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South Cotabato School Shooting Kills Three

A 16-year-old opened fire after lunch at Banga National High School in South Cotabato, then died by suicide; outlets put the dead at three to six.

Banga Banga National High School

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World

18 Moïse Assassination Suspects Extradited to US

18 suspects including Joseph Félix Badio and 17 Colombian former soldiers boarded a U.S. military plane in Port-au-Prince Sunday for extradition to Florida over Moïse's 2021 killing.

Jovenel Moïse

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World

SUV Driver Faces Murder Allegations in Bus Crash

A Chatsworth crash left two people dead and six injured after an SUV struck a Metro bus, with the driver under arrest on suspicion of murder as investigators probe reckless driving, a red-light violation and possible DUI. The incident occurred ahead of an NBC helicopter crash at the scene that killed three others, and authorities later identified two bus victims while continuing the investigation.

National Transportation Safety Board

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Politics

Man sentenced to 14 months for spraying vinegar on Ilhan Omar

Anthony Kazmierczak got 14 months after leaping from the front row and spraying Ilhan Omar with vinegar while yelling “You must resign.”

Ilhan Omar

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World

Sikh Truck Driver Stabbed 17 Times in Wyoming

A Punjabi Sikh truck driver, Gurvinder Singh, was stabbed 17 times at a Wyoming rest area and a 45-year-old man, Andrew Kris Bzdak, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, though motive remains unknown. Civil rights groups including CAIR and the American Sikh Council are calling for a transparent investigation into possible racial or religious bias, linking the attack to a controversial DHS social media post about “Mr Singh” that was later removed.

United States Department of Homeland Security

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Environment

Ten Lions Found Dead in Tanzania, Probe Underway

Ten lions were found dead in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area, with preliminary findings suggesting poisoning as the cause and authorities launching an expert investigation amid long-standing tensions with the local Maasai community over evictions. The incident echoes broader regional wildlife-poisoning concerns, including recent elephant deaths near Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem.

Tanzania Ngorongoro Conservation Area

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Entertainment

Paris Court Awards Kardashian €1 for 2016 Heist

Paris court awards Kim Kardashian €1 ($1.15) for 2016 gunpoint heist that took her $4 million ring; hotel receptionist gets about €110,000.

Paris

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World

Iran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for Mossad, Judiciary Says

Iran executed Hossein Pedaran for allegedly relaying Isfahan missile-site information to Mossad during the 12-day war, after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence. The case appears amid a broader rise in executions in Iran linked to the wartime period and domestic protests.

Islamic Republic of Iran Israel

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Entertainment

Prosecutors Won’t Seek Death Penalty for Reiner

Nick Reiner, the son of Rob and Michele Reiner, is facing a multi-count murder indictment tied to the December Brentwood killings and is due in court for a pretrial hearing as prosecutors pursue charges that include murder with special circumstances such as lying in wait and the use of a knife. The district attorney has opted not to pursue the death penalty, influenced by the victims’ anti-execution views, a state moratorium on capital punishment, and family dynamics, while the defense seeks access to a $1.5 million trust fund to mount the defense as the case proceeds toward potential life-in-prison outcomes.

Rob Reiner

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Politics

New Hampshire Judge Rejects Pamela Smart New-Trial Bid

Pamela Smart remains the only person still imprisoned in her husband's 1990 killing after Judge Jack Kennedy denied her new-trial petition in a 55-page order.

New Hampshire Pamela Smart

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Politics

Kirk Family Files Claim Over Ignored Rooftop Warning at UVU Event

Kirk family notice, filed a day before the anniversary, alleges UVU chief texted 'I got you covered' on rooftop risk before the shot from 400-plus feet that killed him.

Charlie Kirk

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Environment

Remains Found During Grand Canyon Flood Search

NPS rangers recovered human remains Sept. 14 near Crystal Rapid, 10 miles downriver from Phantom Ranch; identity not yet known as Timothy Allen Smith remains missing.

Grand Canyon National Park

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World

Kentucky babysitter charged with murder after baby found dead in couch

Investigations into babysitter-related deaths across Kentucky and North Carolina reveal alleged abuse and deception, with Elijah Mayes charged with murder after an 11-month-old, Grayson Walton, was found dead inside a couch in Kentucky and authorities saying he fabricates an alibi. In North Carolina, Shidae Sellers faces first-degree murder charges after a 7-month-old, Julien Grayson, died from severe head injuries reportedly sustained while in her care.

