...
Trump nominee for public lands post withdraws after her criticism of Jan. 6 Capitol attack surfaces
President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land has withdrawn her ...
US commander warns that China and North Korea’s military aid to Russia creates risks in the Pacific
The top U.S. commander in the Pacific warned senators Thursday that the military support that China and North Korea are ...
Israel releases 10 Palestinians detained from Gaza. They say they suffered abuse
Ten Palestinians detained from Gaza by Israeli troops were freed and returned to the territory on Thursday, saying they had ...
Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs
Facing a deadline from an immigration judge to turn over evidence for its attempted deportation of Columbia University ...
A Los Angeles woman arrested in Russia has been freed in a prisoner swap. Here’s what we know
Moscow has freed a Russian American convicted of treason in exchange for a Russian German man jailed on smuggling charges in ...
83-year-old Ohio woman fulfills lifelong dream of skydiving
Nancy Lykins, 83, lives at StoryPoint Senior Living in Troy and has always dreamed of becoming a skydiver. During a community event, she shared that wish with other StoryPoint residents and employees, ...