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Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon were recovered from a snow-filled Colorado basin after crews searched for them for several days. BUENA VISTA, CO — Two Colorado Mountain College students who disappeared during a weekend hiking trip were found dead in a basin on West Apostle Mountain after a multi-day search involving dozens of rescuers, helicopters, drones and dogs, authorities said. Kaden Matsuda, 19, of Ridgway, Colorado, and Jackson Donlon, 20, of Queensbury, New York, were …

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Authorities say a stolen GMC pickup linked to the victim helped police locate the suspects at a southeast Dallas motel. DALLAS, Texas — A 19-year-old man and a juvenile accused in a Louisiana homicide were arrested in Dallas after investigators tracked a vehicle stolen from the victim to a motel, authorities said. Jamie Santos Martinez, 19, and the juvenile are expected to face first-degree murder and motor vehicle theft charges in Lafayette Parish, according to …

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The suspect, previously identified as Daniel Jones, faces 11 felony charges in the shooting deaths of an Oberlin College professor and his wife. OBERLIN, OH — A 31-year-old suspect accused of killing an Oberlin College professor and his wife was carried into court by officers Thursday after refusing to walk into the courtroom, before a judge set bond at $3 million and sent the case to Lorain County Common Pleas Court. The defendant was initially …

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Investigators say preserved forensic evidence helped resolve the killing of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith more than five decades later. SALT LAKE CITY, UT — DNA evidence has linked serial killer Ted Bundy to the 1974 killing of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith, allowing Utah authorities to close a homicide investigation that remained unresolved for 52 years. Officials announced the finding Tuesday, Oct. 27, exactly 52 years after Smith’s body was discovered in Summit County. Summit County …

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Federal authorities said agents opened fire during court-authorized activity Wednesday morning, killing 22-year-old Chadwick Clark. DIXMOOR, IL — A 22-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning in a shooting involving FBI agents during a federal law enforcement operation in the south Chicago suburb of Dixmoor, authorities and the man’s family said. The shooting happened about 7 a.m. near 145th Street and Cooper Avenue as federal agents carried out what the FBI described as court-authorized law enforcement …

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Police said the SUV entered the bus stop after a collision near 46th Street and Baseline Road on Wednesday morning. PHOENIX, AZ — Five people were taken to hospitals Wednesday after an SUV crashed into a bus stop in south Phoenix, striking several people who had been waiting there, according to police and fire officials. The crash happened shortly after 8 a.m. near 46th Street and Baseline Road. Early reports from the Phoenix Fire Department …

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Villa Vie Residences ordered passengers off the Odyssey in Cambodia as the Florida-based company confronted soaring fuel costs and financial pressure. SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA — Florida residents who made a residential cruise ship their home are speaking out after Villa Vie Residences suspended operations and ordered passengers to leave the Odyssey in Cambodia, leaving some travelers scrambling for lodging and wondering whether their life at sea will resume. The Florida-based company said Tuesday that unusually high …

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Six people were wounded in the Oct. 4 shooting on South Barry Avenue, and police say none suffered life-threatening injuries. DALLAS, TX — Dallas police have arrested two teenagers in connection with an early-morning shooting outside a South Dallas gathering that sent six people to hospitals earlier this month, according to police and court records cited by local media. The arrests mark a significant development in the investigation of the Oct. 4 shooting in the …

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Authorities say the 28-year-old man assaulted a woman, fired several shots outside a Selma-area home and refused deputies’ orders to surrender. SELMA, CA — A Fresno County sheriff’s deputy shot and critically wounded an armed 28-year-old man early Tuesday after authorities said a domestic disturbance escalated into an assault, gunfire and a confrontation with deputies outside a home near Selma. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Manuel Frausto of Selma. Dispatchers received …

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The crash near Urda involved Renfe and Iryo trains traveling toward Seville and left scores injured as rescuers searched the wreckage. URDA, SPAIN — At least 68 people were reported dead Wednesday after two high-speed passenger trains collided on Spain’s busy Madrid-Seville rail corridor, leaving scores more injured and sending rescue crews into heavily damaged carriages near the town of Urda in Toledo province. The Oct. 28 collision involved a train operated by Spain’s state-owned …

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