Police are investigating a quadruple homicide in Birmingham, Alabama. On Friday afternoon, officers were dispatched to a report of multiple shots fired and found four victims lying unresponsive on the ground near an open lot, the Birmingham Police Department said in a news release. All four had apparent gunshot wounds. The four men were identified as Terrell Edwards, 38; Kevin …
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17 February
Ukraine withdraws from key stronghold Avdiivka, where outnumbered defenders held out for 4 months
Russia said its forces took complete control Saturday of a city in eastern Ukraine that was the focus of intense combat for months, a development that Moscow could use to boost morale as the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches with the war largely at a stalemate. The Russian Defense Ministry’s announcement came the same day Ukraine’s …
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17 February
What happened to Floridalma Roque? She went to Guatemala for plastic surgery and never returned.
Floridalma Roque arrived at the Perfektima clinic in Guatemala City on the morning of June 13 for a scheduled plastic surgery. A day later, Roque, a U.S. citizen, had disappeared without a trace. Roque’s family has been searching for her since then, and the experience has left them feeling lonely and desperate as they try to navigate two criminal justice …
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17 February
Tributes to Alexey Navalny removed from Russian cities after his reported death
Floral tributes to Alexey Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe who reportedlydied Friday in a Russian penal colony, were removed overnight by groups of unidentified people while police watched, videos on Russian social media show. More than 401 people were detained in cities across Russia after they came to lay flowers in memory of Navalny, according to OVD-Info, a group …
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17 February
Alexey Navalnys team confirms the death of Putin critic, says his mother is searching for his body
Alexey Navalny’s spokesperson confirmed Saturday that the Russian opposition leader had died at a remote Arctic penal colony and said he was “murdered,” but it is unclear where his body is. Navalny’s death at age 47 has deprived the Russian opposition of its most well-known and inspiring politician less than a month before an election that will give President Vladimir …
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16 February
Former NBA player, Survivor contestant Scot Pollard feeling great after undergoing heart transplant surgery, wife says
NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard is “awake and feeling great” a day after a heart transplant, his wife said Saturday on social media. “Scot has a new heart!” Dawn Pollard posted Friday night on social media. “Surgery went well and I’ve been told the heart is big, powerful and is a perfect fit! Now on to the crucial …
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16 February
Fort Worth OB-GYN makes history delivering baby gorilla: Our love for women…it knows no bounds
FORT WORTH – By now you may have heard, history was made at the Fort Worth Zoo. The zoo announced this week that a baby gorilla was born in January via a cesarean section – a surgery that was performed by a doctor that typically operates on humans. CBS News Texas’ Madison Sawyer spoke with the doctor who performed the …
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16 February
Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips lays off large portion of presidential campaign staff
SAINT PAUL, Minn. —Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota confirmed Friday he is laying off a large number of his campaign staff amid his 2024 presidential run. Phillips took to social media Friday evening to post a video announcing his reason for the layoffs, but did not indicate he is dropping out of the race. “I found it almost impossible …
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16 February
Boy staying in migrant shelter died of sepsis from strep bacteria, other infections, officials say
CHICAGO (CBS) — The cause of death has been determined for a 5-year-old boy who was living in a migrant shelter in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood back in December. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office reported Friday that Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero died of sepsis due to an infection with streptococcus pyogenes – the bacterium that causes strep throat. An infection …
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16 February
Virginia house explosion kills 1 firefighter, injures over a dozen other people
One firefighter was killed and 11 other firefighters and two civilians were injured in a massive home explosion in Northern Virginia‘s Loudoun County on Friday night, officials said. In a news briefing Saturday morning, Keith Johnson, the chief of Loudon County’s Combined Fire and Rescue System, said 911 operators received a call about a gas odor in the area of …
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