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Chaundre Cross, 49, Missing at Sea

Fla. Doctor Missing After Coast Guard Finds Empty Boat: 'We're Still Searching,' Says Official

Jeffrey Toobin

Jeffrey Toobin Announces He's Leaving CNN 2 Years After 'New Yorker' Zoom Scandal

apple-and-Jax dogs that ripped winning lotto ticket

Couple Gets $8 from Oregon Lottery After Dogs Ate Winning Ticket: 'My Husband Thought It Was Hilarious'

Raymond Turner and Christina Sadberry meeting for the first time on March 25, 2022

Siblings Were Strangers Walking Past Each Other for Years. Then a Hospital Brought Them Together: 'Grateful'

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Calif. Becomes First State to Offer Free School Meals to All Children: 'This Benefits Everyone'

newspaper cheating ad

Woman Accuses Partner of Being a 'Filthy Cheater' in Newspaper Ad: 'Now the Whole Town Will Know'

Elderly Woman with Broken Hip Rescued from Burning Home

83-Year-Old Woman with Broken Hip Rescued from Burning Home After 'Tough Time' Reaching Her

Italian Businessman’s $24 Million Super Yacht with a Pool Goes Up in Flames Weeks After Delivery

Italian Businessman's $24 Million Superyacht with a Pool Goes Up in Flames Weeks After Delivery

Over 30 People Injured When 2 Roller Coaster Trains Crash at Legoland in Germany

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See Photos of the Sturgeon Supermoon from Around the World

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mic Smith/AP/Shutterstock (10733860e) Socially distanced umbrellas offer shade across Myrtle Beach, S.C.'s, 60 miles of coastline, where daily COVID-19 cases in Horry County have continued to decrease since mask ordinances were implemented in early July Visitors Enjoy , S.C.'s Wide Open Spaces, Myrtle Beach, United States - 30 Jul 2020

'Kindhearted' South Carolina Woman, 63, Dies After Being Impaled by Beach Umbrella

99-Year-Old Penn. Woman Welcomes Birth of 100th Great-Grandchild

Penn. Woman Who Almost Became Nun Celebrates Birth of 100th Great-Grandchild Before 100th Birthday

A view of the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, which is part of the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

Hospital Apologizes for Wrongly Saying Baby Was Dead Before She Actually Died in Mom's Arms

Ivana Hrynkiw Shatara

Reporter Who Says She Was Told Skirt Was Too Short to Witness Execution: 'My Story Reveals a Larger Issue'

Christine Hawk Embree

Calif. Mom Died from E-Bike Collision Injuries as Daughter, 16 Months, 'Miraculously' Survived 'Unscathed'

Aaron "Mick" Crawford, 'Heroic' Ky. Teen Who Helped Flood Victims Dies of Mysterious Illness: 'It Came Out of Nowhere'

'Heroic' Ky. Teen Who Helped Flood Victims Dies of Mysterious Illness: 'It Came Out of Nowhere'

Dartmouth Grad Dies After Being Injured in ‘Horrible Accident’ After Commencement Ceremony

Dartmouth Grad Dies After Being Injured in 'Horrible Accident' Following Delayed Commencement Ceremony

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17-Year-Old Penn. Boy Dies After Getting Pulled Into Wood Chipper While Working, Officials Say

2 Women Dead After NJ Megabus Accident

2 Women Killed After Double-Decker Bus Rolls Over on New Jersey Turnpike

3 Dead in Home Explosion

At Least 3 People Dead, 39 Homes Damaged After Explosion in Indiana Town

Close-up of unrecognizable white male man purchasing gas at pump

For First Time in 2 Years, Prices Are Dropping as Inflation Slows: 'We Are Turning the Corner,' Says Expert

Grier Stanley Barnwell and Jason Barnwell - Premature birth leads to parents’ wedding in NICU

Couple Postpones Wedding After Daughter's Premature Birth — But NICU Nurse Says 'Get Married Here'

Salyers Twins and Family

Twins in 'Quaternary Marriage' Introduce Sons to 'Utopia for Twins,' Where Kids' Parents Met and Married

Sharks near swimmers

'Unnerving' Drone Footage Shows How Sharks Creep Up on Unsuspecting Swimmers at the Beach

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Sells $6.9B in Tesla Stock for the '(Hopefully Unlikely) Event That Twitter Forces' Buyout Deal

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Army Identifies 2 Soldiers Struck and Killed by Falling Tree During 'Weather-Related' Event in Georgia

Louisiana Boy, 4, Fatally Shot in 'Negligent' Incident

Boy, 4, Killed After Wandering onto Indiana Highway in the Middle of the Night

helen rhodes

Kids 'Devastated' After Their 'Devoted' Mom Dies in Her Sleep on Flight: 'This Loss Is Unimaginable'

Salyer Twins

Salyers Family Photos: See Pictures of the Identical Twins Who Married Identical Twins — and Their Cute Kids

Matt Weeks and Sara Smouther - newlyweds get married in Cloverdale Indiana on 5/21/22 at the Summerfiled Health Care Center a Community residence for Huntingtons patients.

