Columbus, OH

NBC News

Another fracture appeared in Israeli society this week, with at least one far-right member of the government joining a crowd to storm military bases to stop soldiers from being detained on suspicion of abusing a Palestinian prisoner. In photos and videos shared on social media, demonstrators waving Israeli flags could...

Israeli protesters storm military bases after soldiers detained for alleged abuse of Palestinian prisoners

CBS News

Ultra-right-wing Israeli nationalists stormed two military facilities late Monday, protesting the detention and questioning of nine Israel Defense Forces reservists suspected of raping and abusing a Palestinian prisoner whose injuries were so bad he had to be hospitalized. Social media videos show guards at the Sde Teiman military base and prison, near Beersheba in southern Israel, shouting at and pushing military police who'd arrived to question the reservists, seemingly in defense of the suspects.The Sde Teiman facility is known to hold Palestinians arrested in Gaza since Israel launched its war on the territory's Hamas rulers, in response to the group's...

Alleged rape of Palestinian prisoner reveals stark divisions in Israel

WashingtonExaminer

A swarm of people breached the perimeter of an Israeli base in protest of a military investigation into the potential abuse of a prisoner housed there. The protesters were upset with the announcement from the Israel Defense Forces that its Military Police Criminal Investigation Division was looking into the “suspected substantial abuse of a detainee” […]

Mob storms IDF base over investigation into soldiers’ alleged abuse

The Independent

A 50-year-old American woman was found chained to a tree and left to die in a forest in India, police said.The woman, identified as Lalita Kayi Kumar, was rescued after a shepherd heard her cries on Saturday evening in Sonurli village, located about 450km from India’s financial capital of Mumbai in the south-western state of Maharashtra.Police registered a case of attempted murder against Ms Kumar’s former husband based on a note scribbled by her at the hospital.The authorities ascertained her identity and residential address from photocopies of a US passport and a national identity card recovered from her.”Based on the...

US woman found chained to tree and left to die in India jungle

The remains of a teacher and four soldiers were found in an operation in Khan Younis on Wednesday.

Israeli military recovers five hostages' bodies in Gaza

Simone Biles delivered big time on the floor to bring home the Olympic gold medal for Team USA. Now with eight Olympic medals, Biles is the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast in history. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 - Aug 11.

Simone Biles stellar on floor to secure team gold in Paris

Illinois State

Springfield, IL

An Illinois sheriff apologized for a deputy's fatal shooting of Sonya Massey in her Springfield home, but the sheriff refused to step down. This as new details emerge about the background of the deputy, Sean Grayson, who is charged with murder in the shooting. NBC News' Maggie Vespa reports.

Sheriff speaks out about Sonya Massey shooting in Illinois

Missouri State

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Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Los Angeles, CA

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's son Pax Jolie-Pitt was hospitalized Monday following an accident while riding an electric bike in Los Angeles, NBC News has confirmed from a source close to Jolie. The source added that the actress is "by her son's side" and that he is in "stable condition."

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's son hospitalized after suffering head injury on e-bike, source says

A third child has died following Monday’s devastating mass stabbing attack in a seaside town in northwest England that left 10 others injured, authorities said. The assailant entered Hart Space, a community center hosting a Taylor Swift-themed dance event for children in Seaport, and started to attack those inside with a knife.

9-year-old becomes third child to die after U.K. mass stabbing attack at Taylor Swift dance class

 An Afghan mother has become the first person jailed under Australia's forced marriage law for coercing her daughter into a marriage that led to the 21-year-old’s murder. Sakina Muhammad Jan, in her late 40s, was found guilty of forcing her 21-year-old daughter, Ruqia Haidari, to marry 26-year-old Mohammad Ali Halimi in 2019 in exchange for a small payment. Six weeks after the wedding, Halimi murdered Haidari, eventually getting sentenced to life in prison for the crime.On Monday, Jan was sentenced to three years in jail under the law, becoming the first person to be sent to prison under the...

An Afghan mother forced her daughter into marriage. Six weeks later the 21-year-old ended up dead

South Carolina State

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Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Florida State

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Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Oklahoma State

Okmulgee County, OK

An Oklahoma man was abducted and forced to jump off a bridge into traffic while bound with duct tape, authorities said. The Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office was called to an area near the Deep Fork River bridge on Thursday after someone reported seeing "someone jumping into traffic," the sheriff's office said in a July 26 Facebook post.

Kidnapped Oklahoma man forced to jump off bridge into traffic while duct taped

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

New York City, NY

A man who followed a woman from the street up six flights of stairs into her New York City apartment and stabbed her to death was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years to life in prison. Assamad Nash, 27, was sentenced in Manhattan state Supreme Court for the Feb. 13, 2022,...

Man who followed woman into Chinatown apartment and stabbed her to death sentenced to 30 years to life

Super Bowl champ Terrell Davis says he was sent a letter by United Airlines placing him on a "No Fly List," adding what he calls "insult to injury" after he was handcuffed and taken off a plane earlier this month in an incident United has since apologized for. The Hall...

United Airlines apologizes for sending NFL star Terrell Davis a 'No Fly' letter after he was removed from plane

North Carolina State

Town Talks

If you're considering memorializing a relative on your own property in North Carolina, it's important to be aware of the state's regulations regarding home burials and the scattering of ashes.

Can you bury a relative at home in your backyard in North Carolina? Here’s what state law says

Brazilian former world champion Gabriel Medina wowed the surfing world with a spectacular tube ride Monday that he seemed to self-score even before kicking out: “10,” he indicated with his hands. Close. The ride achieved 9.90, the highest single-wave score in surfing's short history as an Olympic event.

Brazilian surfer's historic ride at the Olympics spawns iconic photo

Fox News

"The View" co-host Joy Behar took issue with the Democratic Party's apparent new line of attack against Donald Trump and JD Vance on Tuesday.

Joy Behar disagrees with Democrats calling JD Vance, Trump 'weird': 'Take the high road'

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Protesters storm Israeli army bases after alleged abuse of Palestinian prisoner

Far-right protesters stormed two Israeli military bases in support of...

Protesters storm Israeli army bases after alleged abuse of Palestinian prisoner

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