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Minneapolis man ‘devastated’ by police shooting of his bride-to-be

iStock/Thinkstock(MINNEAPOLIS) -- A Minneapolis man who says he's heartbroken and "devastated" after his bride-to-be was shot and killed by police this weekend is "desperate for information" in the shooting.Here's what we know about the deadly Saturday encounter. The shootingJust before 11:30 p.m. Saturday, two Minneapolis police officers "responded to a 911 call of a possible assault," and "at one point an officer fired their weapon, fatally striking a woman," according […]

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Rescued boater Nathan Carman’s family claims he killed grandfather, seeks to block inheritance

Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(WINDSOR, Conn.) -- The family of a 23-year-old man who was found after seven days missing at sea is trying to prevent him from inheriting millions following his wealthy grandfather’s homicide.Attorneys for the aunts of Nathan Carman filed a petition Monday that alleges he killed his grandfather “out of malice and greed” and asks the court to block the sizeable inheritance he now stands […]

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12-year-old girl dies after being run over by father in boating accident, police say

Google(BRIDGEWATER, N.H.) -- A 12-year-old girl was killed after being run over by a power boat piloted by her father, according to the New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol.Zoe Anderson was learning to water ski this morning on Newfound Lake in Bridgewater, New Hampshire, when she fell, police said in a press release. Her father, Sherwood Anderson, was steering the boat back toward where she had fallen when "his attention […]

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Deadly Arizona flash flooding was exacerbated by environmental factors

iStock/Thinkstock(PAYSON, Ariz.) -- The deadly flooding in Arizona that killed at least nine people from a single family this weekend was a "textbook definition" of desert-region flash flooding, according to an ABC News meteorologist.The flooding took place in the area of the Cold Springs swimming hole in the town of Payson, Arizona on Saturday afternoon, officials said. A search-and-rescue operation has resumed this morning for one person, according to the […]

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Mom hopes composite sketch will help crack unsolved killings of Indiana teens

Indiana State Police (DELPHI, Ind.) -- Indiana State Police Monday released a composite sketch of a man believed to be connected to the unsolved killings of eighth-graders Abby Williams and Libby German, and Abby's mother says she hopes this is the "piece of the puzzle" that will lead to an arrest.Abby, 13, and Libby, 14, who became good friends as teammates on their seventh-grade volleyball team, were enjoying a day […]

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At least nine dead in Arizona flash flood this weekend

iStock/Thinkstock(PAYSON, Ariz.) -- A search-and-rescue operation will resume Monday morning after nine people from a single family, including several children, died and others went missing in a flash flood incident along the Verde River in Arizona on Saturday, according to the Gila County Sheriff’s office.A large group of people were at the river swimming in the area of the Cold Springs swimming hole in the town of Payson, Arizona on […]

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Rescued family says ‘thank you’ to good Samaritans who formed human chain

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The good Samaritans who formed a human chain off the coast of Florida to rescue swimmers caught in a rip current were reunited Monday with the parents of the family they saved.“Ya’ll were the angels that day that saved my family,” a tearful Roberta Ursrey said Monday on ABC News' Good Morning America after hugging the strangers who jumped in the ocean to help. “Without ya’ll […]

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Hundreds gather to celebrate the life of NJ teen missing since December

Lindsey Bahr(NEPTUNE CITY, N.J.) -- About 1,000 members of the Neptune City, New Jersey, community gathered on Saturday to attend a memorial and celebration of the life of Sarah Stern, who disappeared on Dec. 2, 2016, at age 19.Sarah Stern’s father, Michael Stern, told ABC News that Sarah, his vivacious, artistic, light-hearted daughter and only child, would have wanted the event to be more celebration than requiem. And he says […]

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‘Life-long Democrat’ Fred Hubbell formally enters race for governor

A sixth Democrat has officially entered the race for governor. Fred Hubbell, a retired businessman from Des Moines, has been attending candidate forums, but Hubbell released a video message this afternoon to formally kick off his campaign. “I’ve never been a politician. I’ve never run for political office,” Hubbell said in the video. “The only […]Powered by WPeMatico

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