Kentucky

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World

Montana Teen Dies After Saving Sister in River

A 13-year-old Montana boy, Ephraim Dayley, died after rescuing his sister during a tubing trip on the Clarks Fork River near Fromberg; his body was recovered the following day after divers searched the river. Authorities say Dayley saved his sister, who made it to shore, making his death a heroic, yet tragic, outcome widely reported by local outlets.

K. Newell Dayley

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World

Former Syrian Official Sentenced 60 Years for Torture

Samir Ousman Alsheikh was sentenced to 60 years for torture after prosecutors described beatings, ceiling-pipe suspensions and a device that folded prisoners' bodies in half.

Bashar al-Assad Syrians

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World

ISIS-K Aide Gets 20 Years for Role in Kabul Airport Bombing

Mohammad Sharifullah got 20 years for ISIS-K support tied to the 2021 Kabul Abbey Gate bombing that killed 13 U.S. troops; the jury did not find him responsible for the deaths.

Abbey Gate Islamic State – Khorasan Province

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World

CBP Officer Convicted of Using Gun and Badge to Assault Four Women

A Customs and Border Protection officer, Luis Uribe, was convicted on 11 counts for raping and robbing four Chinese-descended women who were sex workers in Chicago’s suburbs in 2022, using his badge and a government gun and now faces a mandatory minimum of seven years to life in federal prison. The two-week trial heard prosecutorial emphasis on the victims’ credibility despite defense assertions, with Uribe offering minimized claims in court before the verdict was read.

United States Customs and Border Protection Luis Uribe

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Health

Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to $750,000 Epstein Fund Fraud

Jennifer Percival told a judge the $750,000 Epstein-fund fraud was "to obtain money, which gave me a sense of validation," and brought a $776,031 restitution check to her guilty plea.

2020 Florida Gators football team

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Entertainment

Caleb Flynn Murder Trial Underway in Ohio

Caleb Flynn, a former pastor and American Idol contestant, is set to stand trial in Ohio on charges including aggravated murder for the shooting death of his wife, Ashley Flynn, whom prosecutors say he killed and then staged to look like a break-in. The case centers on a chaotic 911 call, the couple’s two daughters, and a two‑week jury trial in which Flynn’s defense argues the evidence may not prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Auto

13 arrested unloading Memphis chicken shipment allegedly stolen for drug debt

Memphis officers serving a robbery warrant on Javunte Johnson found 13 people unloading stolen chicken pallets from a semi; the driver said he traded the load for a drug debt.

Jack Johnson

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World

Body of missing hiker recovered on Mount Appleton in Olympic park

A hiker died after reaching Rocky Mountain in the Adirondacks, with the cause under investigation. In Olympic National Park, 26-year-old Neil Gehring was found dead on Mt. Appleton after a multi-day search aided by cellphone location data and other rescue efforts.

Lana Gehring

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World

Colbert Convicted in Manzano Death; White Acquitted

The Jefferson Parish trial of Danette Colbert and Rickey White continued with closing arguments asserting they drugged and robbed victims, including Kansas City sports reporter Adan Manzano who died in a Kenner hotel room while covering Super Bowl LIX. Testimony from a third defendant, Christian Anderson, who pleaded guilty to lesser charges, described a years-long scheme and implicated White and Colbert, as prosecutors outline a pattern of drugging, theft, and coercion.

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Entertainment

Jury Trials Begin in Ohio and North Carolina

Jury selection begins for James Salerno and Lavi Pham in the Charlotte NoDa murder of 20-year-old Mary Collins, who was stabbed more than 130 times and hidden inside a mattress after being lured to a Rollerton Road apartment; the trial is expected to last about six weeks. Prosecutors say Collins was killed in 2020, while the defense plans to argue voluntary intoxication as part of their strategy.

Mary Collins

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World

Former Youth Minister Indicted in Multistate Sex-Abuse Case

Jeffrey Turner Taylor, a 66-year-old Milford, Ohio man and former Falls Church youth minister, was indicted on federal charges alleging grooming and sexual abuse of boys from 1990 to 2008, including traveling with minors to ministry events with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. He is set for arraignment in the Eastern District of Virginia on September 24 and faces up to 105 years in prison if convicted, with investigations linking his acts to multiple churches in Virginia and Atlanta.

Federal Bureau of Investigation The Falls Church

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