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The Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis said Monday that it will toughen its trespassing policies as part of a settlement with the family of a boy who was severely injured when a man with a history of causing disturbances at the mall threw the child from a third-floor balcony. …

Indiana’s Republican attorney general may continue to investigate an Indianapolis doctor who spoke publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio, a judge ruled Friday. An attempt to block a probe by Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office was rejected by Marion County Judge Heather Welch. …

Children’s clothing manufactured by Bentex has been recalled due to lead paint, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The clothing sets feature Disney characters and were sold at TJ Maxx, Ross, DD’s Discount, Burlington, Army & Airforce Exchange Service and other retail stores nationwide, according to Bentex.  They were also …

It was the tragic story of Specialist Vanessa Guillén that inspired Staff Sgt. Kacie Suchanek to go public with allegations of sexual assault by another member of the Air National Guard.  “When it happened to me, she was the first thing that popped up in my mind,” Suchanek told CBS …

Ten United States senators are seeking an update on a series of auto safety improvements called for in the landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure bill, which was signed into law one year ago today. The senators’ letter inquires about the status of a total of 10 safety improvements called for in the …

An American woman who contracted uterine cancer after using chemical hair straightening products sold by L’Oreal USA sued the company on Friday. The complaint, filed in Illinois federal court, alleges that the woman’s cancer diagnosis “was directly and proximately caused by her regular and prolonged exposure to phthalates and other …

Salman Rushdie’s agent says the author has lost sight in one eye and the use of a hand as he recovers from an attack by a man who rushed the stage at one of the author’s August literary events in western New York, according to a published report. Literary agent …

Five people, including an off-duty police officer, were killed, and two more wounded in a shooting Thursday evening in a residential neighborhood in Raleigh, North Carolina. A suspect, described as a 15-year-old White male, has been taken into custody and was in critical condition Friday morning, the city’s police chief …

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a supporter of Donald Trump who has espoused the former president’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, said he was served a federal subpoena Tuesday and that his phone was seized by federal agents. Lindell claimed in a video posted online Tuesday that FBI …

Memphis, Tennessee — Police in Tennessee said Sunday that an arrest has been made in connection with the abduction of Eliza Fletcher, a jogger from Memphis who went missing last week. The Memphis Police Department said 38-year-old Cleotha Abston has been charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence …