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3 USPS workers charged in kidnapping of coworker that included attempted rape, Manhattan DA says

Three United States Postal Service workers in New York City are accused of dragging an unconscious colleague into a mail truck, where one of them allegedly tried to rape her. Daniel Jean, 38, Kirt Acala, 38, and Edward Chou, 40, are all charged with sexually motivated kidnapping. Jean also faces …

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Angie Stone, soul singer behind hit “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” dies in car crash at 63

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, a member of the all-female hip hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” was killed early Saturday in a car crash. She was 63.  About 4 a.m., the vehicle she was riding in back to Atlanta from …

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Woman set on fire on NYC subway identified as Debrina Kawam, of New Jersey, police say

NEW YORK — The woman who was set on fire and burned to death on a New York City subway car has been identified as Debrina Kawam, of Toms River, New Jersey, police said Tuesday.  New York City Mayor Eric Adams told reporters the victim briefly spent time in the city’s …

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11 arrested during protest at UnitedHealthcare HQ, alleging company is systemically “refusing to approve care”

MINNETONKA, Minn. — Nearly a dozen people were arrested Monday outside UnitedHealthcare headquarters in the western suburb of the Twin Cities, protesting what they allege is the company’s practice of not paying for care. Eleven protesters were arrested by Minnetonka police for blocking the street, according to the People’s Action …

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Illinois cold case victim identified as Ohio woman nearly 50 years after she was killed

MORRIS, Ill. (CBS) – A woman found murdered on the side of a rural road about 50 miles southwest of Chicago in 1976 has been identified, officials announced Thursday. The woman found dead in Grundy County had been nameless. Officials identified her on Thursday as JoAnne “Vicki” Smith, who was …

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Woman says she was stabbed by man in clown mask in laundromat

CHICAGO (CBS) — A crime reported in Chicago last week sounds like a scene out of a horror movie, but a woman in Portage Park said her attack by a man wearing a clown mask was very real. Police said the crime happened at 7:34 p.m. Friday. Erika Gierczak said …

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Muslim Stanford student injured in suspected hate crime hit

PALO ALTO — On Friday an Arab Muslim student at Stanford University was injured in a hit-and-run on campus in what is being investigated by the California Highway Patrol as a hate crime. Shortly before 2 p.m., the Arab student was crossing the street near the student residences at the …

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“For the People”, a comedy set in Minneapolis’ Native community, to debut at Guthrie Theater

MINNEAPOLIS — A groundbreaking comedy featuring Native American voices is debuting at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis this Saturday. “For the People” is the first Native-created play to hit the Guthrie Theater’s big stage in its 60-year history. It’s set in the Minneapolis Native community on Franklin Avenue, also known as …

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Prosecutors: Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann’s cheek swab matches DNA found on pizza box

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — New analysis revealed in court Wednesday appears to link the accused Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect to one of the victims in the case. Rex Heuermann‘s cheek swab was the subject of a court appearance. The 60-year-old walked in with his wrists cuffed behind him, showing a …

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United Airlines pilot Kenneth Henderson Jones charged in bizarre ax attack caught on video in Denver International Airport lot

UPDATE: Denver International Airport ax-wielding pilot case settled A United Airlines pilot has been charged in a bizarre ax attack earlier this month in which he savaged a parking arm at a Denver International Airport employee parking lot, causing an estimated $700 in damage. Police say the pilot, Kenneth Henderson …

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