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February 26, 2024

Family of 7-year-old girl killed in sand accident on Florida beach details moment hole collapsed

Sloan Mattingly, 7, was killed last week in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, when a sand hole she dug with her brother collapsed and buried her alive.

February 26, 2024

Virginia Democrats send Republican Gov. Youngkin bill to raise minimum wage

The Democrat-controlled Virginia General Assembly sent Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin legislation that would increase the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2026.

February 26, 2024

Army helicopter crash lands in Alabama during flight training

A UH-72 Lakota helicopter crashed during flight training in Alabama on Feb. 23, 2024. The helicopter was damaged, but its two pilots escaped with minor injuries.

February 26, 2024

Alabama lawmakers seek to protect IVF services after backlash to state Supreme Court ruling

Alabama lawmakers are trying to protect in vitro fertilization services after the state Supreme Court ruling on frozen embryos prompted providers to pause IVF services.

February 26, 2024

Supreme Court to hear arguments over law limiting social media censorship

Florida Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody on the state pushing for a limit on social media censorship in front of the Supreme Court

February 26, 2024

3 killed in Ohio plane crash identified as father, son and family friend on trip to Florida

Three people, including a father, his son and a family friend, were killed in a small plane crash over the weekend in southeast Ohio, officials confirmed.

February 26, 2024

Supreme Court to decide if tech companies can censor what you post on the internet

The battle over internet free speech is reaching the Supreme Court. Justices will rule if Big Tech can censor what you post online or whether they are prevented from doing that.

February 26, 2024

Louisiana convicted killer on the loose after escaping custody by pepper-spraying deputy: officials

A Louisiana inmate is on the run after he allegedly pepper-sprayed a deputy then stole her car Sunday evening while he was being transported from the hospital.

February 25, 2024

ICE confirms Georgia student murder suspect entered US illegally, was previously arrested in NYC

Federal immigration authorities confirmed on Sunday that the Venezuelan national charged with the murder of a student on the University of George campus is in the U.S. illegally.

February 25, 2024

West Virginia GOP proposes slapping teachers, librarians who show sexual material to kids with felonies

West Virginia Republicans move forward with legislation to allow felony charges on teachers and librarians who show sexually explicit materials to kids in schools.