Christopher Cater of Lake Charles, Louisiana admitted to killing 72-year-old Sheila Ortega and driving with her body for a month, police say.
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Hundreds of patients evacuated from L.A. hospital after power outage
A succession of power outages at a Los Angeles hospital prompted the evacuation of 28 patients in critical condition to other hospitals early Tuesday, while 213 other patients were moved to another building in the medical center, authorities said. (Aug…
‘Get out of my house’: Video shows mother of Kansas newspaper publisher confronting cops
Marion County Record Editor and Publisher Eric Meyer said the stress of the raid contributed to his mother’s death and a lawsuit could be coming.
13-year-old student killed after sticking head out bus window, hitting concrete pole
Fernanda Pacheco Ferraz was killed on Aug. 16 in Nova Friburgo in southeastern Brazil, about 60 miles northeast of Rio.
New COVID vaccines, treatments: Feds begin doling out portion of $5 billion for future care
The money will be split by small biotech companies that might struggle to pay for clinical trials comparing new vaccines against those now available.
Mark Meadows seeks to delay surrender, asks federal court to block his Georgia arrest
Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff, asked a federal court to block his arrest on Georgia charges with Donald Trump.
Pakistani authorities race to rescue 8 trapped in dangling cable car
Army commandos using helicopters and a makeshift chairlift rescued eight people from a broken cable car as it dangled hundreds of meters above a canyon Tuesday in a remote, mountainous part of Pakistan, authorities said. (Aug. 22)
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Inmates who wanted pizza take jail guard hostage in St. Louis
The inmates took the man hostage over a disagreement on food and demanded pizza.
In California Pride flag shooting, a suspect identified and a community galvanized
The suspect tore down a shop owner’s Pride flag and yelled “many homophobic slurs” before shooting her in Cedar Glen, California, authorities said.
Ohio school bus crash leaves 1 dead, 23 hurt
Authorities say a school bus full of children overturned after a crash with a minivan in Ohio, killing one child and injuring 23 others, one seriously. (Aug. 22)