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November 24

‘Slender Man’ stabber captured following nationwide manhunt

Police confirm Morgan Geyser, the convicted "Slender Man" stabber who escaped from a Madison group home after cutting her monitoring bracelet on Saturday, has been located.

November 23

Kristi Noem unveils $1B TSA modernization plan, awards $10K bonuses to workers who served during shutdown

Homeland Security announces $1 billion investment in new TSA scanning equipment and X-ray technology to modernize airport security systems nationwide.

November 23

Heavily redacted voting records for school superintendent nabbed by ICE spark outrage

Former Iowa school superintendent Ian Andre Roberts, an illegal immigrant, faces legal scrutiny over his redacted Maryland voter registration documents.

November 23

Former Missouri substitute teacher gets 10 years for trading students money, drugs for sex

Former Missouri substitute teacher Carissa Jane Smith sentenced to 10 years in prison for giving students money, alcohol and drugs in exchange for sex.

November 23

Texas National Guard to return from Illinois ahead of Thanksgiving, Gov Abbott says

Gov. Greg Abbott announced that Texas National Guard troops will return from Illinois before Thanksgiving after the controversial interstate deployment.

November 22

President says Chicagoans are 'chanting bring in Trump' after violent downtown riot leaves 8 shot, 1 dead

Trump claims Chicagoans want federal help after a violent riot in the blue city's downtown left multiple officers injured and several children shot during weekend unrest.

November 22

Authorities investigate explosion at Ohio apartment building

Multiple people were injured Saturday in an explosion at a senior living apartment building in Austintown, Ohio. (Credit: WYFX)

November 22

Chicago train fire attack shows why ‘decarceration’ policies are putting lives at risk: expert

Chicago transit attack suspect Lawrence Reed faces a federal terrorism charge after allegedly setting a woman on fire on the Blue Line train Monday night.

November 22

Minneapolis police chief issues apology for linking Somali youth to local crime

Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara apologizes to Somali community after controversial comments linking "East African kids" to crime in recent interview.

November 22

Sen. Slotkin's home targeted with bomb threat days after she told troops to defy 'illegal' orders

Michigan State Police confirmed no one was in danger after Sen. Elissa Slotkin's home in Michigan received a bomb threat on Friday, a spokesperson said.