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Remains found at wastewater station believed to be missing college student Caleb Harris: Police
After a monthslong search, remains found at a wastewater facility in Texas are believed to be missing college student Caleb Harris, according to authorities. City workers conducting maintenance at a wastewater lift station in Corpus Christi, Texas, last month discovered human remains in a well and notified police, the Corpus Christi Police Department said on Facebook. The remains had "no obvious signs of homicide," but were transported to the Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office for examination, according to police. Due to the "advanced state of decomposition," the medical examiner was unable to make an identification, nor "provide a manner or cause of death," authorities said on Wednesday.
6 dead, in Bangkok hotel, including 2 Americans; cyanide found in blood
Six people were found dead inside a luxury hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, and authorities believe that they were poisoned. Read more trending news The autopsy performed on the victims showed cyanide in the blood of the four Vietnamese and two Vietnamese Americans found dead at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok hotel, The Associated Press reported. They were last seen alive when food was delivered to the room on Monday — including tea in thermos flasks and cups.
Special counsel files notice of appeal in Trump's classified documents case
Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday filed an official notice of appeal of Judge Aileen Cannon's order dismissing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case. Judge Cannon, in a surprising ruling Monday, dismissed the case on the grounds that Smith's appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional because he was not appointed by the president or confirmed by Congress. Wednesday's filing by Smith indicated that he will appeal the decision to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Representatives with the special counsel's office said they would not be commenting further.
Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly court-martialed for WWII-era Port Chicago explosion
The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were unjustly court-martialed in 1944 following the Port Chicago explosion in California that killed 320 people. The sailors had been punished for refusing to go back to work in what they considered to be an unsafe environment. Their prosecution took place at a time when the U.S. military was still segregated and reflected the unfair treatment that Black sailors experienced. The 256 sailors were exonerated by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro on the 80th anniversary of the accidental, deadly World War II-era blast, which also injured 400 other people. The explosion at an ammunition loading area also damaged two ships and a train, and caused damage to the nearby town of Port Chicago, located east of Oakland, California. Del Toro's exoneration carries more weight than a pardon, which acknowledges guilt. Instead, the exoneration will vacate all of the court-martials that the 256 sailors had to go through.
Stegosaurus skeleton, nicknamed 'Apex,' sells for record $44.6M at Sotheby's auction
A nearly complete stegosaurus skeleton sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday for a record $44.6 million -- the most ever paid for a fossil. The dinosaur, nicknamed "Apex" -- which lived between 146 and 161 million years ago in the Late Jurassic Period -- was originally expected to sell for between $4 million and $6 million, according to the auction house. Sotheby's has said Apex is the "most complete and best-preserved Stegosaurus specimen of its size ever discovered." The skeleton was discovered on private land in Moffat County, Colorado -- in northwestern Colorado and on the border with Utah and Wyoming -- in May 2022 by commercial paleontologist Jason Cooper, with excavation completed in 2023, according to Sotheby's. The county is an area where many other dinosaur fossils have been discovered and is home to the Dinosaur National Monument.
National Hot Dog Day 2024: Freebies and deals
Let’s be frank, today marks National Hot Dog Day From Memorial Day to Labor Day is prime hot dog season wth seven billion eaten over that three-month period last year, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. What better way to celebrate the unofficial holiday honoring hot dogs than finding the top freebies and deals that are out there? Remember, not all locations may be participating.
8-week-old girl dies in hot car in New Jersey, dad arrested
A dad has been arrested after his 8-week-old daughter died when she was left in a hot car in New Jersey, authorities said. At about 1:45 p.m. Monday, authorities in Lakewood Township responded to a report of a baby in cardiac arrest, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said. The 8-week-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The baby was left alone in her dad's car "for an extended period of time," which was determined to be the cause and manner of her death, prosecutors said in a statement Tuesday. The heat index -- what temperature it feels like with humidity -- soared to 107 degrees in Lakewood Township on Monday.
FBI examines Trump assassination attempt suspect's phone, transmitter found on him
Authorities said the man they allege tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump was able to access the roof near the rally by climbing over an air conditioning unit adjacent to the building, sources told ABC News. Though law enforcement sources said Thomas Matthew Crooks is believed to have purchased a 5-foot ladder at a Home Depot before the shooting, it does not appear to have been used to climb on the roof and was not found at the scene. As the FBI investigation continues, questions are swirling about how the 20-year-old was able to ascend undetected to the roof,...
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