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Pilot dies as small plane crashes into unoccupied home in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A pilot has died after a small propeller plane crashed in an empty New Mexico home shortly after takeoff Tuesday, authorities said.

Jul 18, 2023 3:11 PM Read more >

A 'person of interest' is being held in Oregon deaths of 4 women after governor revokes commutation

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found in northwestern Oregon is being held in a state prison after Gov.

Jul 18, 2023 3:04 PM Read more >

Pennsylvania prosecutor asks the state to take over the probe into a homicide suspect's jail escape

WARREN, Pa.

Jul 18, 2023 2:59 PM Read more >

Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked highways and train stations and massed in central Tel Aviv during a day of countrywide demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan.

Jul 18, 2023 2:50 PM Read more >

Fargo police officer's funeral scheduled; 2 other officers remain hospitalized after shooting

Funeral services have been scheduled for the Fargo, North Dakota, police officer killed in a shooting that also left two other officers injured. The funeral service for Jake Wallin, 23, is set for 10:30 a.m.

Jul 18, 2023 2:45 PM Read more >

Illinois is first state to eliminate cash bail, a penalty affecting low-income communities most

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail as a condition of pretrial release from jail on Tuesday when the state Supreme Court upheld the constitutionally of the law abolishing it.

Jul 18, 2023 2:32 PM Read more >

Trump and his legal woes overshadow DeSantis as he rolls out military policy plan in South Carolina

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov.

Jul 18, 2023 2:21 PM Read more >

Effort to find 2 children lost in a Pennsylvania flash flood may soon pivot to an underwater search

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — A broad effort to find two young siblings who were swept away from their car during flash flooding in the Philadelphia suburbs over the weekend may soon pivot to underwater searching, authorities said Tuesday.

Jul 18, 2023 2:21 PM Read more >

Editorial Roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 18 The Washington Post on closing gun-making loophole Do-it-yourself has never been easier; just ask the owners of any of the more than 25,785 ghost guns seized nationwide last yea

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Police haul more items from home of man charged in Gilgo Beach killings

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y.

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