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Polygamous sect leader convicted of abuse charges after girls found in trailer on Arizona highway

A polygamous sect leader has been convicted on child abuse charges in Arizona while already serving a 50-year sentence in federal prison for orchestrating sex involving children

Complaint seeks answers on Scouting America's transgender policy after Pentagon deal

A gay rights activist is suing the Defense Department to answer a simple question: Did Scouting America actually ban transgender members in a deal with the Pentagon

Newly released video shows Connecticut prison officers striking inmate before he died

A Connecticut judge has publicly released a video showing correctional officers striking an inmate multiple times and pepper spraying him before he died in 2018

Missing 1200-pound giraffe Gracie found 2 weeks after wandering away from ranch in viral search

Gracie, a fugitive giraffe, was found via helicopter after two weeks on the run from Cedar Hollow Ranch in Leakey, Texas, sparking viral posts.

Former youth pastor accused of pushing wife off cliff in Zion National Park dies days after arrest

KORI MCNAIR

A former Las Vegas youth pastor who was accused of pushing his wife off a cliff while hiking in Zion National Park died Thursday — just days after he was taken into custody, authorities said.

New Mexico AG launches criminal investigation into DEA over allegations agents let fentanyl flood state

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced a criminal investigation into allegations that the DEA allowed fentanyl pills to reach communities.

Man with same name as Alaska US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for state’s primary ballot, judge rules

Man with same name as Alaska US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for state's primary ballot, judge rules

Trump-backed Letlow faces Fleming in Louisiana GOP Senate runoff

President Donald Trump's choice for U.S. Senate in Louisiana is seeking to secure the GOP nomination and deliver another win for the president in his effort to replace Republicans who crossed him

States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans

Legislators across the U.S. are trying to lower prescription costs by reining in big companies that handle drug coverage for health insurers

Dangerous weather hampers firefighters and leads to fireworks bans in western US

The largest fire in the United States has marched through thousands of acres of tinder-dry forest in Utah, fueled by conditions that fire managers and experts call unprecedented

Final stretch: NYC’s last horse track, Aqueduct, ending live races

New York City's last horse track is on its final stretch

Man with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for Alaska's primary ballot, judge rules

An Alaska judge has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary

Minnesota man captured in Somalia after allegedly helping orchestrate $250M child nutrition fraud scheme

Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh was captured in Mogadishu after allegedly helping orchestrate the $250 million "Feeding Our Future" fraud scheme in Minnesota.

Palisades Fire deadlock fuels fear that ideology is creeping into jury box — and Mangione could be next

Palisades Fire mistrial fuels fears of jury nullification, with a former prosecutor warning it could impact Luigi Mangione's upcoming federal trial.

YouTuber's online friend recalls graphic video threatening her before supermarket shooting

YouTuber Randy Stair threatened an online friend in a disturbing 2016 video before killing three co-workers at a Pennsylvania supermarket in 2017.