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iStock(SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla.) -- A man shot and killed his son-in-law who jumped out of the bushes to surprise him for his birthday, in what the local sheriff called a "horrible accident."The father-in-law, Richard Dennis, will not face charges, authorities said.The incident began when 37-year-old Christoper Bergan, who lives in Norway, arrived at a Florida airport around 11 p.m. Tuesday and then headed directly to his father-in-law's house in […]

iStock(VANCOUVER, Wash.) -- One person is dead after three people were shot at an apartment building in downtown Vancouver, Washington, on Thursday afternoon.The two other victims are in satisfactory condition, according to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.Police massed at Smith Tower, where the shooter opened fired in the lobby of the building, authorities said.The shooter has been taken into custody after a short standoff with police, police said. After […]

iStock(CINCINNATI) -- Cincinnati is slated to become the next city to ban discrimination against natural hair as it relates to employment and housing opportunities as well as public accommodations.On Wednesday, Cincinnati City Council member Chris Seelbach announced plans of the new law."I'm introducing historic, first city in the country, legislation today to add 'natural hair' to our city's non-discrimination policy," Seelbach wrote on Twitter."After hearing that California passed a similar […]

iStock(NEW YORK) -- A New York City man was released from prison after a quarter-century behind bars on Thursday after prosecutors asked to throw out his murder conviction."I feel great!" said Carlos Weeks, who is now 46, as he stood between his two attorneys in front of Brooklyn Supreme Court."There's absolutely, absolutely, no words to give back the years Mr. Weeks served," Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Dineen Riviezzo said in […]

(PHILADELPHIA) -- iStockA Philadelphia nonprofit's plan to open a safe-injection site, where drug users can inject under medical supervision, does not violate federal drug laws, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.Although it's likely the ruling will be appealed, it's a major setback to the Justice Department. The agency sued the nonprofit Safehouse earlier this year, arguing that opening such a site violated part of the Controlled Substances Act known as the […]

iStock(NEW YORK) -- She is living a teenager's dream with a twist: being crowned homecoming queen two years after surviving a shot to the back of her head.17-year-old Deserae Turner was shot in the back of the head and left in a canal by two teenage boys, one of whom she was friends with, in February 2017. She was found by two family friends 8 hours later and rushed to […]

ABC(NEW YORK) -- Those who knew Muhlaysia Booker say she's the type of person who can instantly brighten your day.“She’s very infectious,” said Jessica Anderson, one of Booker’s best friends. “I don’t care if you’re in the worst mood…she’s most definitely going to bring you out of that.”Booker, 22, an out and proud trans woman from Dallas, has been a beacon for other trans women who admire her.“I have been […]

Dave Colavecchio/Twitter(WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn.) -- A man fulfilling his bucket list was one of the seven people killed when a World War II plane crashed at Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Connecticut.The vintage Boeing B-17 crashed minutes after taking off Wednesday. The plane crashed at the end of a runway while trying to land, sending plumes of smoke into the air.Among those killed was Robert Riddell, a loving husband and […]

Galveston Police Department(GALVESTON, Texas) -- The body camera footage of a pair of white police officers on horseback walking a handcuffed black man by rope through the streets of a Texas town, has been released.The Aug. 3 arrest of Donald Neely prompted immediate outcry when photos of the incident first circulated, and now there is renewed interest in the case after the city of Galveston's release of the video.The footage […]