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Clara Ester, Who Was With Martin Luther King Jr. in His Last Moments, Dies at 78

JERÉ LONGMAN

A Memphis college student and activist, she witnessed Dr. King’s assassination in 1968 when he was shot at his motel and ran to him to check his pulse.

Dentists in Brooklyn Exploited Patients in Pain, Lawsuit Charges

ANDY NEWMAN

New York City sued two dental practices, saying they offered patients high-interest loans to pay their bills and often falsely said procedures were not covered by insurance.

ICE seeks nearly $500K fine against immigration lawyer accused of filing fake asylum claims

ICE alleges attorney Suraj Raj Singh filed 118 fraudulent documents across 54 immigration cases with nearly identical claims of persecution.

Teen found in shallow California vineyard grave identified nearly 50 years later as family warns killer

Michelle Louise Collier vanished from Fresno in 1978 at age 15. Forensic genetic genealogy finally identified her remains found in a Kern County vineyard.

Border agents uncover $20M cocaine stash hidden beneath truck floorboards in massive bust

A commercial truck carrying 269 bundles of rebar concealed 366 packages of cocaine worth over $20 million beneath its wooden floorboards at Calexico.

School employee accused of secretly filming 12 girls in changing room faces new charges

Newly recovered videos dating back to 2015 led investigators to identify eight more alleged victims at Walter Johnson High School in Montgomery County.

Parents of Boy Found in Arizona Morgue Still Alive Will Not Face Charges

MARK WALKER

The boy, who was 18 months old, had been found unconscious in a pool at the family home in Gilbert, Ariz., and was declared dead. But a medical examiner’s employee later discovered he was breathing.

Florida man accused of killing mom and burning body because she ‘wanted to be cremated’

A Florida man is facing several charges after he allegedly shot his mother and set her body on fire because she "wanted to be cremated," police said.

Grandmother's missed pickup leads to grim discovery in church parking lot

Emmanuel Wesley allegedly shot his mother twice in the back as she sat in her car, then drove away. He now faces up to 50 years to life in prison.

Army conducts first overseas test of 'Hammer of the Gods' weapon-disrupting system

The Army says its "Hammer of the Gods" electronic warfare system completed its first overseas maritime test, disrupting navigation signals used by enemy precision weapons.

Fertility Doctor Accused of Using Own Sperm to Impregnate Woman

MACK LIEDERMAN

Dr. Dennis Lutz, the chairman of the University of North Dakota’s OB-GYN department, did not deny the claims in a lawsuit. The university said it intends to fire him.

Lindsay Clancy prosecutors ‘squeeze’ timeline from ex-husband as jury weighs ‘murder versus madness’: expert

Patrick Clancy's testimony reveals the timeline of texts, calls, and errands just before his three children were strangled in their Duxbury home.

More than 24,000 immigrant children could lose legal representation as a federal contract expires

RUBEN VIVES

The termination of a federal contract that pays nonprofit organizations for providing legal assistance to immigrant children will affect 90 organizations nationwide.

Father of boy rescued from pounding California surf says he is beyond grateful to teen lifeguard

The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son

Man sentenced to 6 months in jail for ramming car into Jewish group's world headquarters in New York

A man was sentenced to six months and a week behind bars for ramming his car into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters earlier this year.