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A brokenhearted husband dies after his wife is killed in the Texas school shooting
Joe Garcia had dropped off flowers at his wife's memorial on Thursday, The New York Times reported. He "pretty much just fell over" after returning home and died of a heart attack, his nephew said.
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The NRA says its Houston convention will 'reflect on' the Uvalde school shooting
The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention Friday, and its leaders are gearing up to "reflect on" — and deflect any blame for — the deadly shooting earlier this week in Uvalde, Texas.
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After 329 years, a woman accused of being a witch in Salem has been exonerated
Massachusetts lawmakers formally exonerated Elizabeth Johnson Jr., clearing her name three centuries after she was convicted of witchcraft in 1693 at the height of the Salem Witch Trials.
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Students at a Michigan school where a mass shooting occurred show support for Uvalde
Hundreds of students at Oxford High School, the Michigan school where four were killed in November, walked out and formed a 'U' on the football field to show support for Uvalde students and families.
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Trump loses an appeal and must testify in New York's civil investigation
Former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in New York Attorney General Letitia James' civil investigation into his business practices, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
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Josh Duggar, a former reality TV star, gets 12 years in a child pornography case
Prosecutors had asked for the maximum term of 20 years in prison for Duggar, whose family was the focus of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting. Duggar's lawyers maintain his innocence and say they'll appeal.
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Oklahoma governor signs the nation's strictest abortion ban
Oklahoma now becomes the first state in the nation to effectively end availability of the procedure.
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Firefighters rescued an elk calf from the ashes of the New Mexico blaze
A firefighter happened upon the motionless animal on the ground of a fire-blackened forest as he patrolled and extinguished hot spots. The calf, dubbed Cinder, is recovering at a wildlife center.
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Southern Baptist leaders plan to release a secret list of accused sex abusers
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention said they will release a secret list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse.
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Hyundai is recalling 239,000 cars for exploding seat belt parts
Hyundai is recalling 239,000 cars in the U.S. because the seat belt pretensioners can explode and injure vehicle occupants. Three injuries have been reported, two in the U.S. and one in Singapore.