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Police found the suspect and her unharmed 1-year-old son at a nearby park after issuing a citywide alert. MERCED, CA — A 28-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after police found her mother fatally wounded inside a Merced apartment during a welfare check, authorities said. Merced police identified the suspect as Selena Bass-Vasquez, who investigators said lived with her mother and her 1-year-old son at the Brookdale North apartment complex. Officers arrested Bass-Vasquez …

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The online investigation follows federal cases accusing Queens operators of using kickbacks to generate millions of dollars in health care claims. NEW YORK CITY, NY — Independent video journalist Nick Shirley has turned his attention to New York City’s social adult day care industry, alleging that some businesses serving older residents may be using cash payments, gifts and questionable attendance practices to generate government-funded health care claims. Shirley released a video titled “I Investigated NYC …

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Officials said two emergency exits were obstructed as smoke rapidly filled the popular live-music venue in northern Bangkok. BANGKOK, THAILAND — A fire tore through a crowded pub in northern Bangkok around midnight Monday, killing at least 27 people and injuring 63 others before firefighters brought the blaze under control, Thai officials said. The fire at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub was among Thailand’s deadliest entertainment-venue disasters in recent years. Twenty-two of the …

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A witness said the animal charged through Bridge Bay Campground before lifting the man several feet into the air. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY — A bull bison tossed and seriously injured a tourist Friday evening at Yellowstone National Park’s Bridge Bay Campground, according to a photographer who witnessed and recorded the encounter. The National Park Service had not released an official account of the July 10 incident as of Sunday. The injured man’s name, age, …

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Two relatives were seriously wounded, and two teenage suspects were taken into custody after attacks at three locations. EAST ST. LOUIS, IL — Five members of one family were killed and two others were seriously wounded Sunday in a series of shootings across East St. Louis that authorities described as a targeted mass shooting. Illinois State Police said the attacks occurred at three locations: the Samuel Gompers Homes public housing complex, a residential area near …

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Court records say the suspect forced open an apartment door and entered the child’s bedroom shortly before the fatal attack. PINEVILLE, NC — A 31-year-old father is accused of forcing his way into a Mecklenburg County apartment and fatally attacking his 5-year-old son before fleeing, according to police and court records. Jehaaz-Akil Khaliq Echoles faces charges of first-degree murder and assault on a female in the death of Khalil Ali Echoles. Pineville police said officers …

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Police believe another person killed the two victims before fleeing the southeast Houston residence early Sunday. HOUSTON, TX — A man and woman were found shot to death inside a southeast Houston home early Sunday, and police are searching for an unidentified suspect believed to have fled before officers arrived. Houston Police Department officers responded at about 2:20 a.m. to a reported shooting in the 12800 block of Glen Hollow Drive. Officers forced their way …

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Prosecutors say Hunter Meyer struck an officer while fleeing, crashed into another vehicle and ran from the scene. MILWAUKEE, WI — An 18-year-old Wisconsin man faces 10 criminal charges after prosecutors said gunfire erupted near Milwaukee’s Water Street entertainment district and he struck a police officer with a car while fleeing early July 5. Hunter L. Meyer of Rothschild is accused of endangering officers, pedestrians and motorists during a confrontation that began in a downtown …

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A 20-year-old Pontiac man was killed, a woman was wounded and a 22-year-old Detroit man was taken into custody. AUBURN HILLS, MI — A deadly shooting at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets began with an earlier altercation inside a food court bathroom, police said, before the people involved crossed paths again and fought near the mall’s dining area Saturday evening. The shooting was reported at about 5:20 p.m. July 11 inside the Auburn Hills shopping center. …

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Police said the man had met the woman once and never gave her his address. FAIRLESS HILLS, PA — A Montgomery County woman faces burglary and stalking charges after police said an officer found her trying to climb through the window of a Bucks County man she had met through a dating app. Falls Township police identified the woman as Lindsay Harris, 30, of Lower Gwynedd Township. Investigators said Harris and the man connected through …

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