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Illinois worker spent over six hours trapped in gas station sign too tall for fire truck ladders to reach

AJ Gow spent over six hours trapped inside a 130-foot gas station sign in Wilmington, Illinois, after his boom lift malfunctioned during repair work.

Democrats Prepare for Possible Election Clashes With Federal Government

NICK CORASANITI

Top officials overseeing state elections and law enforcement are stepping up plans to prepare for what they worry could be interference in the midterms.

Did L.A. businesses get the promised World Cup bump?

ANNIKA DUNEJA

World Cup economic impact on L.A., beer sales soar

‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ set decorator slain, husband found dead in family already scarred by home killing

Mary Golding, a 34-year-old set decorator on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," was found stabbed in her Queens home in a suspected murder-suicide.

Nolan Wells’ Death Rattles Black Parents About All-White Spaces

CLYDE MCGRADY

The death of Nolan Wells after he boated with friends to an island party on July 4 has sparked anguish among Black parents about the safety of their children in predominantly white spaces.

'America's Most Wanted' ex-cop fugitive returned after 20 years on the run to face murder, child sex charges

Dan Hiers, a former Charleston Police Department officer on the U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted list, was returned from China after hiding for 20 years.

Eleven indicted in alleged Texas smuggling scheme that left 7 migrants dead in shipping container

Seven migrants died trapped inside a shipping container on a Union Pacific train in Texas, with a 14-year-old among the victims of the smuggling ring.

Lindsay Clancy judge shields 911 call, autopsy photos in mom’s triple-murder trial

Patrick Clancy's 911 call and autopsy photos of his three children will be shielded from public broadcast as Lindsay Clancy's murder trial begins.

Jewish leaders fault Mamdani rhetoric as Upper West Side stabbing, hate crime probe continues

Jewish leaders in New York City are speaking out against Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rhetoric as an investigation continues into a potential hate crime.

11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas

A U.S. attorney has announced a federal indictment against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of seven migrants who were hiding in a rail cargo container in Texas in May

Democrats Vote to Put South Carolina First in 2028 Primary

SHANE GOLDMACHER

The state, along with several others still being chosen, appears set to play an important role in determining the party’s next presidential nominee.

Man accused of raping three underage girls faces new charge from prison

Imarr Finley, facing rape charges involving three underage girls in Harrisburg, now faces vandalism charges after allegedly breaking a Dauphin County Prison window.

UN human rights chief faces opposition in vote to extend his term for another four years

U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk is facing opposition ahead of a vote Friday for a second four-year term

Georgia high school shooting suspect Colt Gray changes plea to guilty, now faces life in prison

Colt Gray, the suspect in the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia, now faces life in prison after entering a guilty plea on Friday.

Measles cases hit U.S. record not seen since 1991

RONG-GONG LIN II

There have been 2,318 measles cases reported across the nation this year, according to the CDC. That's higher than in any year since a significant nationwide measles epidemic between 1989 and 1991.