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Reliving a ‘horrific nightmare’: Sierra LaMar retrial could look very different
53+ min ago (1100+ words) Sierra LaMar's body was never found. But her family had found a measure of peace in the years since a jury convicted Antolin Garcia Torres of kidnapping the 15-year-old Morgan Hill teen from a bus stop and killing her. Friday's…...
Walmart shopper sues after partly cooked bread expanded inside him
3+ week, 3+ day ago (173+ words) A Colorado man is suing over the distress he suffered after eating take-and-bake bread without baking it. The lawsuit " filed Feb. 3, with Walmart and Anthony & Sons Italian Bakery as defendants " claims a sell-by sticker obscured the instruction that the bread…...
Cal State soccer player dies after nearly six weeks in ICU following e-scooter crash
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (700+ words) A Cal State Fullerton women's soccer player died on Nov. 7 following nearly six weeks in the ICU after a box truck hit her and a teammate while they were riding e-scooters off campus, the university announced. Lauren Turner, a sophomore…...
4 dead in shooting that injured others after homecoming football game in Mississippi, official says
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (224+ words) The shootings happened occurred in the downtown area of the small town of Leland, Mississippi, where people had gathered following the game, said Mississippi state Sen. Derrick Simmons, who represents people in that region. Simmons said he was confident the…...
Mississippi police await autopsy results for Black student found hanged at Delta State
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (537+ words) By SOPHIE BATES, Associated Press The 21-year-old student was found near the campus pickleball courts early Monday. While police have said they saw no evidence of foul play, his family is demanding answers and has hired prominent civil rights attorney…...
Dog mauling at California animal shelter sparks negligence suit from volunteer
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (474+ words) The dog, named Blaze, bit Moncur 18 times, mauling her so badly that she lost consciousness and suffered what her attorney called "extremely serious injuries, physically and psychologically." Her screams went unheard and only inflamed the animal, alleges a negligence lawsuit…...
4 of the FBI’s Most Wanted were caught this year. Here’s who is still on the list.
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (417+ words) The capture of a Texas mother suspected of killing her young son marked the fourth apprehension this year of a suspect on the FBI's list of 10 most wanted fugitives. The notably busy year for turnover on the list has seen…...
South Bay residents protest Trump administration in honor of civil rights leader John Lewis
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (590+ words) South Bay Area residents protested the Trump administration Thursday in downtown San Jose as part of a wave of demonstrations across the country on the fifth anniversary of former congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis's passing. Organized by the…...
Miss Manners: Our school’s teacher appreciation week is so tacky
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (464+ words) Miss Manners: It comes across as "Buy us stuff and tell us how great we are!" DEAR MISS MANNERS: My child's school is having a staff appreciation week, which isn't a bad idea, given the effort they put in and…...
Hundreds of federal offices across the US could begin closing this summer at DOGE’s behest
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (1049+ words) By RYAN J. FOLEY, JOSHUA GOODMAN and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER | Associated Press Federal agencies will begin to vacate hundreds of offices across the country this summer under a frenetic and error-riddled push by Elon Musk's budget-cutting advisers to terminate leases that they…...