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United flight diverted to Memphis due to ‘severe’ turbulence: Airline
(NEW YORK) -- A United Airlines flight en route to Chicago was diverted to Tennessee after experiencing "severe turbulence" Wednesday, the airline said.Seven people were injured, including one who was transported to a local hospital, authorities said.Flight UA1196 encountered "a brief period of severe turbulence" Wednesday afternoon, United Airlines said…
Nevada politician Robert Telles found guilty of killing journalist Jeff German, sentenced to life in prison
(LAS VEGAS) -- A former Nevada politician was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on Wednesday of killing journalist Jeff German in September 2022.As the jury's foreperson read out the guilty verdict, former Clark County public administrator Robert Telles looked down and shook his head.Telles was sentenced…
Police capture ‘aggressive’ water buffalo that had been on the loose for days in Iowa
(NEW YORK) -- Police in Iowa said they have captured a "dangerous," injured water buffalo that had been on the loose since Saturday.The Pleasant Hill Police Department said the animal was transported Wednesday morning to the Iowa State University Veterinary Hospital after being located in Des Moines the previous evening.The…
Police searching for couple, dog missing from nudist community
(REDLANDS, Calf.) -- Police are searching for a couple and their dog who went missing from a California nudist community on Saturday.Stephanie Menard and Daniel Menard were reported missing on Sunday, according to the Redlands Police Department.The couple was last seen at their residence on Olive Dell Ranch -- a…
Former cop accused of killing pregnant woman and staging her death to look like a suicide
(BOSTON) -- A former Massachusetts police officer is accused of killing a pregnant 23-year-old woman who he began sleeping with when she was a teenager and staging her death to look like a suicide, a federal indictment unsealed in Boston on Wednesday alleges.Former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell allegedly strangled…
Parents of car crash victim push for teen driver’s mom to be held accountable
(GROSSE POINT, Mich.) -- The parents of a teenage passenger killed in a high-speed car crash in Michigan are pushing for authorities to charge the mother of the driver.In November 2023, Flynn MacKrell was riding in a car with his then-16-year-old friend who was driving over 100 mph in a…
Parents of car crash victim push for teen driver’s mom to be held accountable
(GROSSE POINT, Mich.) -- The parents of a teenage passenger killed in a high-speed car crash in Michigan are pushing for authorities to charge the mother of the driver.In November 2023, Flynn MacKrell was riding in a car with his then-16-year-old friend who was driving over 100 mph in a…
80-year-old dies falling off boat on rapids trip in Grand Canyon
(GRAND CANYON VILLAGE, Ariz.) -- An 80-year-old man died in Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend after his boat flipped in the Colorado River, marking the 13th person to die in the park this year.The man was on a commercial rapids trip Sunday and fell into the water at…
Motive still a mystery in Trump assassination attempt
(WASHINGTON) -- The FBI has been able to gain extensive analysis on the mindset of the suspected shooter who carried out the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, officials said Wednesday, but it has so far been unable to establish a…
Nevada state official found guilty of killing journalist who exposed corruption in his office
(LAS VEGAS) -- A former Nevada politician was found guilty Wednesday of killing journalist Jeff German in September 2022.As the jury's foreperson read out the verdict, Telles stared downward and shook his head.Prosecutors said former Clark County public administrator Robert Telles, 47, stabbed the Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter to death…