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Second Texas hiker in 2 weeks dies on trail at Grand Canyon National Park

A hiker died on Sunday while attempting to reach the south rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, using a popular trail. Grand Canyon National Park’s office of communications said in a press release that a 50-year-old man from San Angelo, Texas, died after hiking back to the rim after an overnight stay at Havasupai...

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Chicago shootings: July 4th weekend sees more than 100 people shot, 19 killed

Chicago’s explosive Fourth of July weekend left 19 people dead and more than 100 others wounded in shootings, including multiple mass shootings, across the Windy City in a four-day span, according to police. The victims included two women, Neekshia Strong, 45, and Capri Edwards, 24, who lost their lives shielding children from gunfire on Independence...

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Middle schoolers impersonated dozens of teachers on TikTok; concocted sexual rumors, offensive narratives

A group of Pennsylvania middle school students created fictitious TikTok accounts to impersonate teachers while making inappropriate comments, officials said Monday. The New York Times reported that a group of eighth graders in the Great Valley School District (GVSD) in Chester County made around 20 fake TikTok accounts impersonating teachers. The accounts were filled with...

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LA county axes leadership in juvenile detention system over rampant violence, officer morale collapse

Authorities in Southern California have axed more than a dozen top officials after complaints of violence and injuries from rank-and-file officers in the county’s juvenile facilities. Los Angeles County Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa said that 14 top managers would be impacted and 13 chief deputy positions would be eliminated – “an entire layer of...

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Colorado 18-year-old dies after jumping into electrified lake during visit to Virginia: report

A Colorado teenager visiting friends in Virginia for Independence Day died after jumping into an electrified lake. Jesse Hamric, 18, was visiting friends in Virginia with his family when he jumped into Smith Mountain Lake outside Roanoke on Thursday morning, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office said, according to WDBJ. After Hamric entered the water, his...