Jeff Truesdell

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Latest from Jeff Truesdell
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Michelle Carter Case: The 'Texting-Suicide' Case Five Years After Sentencing
People Magazine writer Catch 233 with Jeff Truesdell and Dan Bryan after they played a game of catch. July 2022, Desloge, MO Credit: Courtesy Dan Bryan
PEOPLE Reporter Plays Catch with a Grieving Dad: 'I Was Crying Before We Even Started'
Dan Bryan plays catch in memory of his son. July 20, 2022, Desloge, MO, at North County High School. Credit: Paul Nordmann
Devastated Dad Invites Hundreds of People to Play Catch After Losing Baseball-Loving Son: 'It's Healing'
Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Congressional Gold Medal recipient Private Romay Catherine Johnson Davis at Montgomery City Hall, Jul. 26, 2022. President Joe Biden approved the Congressional Gold Medal presentation to the women of the 6888 th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-female, all-African American unit that resolved a backlog of more than 17 million pieces of mail during World War II. Mrs. Davis is the oldest living member of the 6888 th . The 26th of July is the 74th Anniversary of Executive Order 9981 that integrated the Armed Forces.
Meet Romay Davis, 102-Year-Old Black Female Army Vet Honored with Gold Medal for Groundbreaking WWII Service
Ashley Ness
Mom Delivers 2 Sets of Identical Twins After Being Surprised by Pregnancy with Quadruplets: 'I Feel Amazing!'
Coach Paulana Lamonier Wants More Black People to Learn to Swim: ‘We’re Here to Smash the Stereotypes
Coach Paulana Lamonier Wants More Black People to Learn to Swim: 'We're Here to Smash the Stereotypes'
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'Hero' Ind. Man Who Saved 5 Kids From Burning House: 'I Knew What I Was Risking...But Every Second Counted'
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Town Rallies to Help 'Gentle Giant' Firefighter Diagnosed with Cancer: 'Always Room for a Miracle'
Ashley Ness
Mom Shocked to Learn She's Pregnant with 2 Sets of Identical Twins: 'This Is Going to Be Crazy'
long-lost sisters Diane Ward and Mary McLaughlin who were adopted separately and then reunited 55 years later
Sisters Feel Joy 'Like 5-Year-Olds' in First Meeting After 56 Years of Not Knowing the Other Existed
Dr. Harold Roberts and Dr. Sophia Roberts, father and daughter surgeons
Father-Daughter Doctors Perform Heart Surgery Together: 'This Will Be the First of Many,' Says Dad
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What Qualifies as a Mass Shooting? It Depends Who You Ask
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13 Killed, Many More Injured in Weekend Shootings Across U.S.
Melanie Chianese and son Myles Nicholas Franolich
N.Y. Mom Who Cared for Son with Autism Is Murdered in Suspected Act of Domestic Violence
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Man Dies of Heart Attack While Trying to Bury Girlfriend's Body After He Murdered Her: Sheriff
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Conn. Man Killed Wife After Getting His Girlfriend Pregnant: How Her Fitbit Led to His Conviction
Jennifer Matter, Minnesota woman accused in deaths of babies found in river
2 Babies Were Found Dead in the Mississippi River 4 Years Apart — Police Say Mom Put Them There
Jeffrey "JT" Tini and Nelson Tini
Pa. Mom Allegedly Planned Killings of Sons a Week in Advance, Gave Instructions About Disposing Ashes
Joshua Bagley
Man Allegedly Strangled Woman to Death on Phoenix Bus, and Manhunt Is On for Suspect
Du'Vonta Lampkin
Former Oklahoma U. Football Player Starting New Career Is Killed the Night Before Moving Into Apartment
Patricia "Patty" Prewitt
Mo. Woman Seeks Clemency After 1985 Conviction for Killing Husband — Did Sexism Put Her Behind Bars?
Martha Adrianna Alejo
Mom Waiting in Line Outside Phoenix Restaurant Dies from Drive-By Shooting While Shielding Son, 13
Emily Rogers
Missing Wisc. Mom May Be 'Victim of Foul Play,' as Phone Is Found in Bushes
Jade Benning
For Decades, Woman Claimed Intruder Fatally Stabbed Boyfriend — But Anonymous Letter Led to Her Arrest