South Korea evacuates islands after North Korea fires more than 200 artillery rounds nearby

North Korea fired more than 200 artillery rounds into the sea on Friday near a tensely defended maritime border with South Korea, a military official said.


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Teacher molested 15-year-old boy in her car, was worried she wouldn’t be his ‘first’: court docs

Hatch allegedly admitted to law enforcement in mid-December she spoke to the boy through Instagram, but didn’t answer some questions because she was afraid she'd lose her children, the outlet reported.


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DeSantis accuses Trump of not being pro-life, claims ex-prez ‘flip-flopped’ on issue: ‘Of course not’

“I think for pro-life voters in Iowa, Donald Trump is taking positions that are way different than what he professed to believe when he first ran for president in 2016,” DeSantis charged.


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Air Force bomber carrying 4 crashes at Ellsworth base during training mission

The crew had been attempting to land the heavy bomber jet during a training mission when it lost control of the aircraft.


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Thousands of wild horses creating hazard for Nevada drivers as collisions nearly double

Thousands of wild horses in the Virginia Range near Lake Tahoe are becoming increasingly hazardous to drivers — but residents have no legal means to control the population on their own.


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Weird, wild and wonderful stories of joy from 2023

Let's face it: the news in 2023 was often a grind, confronting us with war, tragedy and controversies. But there were also incredible moments of hope, kindness and joy.


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Carnival cruise crew members help rescue 12 people from ocean after cargo vessel capsizes

The men were stranded in the ocean near the Dominican Republic early Wednesday morning, Carnival said in a statement. 


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Dad, daughter discover 150-year-old shipwreck during Lake Michigan fishing trip

A father and his daughter are being praised by archaeologists for discovering for what's believed to be a 150-year-old shipwreck that got lost during the one of the deadliest wildfires in the country's history way back in the 1870s.


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Supreme Court leaves Illinois semiautomatic gun ban in place

Two lower courts have upheld the law, and Thursday's Supreme Court action marked the second time in six months that the justices have declined to intervene.


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Jail populations are bouncing back to near pre-pandemic levels

During the COVID-19 pandemic, local jails and prisons released thousands of inmates early. Experts say the recent increase reflects a return to business as usual for the nation's carceral system.


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Prisoners are suing Alabama over forced labor, calling it a 'form of slavery'

In a lawsuit filed this week, a group of current and former Alabama prisoners say they have been coerced into providing cheap labor to the state and to private employers.


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