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December 20, 2023

North Carolina reports nearly 300,000 Medicaid enrollments in weeks after expansion

280,000 North Carolinians were added to the Medicaid rolls this month after the state adopted an Affordable Care Act-era expansion policy.

December 20, 2023

TSA officers stop man from boarding plane with loaded gun: 'Inexcusable'

A TSA officer stopped a man at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from bringing a loaded gun onto a plane, according to the agency.

December 20, 2023

Florida man sets fire to his house during 4-hour standoff over shoplifted cigarettes

A Florida man accused of shoplifting cigarettes took part in an hours-long standoff with police, during which he shot at them and set his home on fire.

December 20, 2023

Fire-ravaged coastal Georgia chemical plant to be dismantled in 2024

The fire-ravaged Pinova chemical plant in Brunswick, Georgia, will be dismantled over the course of 2024, company officials confirmed Tuesday.

December 20, 2023

Florida man killed after putting child he thought was ‘possessed’ into fire, striking deputy with rod: sheriff

Richard Myron Ham, 39, allegedly put the boy into a fire burning on the side of the road in Sebring, Florida, because he thought a demon had possessed him.

December 20, 2023

Shih Tzu rescued from dumpster after Florida man allegedly tied rope around her neck, stuffed in trash bag

Xyla, a 16-year-old Shih Tzu, was rescued from a dumpster in Lehigh Acres, Florida, after a man allegedly threw her away in a trash bag.

December 20, 2023

Ex-Alabama correctional officer receives prison sentence for inmate assault and cover-up

A former Alabama correctional officer has been sentenced to 87 months in prison and three years of supervised release for assaulting an inmate and attempting to cover it up.

December 20, 2023

Crimes that shocked the country in 2023

Suspected killer Bryan Kohberger, convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh and New York City architect Rex Heuermann named in most high-profile crime stories of 2023.

December 20, 2023

On this day in history, December 20, 1957, Elvis drafted by US Army while awaiting Christmas at Graceland

Elvis Presley was drafted by the U.S. Army on Dec. 20, 1957, at age 22. He was getting ready to celebrate Christmas at Graceland when he picked up his draft notice in person.

December 19, 2023

Baby elephant, 218 pounds, is born at Walt Disney World: 'Adorable'

New baby elephant Corra was recently born at Walt Disney World. The 218-pound baby was born to a mom who was also born at Walt Disney World, a first.