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February 22, 2024

Former staffer at North Carolina therapy camp says troubled kids, inexperienced staff is 'lethal combination'

The suspicious death of a 12-year-old boy at a North Carolina therapy camp is now shedding new light on the controversial wilderness therapy camps for troubled kids.

February 22, 2024

Judge in Trump Georgia case in 'unenviable position' as final arguments loom

Judge Scott McAfee, presiding over hearings involving Fulton County, Georgia, DA Fani Willis and Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade, is set to rule on whether Willis should be disqualified from the case.

February 22, 2024

Husband of Florida woman missing in Spain denies involvement, claims 'nasty' divorce

After Florida woman Ana Maria Knezevic vanished from her Spain apartment, her estranged husband of 13 years is denying any involvement in her disappearance.

February 21, 2024

Haiti orphanage founder accused of sex abuse to be sent to Florida for trial

Michael Geilenfeld, 71, allegedly abused 20 boys over decades at the orphanage which he founded in Haiti. The current charges relate to events occurring between 2010 and 2016.

February 21, 2024

Haley accuses Trump of siding with a 'dictator and a tyrant' as she blasts him over lack of Putin criticism

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's turning up the volume in her attacks on rival Donald Trump over the former president's hesitance to criticize Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

February 21, 2024

Gabby Petito's parents reach settlement with Laundrie family and attorney Steve Bertolino in Florida lawsuit

Gabby Petito's parents have reached a settlement with the family of Brian Laundrie and their attorney Steve Bertolino in a Florida lawsuit stemming from her murder.

February 21, 2024

Bill letting trained teachers carry guns passes West Virginia House

The Republican-controlled West Virginia House of Delegates voted Wednesday in favor of allowing trained teachers to carry guns in public schools.

February 21, 2024

New Orleans police in 11 year power struggle over federal oversight

An 11-year-old reform agreement between the New Orleans Police and the federal government known as a "consent decree" follows a critical DOJ review of the department post-Katrina.

February 21, 2024

Alabama pushes to use controversial nitrogen gas method in second execution

Alabama is seeking to execute its second inmate on death row, Alan Eugene Miller, with nitrogen gas after the execution of Kenneth Smith on January 25.

February 21, 2024

Company accused of hiring children to clean meat processing plants

The Labor Department has accused Fayette Janitorial Service LLC of illegally employing children to clean dangerous equipment at meat processing plants.