Couple with Same Terminal Illness Found 'Joy' Together and Married. She Held His Hand in His Final Moments

Sean Nagel

Man, 37, Dies in 'Tragic Accident' After Sand Dune Collapses on Him at Beach: 'Still in Disbelief'

Alabama Boy Admits to Accidentally Shooting His Mom to Death

12-Year-Old Alabama Boy Admits to Accidentally Shooting His Mom to Death, Officials Say

Southwest Air

Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Suffers Broken Back After Rough Landing in California

Alligator

Fla. Man Hospitalized After Alligator Bites His Face During Swim Near Tampa

WWII Vet, 98, Honored for Service in Special Unit That Created Elaborate Illusions to Trick Nazis

'I Faked Everything': WWII Vet, 98, Honored for Tricking Nazis with Illusions in 'Ghost Army'

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Snapchat Rolls Put First-Ever Parental Tools Including a Family Center to Provide Safety for Teens

Colleen Ballinger Apologizes After Racist Videos Surface

Colleen Ballinger Apologizes After 'Culturally Insensitive' Video Resurfaces

Spacex Launch

Sequin Stuffed Dinosaur Toy Sent Into Space as Part of Historic NASA-SpaceX Launch

Pitt Rivers Museum reopening reveals critical changes todisplays as part of decolonisation process

Oxford Museum Removes Controversial Shrunken Heads Display Which 'Reinforced Racist Thinking'

Kerry Maunus and April George

Turkey on the Table Helps Feed the Hungry During COVID-19: 'Gratitude Is Greater Than 2020'

Gov. Gavin Newsom

California Governor Orders Second Shutdown of Restaurants and Indoor Businesses amid COVID-19

Mini golf world record Cole Hetzel, Chris Hetzel, Tony Centers, and Bob Schoettinger

Group Featuring Father-Son Duo Take on Mini-Golf World Record — and Raise Money for Ky. Flood Relief

911 Raises Questions About Final Moments of Co-Pilot Who Exited Plane Mid-Flight as Investigation Continues

911 Call Raises Questions About Final Moments of Co-Pilot Who Exited Plane Mid-Flight

little mermaid

Denmark's Little Mermaid Statue Vandalized with 'Racist Fish' Graffiti

Mary Jackson

NASA Names D.C. Headquarters After Its First Black Woman Engineer, Hidden Figure Mary Jackson

The Inspiring Way One Family Is Helping Another Family With a Baby in the NICU During COVID

The Inspiring Way One Family Is Helping Another Family With a Baby in the NICU During COVID

Death Valley

Temperatures in Death Valley Hit Recording-Breaking 130 Degrees, the Hottest Since 1913

Band-Aid Adding New Line of Bandages to Match Different Skin Tones

Band-Aid Adding New Line of Bandages to Match Different Skin Tones

Each of these miniature U.S. flags represents a Massachusetts person who has died of COVID-19

Massachusetts Family Places More Than 8,000 Flags on Front Lawn to Honor State COVID-19 Deaths

Somerville, Massachusetts

Massachusetts City Will Now Recognize Polyamorous Relationships

rat sinkhole Bronx

Bronx Man Hospitalized After Plunging Into Sinkhole Filled with Rats: 'He Couldn't Move'

Charles Krohn, a professor of English at The University of St. Thomas for 50-plus years, as he navigated remote learning

91-Year-Old Professor Goes Viral After Embracing Virtual Teaching 'Like a Boss' amid Pandemic

Monique Cook Twins

Atlanta Mom with Coronavirus Gives Birth to Twins While in Coma: 'Family Is Complete'

Rayshard Brooks

Rayshard Brooks' Four Children Awarded Full Scholarships to Georgia College

Joe Marszalkowski

Skydiver Loses Prosthetic Leg in Jump, Farmer Finds It in Field: 'A Needle in a Haystack'

Mark Zuckerberg Delivers Keynote Address At Facebook F8 Conference

Facebook Pledges $10M Toward 'Ending Racial Injustice': 'We Stand Against Racism'

An American Crocodile stalks across a seagrass bed at night off Banco Chinchorro Atoll, Mexico

2 American Tourists Attacked by Crocodile During Night Swim in Mexico

Lin Manuel Miranda Hamilton

Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Hamilton Stars Reunite for Fundraiser Honoring Women's Suffrage Centennial

Online Relationships

Virtual Cheating Has Increased During Pandemic, Infidelity Website Ashley Madison Says

dust plume

Astronauts Capture Glimpses of 'Amazing' Large Dust Plume Headed Toward U.S.

Marsha P. Johnson

Google Pays Tribute to LGBTQ Activist Marsha P. Johnson with Doodle for Pride Month

J'Marie Hernandez

4-Year-Old Girl Who Family Called Their 'Little Princess' Killed in Chicago House Fire

anne frank

Marking Anne Frank's Birthday, Man Recounts Story of His Mom Meeting Her at Concentration Camp