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Bowie police officer indicted on attempted murder charges

BOWIE, Maryland — The Prince George’s County Prosecutor’s Office announced that a Bowie police officer was charged with attempted murder on Thursday. According to authorities, Sgt. Robert Warrington, a 12-year veteran of the City of Bowie Police Department, pulled over…

Woman rescued from the basement of a burning house in Medina

A 31-year-old woman was dramatically rescued Wednesday morning after police and firefighters responded to a burning home in York Township in Medina County. According to the Medina County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened just before 11 a.m. in the 7700…

Study showing that puberty blockers do not improve children’s mental health is not being published for fear of ‘weaponisation’

The pediatrician behind a groundbreaking study showing puberty blockers did not lead to improvements in mental health among young people has claimed his team has yet to publish the findings to prevent young people being “weaponised” by critics of transgender…

Dothan man found guilty of murder in deadly nightclub attack | WDHN

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — A Dothan man was found guilty by a jury of his peers in the murder of a 51-year-old Geneva man who police said tried to act like a “good Samaritan” and break up a fight. On…

Third Party Presidential Debate Was Refreshingly Serious

Last night, three men who knew they wouldn’t be president but were running for office anyway took to the stage in Los Angeles for a heated third-party debate. In the debate hosted by Free and Equal, Libertarian Party candidate Chase…

SCDOT closes lanes in Florence County for road work

FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – State officials want to keep drivers in the Pee Dee informed about upcoming roadwork. The South Carolina Department of Transportation said: Beginning Oct. 27, lane closures will be extended along SC 327 between East Palmetto…

Billions of tonnes of sand are mined every year, putting infrastructure and lives at risk

As one of the deadliest typhoons in decades ravaged Vietnam, a harrowing video emerged on social media. Dashcam footage captured the moment a steel and concrete bridge collapsed, taking a truck and a motorcyclist with it. Those who fell to…

‘Incredible’ – Labor’s Willie Jackson furious over Prebble’s role at Waitangi Tribunal

Photograph: RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Former Labor Party minister and former ACT leader Richard Prebble is furious One of two new members appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal. Maori Development Minister Tama Potaka said since leaving Parliament Prebble had provided free advice to…

Genesis sells Hau Nui wind farm to New Zealand Wind Farms

Hau Nui wind farm in Wairarapa. Photo/Supplied Genesis Energy explains why it sold New Zealand’s first wind farm, Hau Nui, in the Wairarapa, to NZ Wind Farms. Hau Nui is a 15-turbine wind farm located 21 km south-east of Martinborough….

China Spring man charged with killing woman with machete in September

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – A parolee from China Spring who authorities say killed a woman with a machete and a concrete block during a domestic disturbance in September was charged as a habitual offender Thursday. A McLennan County grand jury…