Richard Ford

The teenager was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in extremely critical condition after gunfire was reported in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood. MIAMI. FL — A 17-year-old boy died after an early-morning shooting Saturday in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood, authorities said, as police continued working to determine what led to the gunfire. Miami Fire Rescue crews were dispatched shortly before 2 a.m. Sept. 19 to the area of Northwest 23rd Court and Northwest 38th Street. Fire rescue officials …

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Freshman Marvins Antoine died and teammate Kensley Macean was wounded as police arrested another university student on a murder charge. PROVIDENCE, RI — A University of Massachusetts Dartmouth freshman football player was killed and a teammate was wounded in a stabbing early Saturday after an altercation near a Providence nightclub, police said. Another UMass Dartmouth student was arrested and faces a murder charge. Marvins Antoine, 18, a first-year running back, was taken to Rhode Island …

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Two other children were injured by broken glass after gunfire struck a vehicle carrying a mother and her five children. HARRIS COUNTY, TX — A 5-year-old girl was killed late Saturday after gunfire struck a vehicle carrying a mother and five children along Grant Road in northwest Harris County, in what authorities are investigating as an apparent road rage shooting. Harris County sheriff’s deputies responded about 11:30 p.m. to the 11800 block of Grant Road …

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Authorities have not identified the remains or established any connection to the Texas State University student who vanished in December 2020. LULING, TX — Skeletal remains found outside Luling are being examined by authorities nearly six years after Texas State University student Jason Landry disappeared following a crash on a rural Caldwell County road. The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said the remains were found in the 1400 block of Biggs Road. Authorities are conducting additional …

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The Aerosmith singer’s civil case faces another judicial reassignment after a judge stepped aside shortly before the planned trial. LOS ANGELES, CA — A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has recused herself from a civil lawsuit accusing Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler of sexual abuse dating to the 1970s, creating new uncertainty over when the remaining claim against the singer will go before a jury. Judge Patricia A. Young stepped aside Sept. 15 after telling …

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Emily Normandin-Parker’s parents say the case should bring greater attention to passenger safety and accountability in the ride-hailing industry. LOS ANGELES, CA — The parents of a 23-year-old woman who was struck and killed on a Southern California freeway after an Uber driver stopped and left her and a friend along the roadway are speaking publicly after an arbitrator awarded the family $40 million. Carol Normandin and Ken Parker, the parents of Emily Normandin-Parker, said …

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One man was critically injured and two others were in good condition after the early Saturday shooting, police said. CHICAGO, IL — Three men were shot during an altercation outside a nightclub in the River North neighborhood early Saturday, leaving one man critically injured and two others in good condition, Chicago police said. The shooting happened about 3:40 a.m. Sept. 19 in the 100 block of West Erie Street, near North Clark Street, according to …

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Augustine Alvarez accepted a plea agreement in McLennan County after the woman reported the alleged abuse decades after it began. WACO, TX — A 51-year-old Texas man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of sexual assault of a child in a case involving abuse that began when the victim was 12, according to court records and local reporting. Augustine Alvarez, who had been living in Cleburne, accepted a …

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The child suffered serious burns after a home experiment involving household products and a lighter caught his clothing on fire. LAKE WORTH, FL — A 7-year-old boy is recovering at home after suffering serious burns when a science experiment with his older brother went wrong inside their Lake Worth home, according to family accounts and local news reports. The Sept. 7 incident began when the children were experimenting with common household products in a bathroom, …

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One option under review could remove about a third of the roughly 80,000 American military personnel now stationed across Europe. WASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon is considering options that could withdraw tens of thousands of U.S. troops from Europe, along with aircraft, ships and other military capabilities, as the Trump administration reviews the size and purpose of the American military presence on the continent. The possible reductions are part of a six-month force-posture review announced …

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