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Kansas agency investigated girl's family 5 times before she was killed, a report shows 10/17/2023 08:50pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Child welfare officials investigated the family of a 5-year-old Kansas girl five times in the 13 months before she was raped and killed, but couldn't confirm allegations of neglect or drug use by her mother, and the family repeatedly declined offers of help, a report released T War between Israel and Hamas raises fears about rising US hostility 10/17/2023 08:27pm • A fatal stabbing in Illinois, a gun pointed at protesters in Pennsylvania, vandalism at synagogues and harassment of staff at a Palestinian restaurant all are raising fears that the war between Israel and Hamas is sparking violence in the United States. The tensions follow a familiar pattern of c Mayor denies discussing absentee ballots with campaign volunteer at center of ballot stuffing claims 10/17/2023 07:39pm • The mayor of Connecticut's largest city denied under oath Tuesday ever discussing absentee ballots with a campaign volunteer who resembles a woman seen on surveillance video stuffing papers into a drop box multiple times ahead of the mayoral primary. In a court hearing, Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim tr Las Vegas police officer gets 12 years in prison for trio of casino robberies netting $165,000 10/17/2023 07:01pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas police officer was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison for stealing nearly $165,000 in a trio of casino heists, including one in which he was found guilty of brandishing a department-issued weapon. Caleb Rogers, who has been on unpaid suspension in a solo j District attorney praises officer who shot man who killed two Black bystanders moments earlier 10/17/2023 06:02pm • BOSTON (AP) — A police officer who shot and killed a man who gunned down two Black people moments earlier in the Boston suburb of Winthrop in 2021 used reasonable force to defend himself and others and won't face criminal charges, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said Tuesday. Nathan Allen, Kane scores two goals as England clinches Euro 2024 spot with 3-1 win over scandal-hit Italy 10/17/2023 05:51pm • LONDON (AP) — England booked its place at next summer's European Championship with a 3-1 win over defending champion Italy at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday. England had to come from behind following Gianluca Scamacca’s first goal for the Azzurri. But two goals from Harry Kane — including a penalt Maryland highway agency cited for 'serious violation' connected to crash that killed 6 highway workers 10/17/2023 05:50pm • Traffic control signs to warn drivers and protect workers were not posted near a work zone where six highway workers were killed along Interstate 695 in Baltimore County, Maryland, in March. Maryland's Occupational Safety and Health Office cited the State Highway Administration with a "serious vi Exonerated man looked forward to college after prison. A deputy killed him during a traffic stop 10/17/2023 05:47pm • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Leonard Cure tried to make up for the 16 years he lost imprisoned in Florida after being wrongfully convicted of armed robbery in 2004. Since being freed three years ago, he gave inspirational talks to high school students, worked a security job and, at age 53, was considering After air bag thefts, residents of Prince George's Co. complex say they 'don't feel safe anymore' 10/17/2023 05:45pm • Thieves break into a car to steal air bags in Prince George's County, Maryland. (WTOP/Sandra Jones) Residents living at the Jefferson Square Condominiums on Metzerott Road in Adelphi, Maryland, are being asked to be vigilant when it comes to their vehicles. There have been reported thefts of England qualifies for the European Championship with a win over Italy. Denmark thwarts San Marino 10/17/2023 05:44pm • England became the ninth team to book a place at next year's European Championship after beating Italy 3-1 at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, two years on from losing the final to the Italians at the same venue. Denmark and Hungary also could have qualified Tuesday but both must wait until the next qual Justice Department investigates possible civil rights violations by police in New Jersey capital 10/17/2023 05:36pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department opened an investigation Tuesday into possible civil rights violations by the police department in New Jersey's capital city. The investigation in Trenton will focus on allegations that officers have used excessive force, stopped motorists and pedest Man walking in Fairfax Co. struck by arrow from crossbow 10/17/2023 04:57pm • A man walking in Bailey's Crossroads earlier this week was struck by an arrow from an apparent crossbow, which penetrated his backpack and went into his back, police in Fairfax County, Virginia, said. It happened around 12:05 a.m. on Oct. 15 in the 3400 block of Carlin Springs Road. Police said t What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the cases against police and paramedics 10/17/2023 04:41pm • BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors said Tuesday a Denver-area police officer who put Elijah McClain in a neck hold before he was injected with ketamine by paramedics bears responsibility for the Black man’s 2019 death, following a split verdict by jurors last week in a separate trial against two 3 face federal charges in bizarre South Florida kidnapping plot 10/17/2023 04:40pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two brothers and another man are facing federal charges following a kidnapping that took some bizarre twists, including an attempted waterboarding when they tried to make the victim help them lure the intended target, federal officials said Tuesday. The suspects kidnap Remains found in 1996 near Indianapolis identified as 9th presumed victim of long-dead suspect 10/17/2023 04:31pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana authorities have identified an Indianapolis man who vanished in 1993 as the ninth presumed victim of a long-deceased businessman suspected in a string of killings in the 1980s and 1990s, a coroner said Tuesday. A bone that was recovered in 1996 on Herbert Baumeister’s