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Good Samaritans honored for rescuing girl after dad jumped in front of NYC subway

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The two good Samaritans who sprung into action to help save a 5-year-old girl after her father jumped in front of a subway while holding her were honored Wednesday for their heroism."Courage is the ability to do something even though you're scared, even though you're frightened," Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. said. "That is exactly what Jairo did. That is exactly what Antonyo did in […]

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California man who set sleeping homeless man on fire and took pictures held for $1 million bail

(Glendale Police Department) Richard Smallets in a police booking photo.(GLENDALE, Calif.) -- A California man who purposefully set a homeless man on fire and took pictures of the incident while it was happening has been charged with attempted murder and had his bail set at $1 million.Glendale police officers responded to a report of a small fire on a sidewalk on the morning of Sept. 12 at 1:22 a.m., according […]

todaySeptember 26, 2019 22

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Chanel Miller, survivor in Brock Turner sex assault case, shares her story of trauma and recovery

(Credit: Mariah Tiffany) Chanel Miller's rape case became U.S. news in 2016 when she read a statement at the sentencing of Brock Turner. Turner, a Stanford student, was convicted in the assault but given just six months in jail.(NEW YORK) -- For years, Emily Doe suffered behind the scenes after she was sexually assaulted, shielded from public view by laws that kept her anonymous.By contrast, the trial for her attacker, […]

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California realtor violently attacked, allegedly sexually assaulted at open house

KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) -- A real estate agent was attacked and allegedly sexually assaulted by a man during an open house in Encino, California, over the weekend and the entire ordeal was caught on camera.Surveillance footage from the front door obtained by ABC’s Los Angeles station KABC-TV shows a man leaning against a wall and speaking with the unnamed real estate agent as she stands on the front step of the […]

todaySeptember 26, 2019 25

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Wisconsin woman keeps dead mother in tub for months so she can collect her money

aijohn784/iStock(GREEN BAY, Wis.) -- A woman in Wisconsin has been charged with hiding the body of her dead mother in the basement of her home so she could continue collecting her mother’s social security checks and dividends. Deputies arrived at the home of Ruby Bergold, 89, of Marinette County, Wisconsin last week to do a welfare check after a neighbor called authorities to say that Ruby’s daughter Paula Ann Bergold, […]

todaySeptember 26, 2019 22

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Governor declares Saturday ‘Carson King Day’ in Iowa

Governor Kim Reynolds has declared this Saturday “Carson King Day” in honor of the former ISU student who’s now aiming to raise $2 million for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital by this weekend. “It takes all of us making a difference and we’ve had one individual that has made a big difference in a […]Powered by WPeMatico

todaySeptember 25, 2019

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Appeals Court orders new trial for West Union dentist accused of malpractice

The Iowa Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for an eastern Iowa dentist in a malpractice lawsuit involving a wayward piece of equipment. Edward Franzen went to Doctor Alan Kruger’s office in West Union to have a tooth removed. A drill bit flew off and went down Franzen’s throat as Kruger began the […]Powered by WPeMatico

todaySeptember 25, 2019

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Man found guilty of murdering two in Clinton

With a few hours deliberation, a Clinton County jury found a Clinton man guilty of two counts of first degree murder. Forty-nine-year-old Steven Armsted was found guilty in the stabbing deaths for Steven Cox and Kevin Lambert in their Clinton home on March 6th of 2017. Armsted will be sentenced in late October with the […]Powered by WPeMatico

todaySeptember 25, 2019

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Severe weather damages homes, vehicles, countless trees in Swea City

Residents and businesses in the northwest Iowa community of Swea City are cleaning up today after severe thunderstorms pushed through Tuesday evening. There were no injuries, but there is extensive damage. Dave Penton, the Emergency Management Coordinator for Kossuth County, says although there were multiple reports of funnel clouds in the area, the damage is […]Powered by WPeMatico

todaySeptember 25, 2019