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Hero cop dispatched to help 10-year-old who called 911 for help with his math homework
Sheriffs in Wisconsin sprang into action Friday night when a 10-year-old boy called 911 with a dire emergency: math homework.
Dad accused of helping son carry out 'Pike County Massacre' of 8 claims jury pool 'tainted,' wants trial moved
William “Billy” Wagner III, 53, is accused of helping carry out the execution-style murders of his son’s ex-girlfriend Hanna Rhoden and her family amid a custody battle for her young...
Texas drops more migrant-blocking buoys into Rio Grande: 'We won't back down'
Officials in border states are bracing for a possible surge of migrants to the border as illegal crossers rush to try to get into the US before President-elect Trump takes...
How TikTok exposed explosive 'pedophile' teachers scandal at Oregon school — and how administrators knew about it for years
Two teachers at St. Helens High School are charged with sexually abusing nine underage girls over the course of 10 years.
Disney World guests forced to intervene to stop man from pummeling woman in 'domestic violence attack'
Matthew Cameron, 21, began the savage beating in the middle of an outdoor dining area at Disney’s Magic Kingdom theme park in Orlando, authorities said.
Small plane crashes at California race track, injuring 4 during NHRA finale
The crash occurred when the plane attempted to land at an airfield near the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, authorities confirmed.
California mayor rips Gov. Newsom's sanctuary policies after yet another illegal-migrant boat lands in his town: 'Get your act together'
The mayor of Newport Beach, California, blasted Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers after a third straight boatload of illegal migrants washed onto the shores of his town Thursday.
Seattle finally starts throwing shoplifters and other petty criminals in jail for the first time in 4 years
The change reverses pandemic-era restrictions by King County that kept Seattle police from booking all but the most serious misdemeanors into the slammer.
Wife of prominent trans writer hacked father to death with ice ax after Trump's election night victory: cops
When the cops arrived, they found Corey Burke “clapping … because she was so happy.”
California teacher suspended after foul-mouthed classroom rant comparing Trump to Hitler: 'A concentration camp in your lifetime'
“Can you end up in a concentration camp in your lifetime? Yes! Can you end up with no human rights? Yes!” the teacher said.
Houston ICE booted 25 child sex predators in October alone
Among the undocumented pedophiles that ICE sent packing were two known gang members and one Mexican national who had been deported twice before — each time after a sex offense...
Charities are handing out free crack pipes on LA's Skid Row — and addicts just sell them to buy more drugs
That's despite critics asserting there is no direct medical evidence that crack pipe giveaways stop the spread of disease.
How Trump's huge gains with Latino and Asian voters and black men landed him back in the White House
"It is historically unprecedented in the modern era," said GOP pollster and strategist Patrick Ruffini.
Motorsports park where 9-year-old star died in 'freak accident' shuts down over legal battle
Pint-sized star Brooke Carlton suffered fatal injuries in June while riding at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park in Lake Elsinore after a child on another bike crashed into her.
Pregnant woman tried to sell baby on Facebook to 'highest bidder' and shook down adoptive parents: cops
She allegedly demanded $150 from one couple and told them, "Don't text my mf phone again unless its sent."
Wicked stepdad gave gun to stepson and told him to 'do what he had to do' in vicious murder of NY teenager: prosecutors
The stepfather of the killer of a Mount Vernon teen has been charged with murder for allegedly handing his stepson a gun and telling him to “do what he had...
Twin meteor showers to light up the sky on the eve of Election Day: 'Fireball'
Two sister meteor showers are currently lighting up the night sky and will peak on two different days this month, including the early morning of Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Spain’s king and queen pelted with mud by furious crowds over deadly floods
A crowd of enraged survivors hurled clots of mud left by storm-spawned flooding at the Spanish royal couple on Sunday during their first visit to the epicenter of their nation’s deadliest natural disaster in...
Iran student strips, walks around in underwear in apparent protest of strict hijab laws leading to allegedly violent arrest
A female student in Iran was arrested for stripping down and strutting around campus in her underwear in protest of an alleged assault for not wearing a hijab in school.
Hero dad 'pillar in community' dies throwing himself in front of runaway car to save family
A California father has died from his wounds after shoving his family out of the path of a runaway car, taking the hit himself.