Boy's death in Kentucky flooding raises questions about why school district didn't cancel classes

A 9-year-old boy was found dead in Kentucky after officials say he was swept away by floodwaters while walking to his school bus stop

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Hegseth is to travel to Panama for meetings following Trump's demands for the canal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama next week to meet its leaders following recent U.S. allegations of Chinese interference in the operations of the critical Panama Canal shipping lane

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A list of the largest settlements reached by organizations and victims of sexual abuse

Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959

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US, Chinese military officials hold talks on maritime security in bid to lower risks

U.S. and Chinese military officials have met for their first working-level talks since President Donald Trump took office for the second time

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Death toll from the wildfires that tore through the Los Angeles area reaches 30

Nearly three months after two wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, officials say the combined death toll from the blazes has reached 30

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Detroit-area house explodes, killing a woman and blasting a man to the front yard

An explosion has destroyed a house in suburban Detroit, killing a woman who was trapped in the rubble

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A third defendant pleads guilty to juror bribery in massive Minnesota food fraud case

A third defendant has pleaded guilty for his role in an attempt to bribe a juror with $120,000 in exchange for acquittals in a massive COVID-related fraud case in Minnesota

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Man gets six months in jail for vandalizing an Islamic center at Rutgers University

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to six months in jail for breaking into a Rutgers University Islamic center on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr and vandalizing it

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This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood

Weather forecasts sometimes warn of storms that can unleash such unusual rainfall that they are described as 100-year or even 500-year floods

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Michigan's top court says police can't search cars solely because of marijuana odor

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the odor of marijuana alone isn't reason enough for police to search a car without a warrant

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Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial

A judge in Boston is holding an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while he was on trial

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New York to release some prison inmates early over shortage of guard staff

New York state prisons will release some inmates early because the system does not have enough corrections officers, weeks after the state fired more than 2,000 guards who went on strike over poor working conditions

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Battle over trans athletes' participation in girls sports comes to California Capitol

A committee in the California legislature plans to vote on bills Tuesday that would restrict transgender athletes from participating in girls sports

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