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Jury recommends death penalty for ex-prison guard trainee who killed 5 at Florida bank

Jurors voted 9-3 to recommend the death penalty for the Jan. 23, 2019, murders at the SunTrust Bank in Sebring, The final decision rests with Circuit Judge Angela Cowden.
Image: bank shooting florida trial Zephen Xaver
Image: bank shooting florida trial Zephen Xaver
3h ago

Ex-Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into U.S.

Trial witnesses included traffickers who admitted responsibility for dozens of murders and said Juan Orlando Hernández was an enthusiastic protector of some of the world’s most powerful cocaine dealers.
Image: Juan Orlando Hernandez
Image: Juan Orlando Hernandez
4h ago

DNA from 1990 rape kit links suspect to double murder in Georgia, leads to arrest decades later

Kenneth Perry was charged with raping Pamela Sumpter and killing her and her brother in their apartment more than three decades ago, officials said.
murder victims Pamela and john sumpter
murder victims Pamela and john sumpter
5h ago

White West Virginia couple accused of adopting Black children and forcing them to work ‘as slaves’

Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Lantz, 63, allegedly adopted five Black children from a shelter and made them do farm labor.
5h ago

Midwest reels from devastating flood damage, with more storms set to hit

Homes and communities across Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota have been submerged in historic flooding.
Minnesota Dam Risks Failure During Wave Of Intense US Weather
Minnesota Dam Risks Failure During Wave Of Intense US Weather
6h ago

Federal pandemic funding boosted student achievement, report finds

The report found that each additional $1,000 in relief aid per student was associated with  increases equivalent to three days of learning in reading and six in math.
Female student raising hand to ask a question in a classroom
Female student raising hand to ask a question in a classroom
6h ago

CDC strengthens RSV vaccine recommendation only for the oldest adults

People 75 and older should be vaccinated for RSV but those 60 to 74 should do so only if they are higher risk for severe disease.
Image: rsv virus human respiratory syncytial virus electron microscope
Image: rsv virus human respiratory syncytial virus electron microscope
8h ago

Celine Dion suffers a spasm in documentary scene, casting spotlight on stiff person syndrome

“Every time something like this happens it makes you feel so embarrassed ... to not have control of yourself,” Dion says in the film "I Am: Celine Dion."
Céline Dion
Céline Dion
8h ago

New Jersey man trying to warn beachgoers about storm is killed by lightning strike

Patrick Dispoto, 59, of Manchester Township, was struck by lightning on J Street Beach in Seaside Park, police said.
An aerial view of the beach and surround area
An aerial view of the beach and surround area

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DHS identifies over 400 migrants brought to U.S. by an ISIS-affiliated human smuggling network

Over 150 have been arrested, but the whereabouts of over 50 remain unknown, officials said. ICE is looking to arrest them on immigration charges when they are found.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer at a home in Hawthorne, Calif.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer at a home in Hawthorne, Calif.
9h ago

Matthew Perry's ketamine suppliers could face charges in probe of 'Friends' star's death, sources say

The Los Angeles Police Department said it was working with the Drug Enforcement Administration and had an “open investigation” into the source of the drug.
Matthew Perry in 2006
Matthew Perry in 2006