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sonsam/iStock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- A toxic chemical has been found in drinking water systems that serve about 7.5 million California residents, according to a report by a nonprofit environmental organization.Variants of the chemical PFAS, nicknamed the "forever chemical" because it does not break down once released into the environment, have been detected in water sources for 74 communities within the Golden State, a review of the latest state data by the […]

MivPiv/iStock(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) -- The Brooklyn, New York, federal lockup that left almost 1,700 inmates in below-freezing temperatures after a fire earlier this year had "longstanding" problems with its heating system, according to the results of the U.S. Inspector General's Office review.Michael Horowitz, the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice, found that the Jan. 27 to Feb. 3, 2019, power outage at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) had nothing […]

amphotora/iStock(LOS ANGELES) -- A California grand jury will not indict an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed man inside a Costco, officials announced Wednesday.Officer Salvador Sanchez, a member of LAPD's Southwest Division, shot and killed the man and injured two other members of his family inside the store on June 14, police said. Sanchez shot at the family after an argument ensued at the […]

Chanintorn.v/iStock(MORENO VALLEY, Calif.) -- A 13-year-old student who was in critical condition after a school fight with two other students has been declared brain dead, police said Wednesday.The teen, who has only been identified as Diego, was transported to a local hospital after a fight at Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley, California, on Sept. 16, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office. Cellphone video reportedly shows Diego confronted by […]

kali9/iStock(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- A school bus driver was stabbed to death by two people on his own front doorstep in an alleged murder-for-hire plot concocted by a former roommate.John Clinedinst, a bus driver for Ohio’s Columbus City school system, was discovered by a roommate who called 911, according to a release from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.Next door neighbor Gene Chaffin, who also saw the body, said on Tuesday morning […]

youngvet/iStock(NEW YORK) -- One lucky lottery player in Texas has a $227 million prize waiting for them.Someone purchased the winning Mega Millions ticket on Tuesday at a Lakeline Express Mart in the city of Cedar Park, according to the Texas Lottery. That person has yet to come forward.The ticket matched all six numbers drawn: 6-14-24-42-46 and Mega Ball 9.“We look forward to meeting Texas’ newest millionaire and we are excited […]