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Karen Read’s lawyer says Clancy defense attorney may be ‘cut from a different cloth’ as deliberations drag on
One of Karen Read’s former defense attorneys praised Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer for his work as jurors…
Lindsay Clancy jury wraps day 6 with bombshell one-juror standoff, deliberations to resume Friday
The jury deciding Lindsay Clancy’s fate ended a dramatic sixth day of deliberations Thursday without a…
Officials identify victims killed, officers injured in Minneapolis apartment shooting
Minnesota officials released the identities of the victims involved in Wednesday’s Minneapolis apartment shooting that left…
Israeli medics train US synagogues how to respond to attacks, as high holidays approach
Jewish communities across the U.S. are ramping up their security measures and emergency preparation ahead of…
‘This is real bad’: 911 call reveals frantic moments after autistic daughter, 5, vanished in South Carolina
A 911 call made moments after a 5-year-old autistic girl disappeared from a South Carolina rental…
Judge tosses federal lawsuit against state, clearing path for boys in female sports and more top headlines
1. Judge clears path for boys in female sports 2. Feminist writer and activist Gloria Steinem dead…
Social media is Lindsay Clancy wild card that could tilt potential retrial to the defense, retired judge says
If Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial ends in a mistrial, her defense could hold an unusual advantage…
NYPD searches for suspect who threw furniture at 90-year-old woman on sidewalk
Police are searching for a suspect after a 90-year-old woman was attacked while walking along a…
What is a Tuey-Rodriguez charge? Judge gives instruction to deadlocked Lindsay Clancy jury
A Massachusetts judge overseeing the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy gave jurors a Tuey-Rodriguez charge Wednesday…
Dramatic video shows SWAT vehicle ramming tractor during tense Oregon standoff
Video captured the dramatic moment a SWAT team rammed its vehicle into a tractor during a…
Steel Across America tour lands at Fenway Park ahead of 25th anniversary of 9/11
The Tunnel to Towers Steel Across America tour landed at Boston’s Fenway Park Wednesday night, giving…
Burning Man murder mystery deepens as new details emerge 1 year after desert festival killing
A year after a man was found stabbed to death inside a tent at Burning Man…
Suburban Illinois boy dies in suspected domestic homicide as neighbors fear another Lindsay Clancy case
A 2-year-old boy died Tuesday after police were called to a Frankfort, Illinois, home, where officers…
Judge in accused assassin Tyler Robinson’s case explains why death penalty remains on table in written order
PROVO, Utah — When ruling that the death penalty will remain on the table in the…
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, September 3rd
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When gunman forced his way into Virginia elementary school, superintendent says lockdown procedures worked
A 19-year-old gunman got inside a Virginia elementary school about 30 miles west of Charlottesville on…
“Motherji,” by Akhil Sharma
Radha’s son, Kookoo, had died of alcoholism. Near the end, he turned yellow and his feet…
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