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RICK CALLAHAN

RICK CALLAHAN

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104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after making a skydive that could put her in the record books

Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died

104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after making a skydive that could put her in the record books
Crime|News|Travel|US

Wisconsin officials release names of 7 Virginia residents killed in crash that claimed 9 lives

Authorities have released the names of seven Virginia residents who were killed when the van they were in collided with a semi-trailer in western Wisconsin, leaving a 2-year-old as the only survivor

Wisconsin officials release names of 7 Virginia residents killed in crash that claimed 9 lives
Crime|News|US

A mail carrier was among 4 people killed in northern Illinois stabbings

Authorities say a mail carrier was among four people killed when a man went on a stabbing rampage in a northern Illinois city

A mail carrier was among 4 people killed in northern Illinois stabbings
News

Chicago's 'rat hole' removed after city determines sidewalk with animal impression was damaged

Chicago's so-called “rat hole” is gone

Chicago's 'rat hole' removed after city determines sidewalk with animal impression was damaged
Crime|News|US

Autopsy confirms Sonya Massey died from gunshot wound to head, as attorney calls shooting senseless

Autopsy findings on Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman fatally shot in her Illinois home by a now-fired sheriff’s deputy charged in her death, confirm that she died from a gunshot wound to the head

Autopsy confirms Sonya Massey died from gunshot wound to head, as attorney calls shooting senseless
Crime|Education|News|Sports|US

Former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker sues university over his firing

Former Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker is suing the university and school leaders, saying they wrongfully fired him and violated his constitutional rights in response to sexual harassment allegations

Former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker sues university over his firing
Crime|News|US

Man wanted on murder charges is apprehended at Chicago restaurant just blocks from DNC

A man wanted on murder and armed robbery charges has been taken into custody after a 15-hour standoff with police at a Chicago restaurant just blocks from the Democratic National Convention

Man wanted on murder charges is apprehended at Chicago restaurant just blocks from DNC
Crime|US

Jury begins deliberating fate of Indiana man charged in 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls

A jury has begun deliberating the fate of an Indiana man charged in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike near their small hometown

Jury begins deliberating fate of Indiana man charged in 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
Crime|Education|US

Teen is in custody after trying to enter Wisconsin elementary school while armed, police say

Authorities say a 13-year-old boy who had researched school shootings online was arrested hours after he tried to enter a Wisconsin elementary school while armed

Teen is in custody after trying to enter Wisconsin elementary school while armed, police say
Environment|Sports|Travel|US

Heavy snow blankets parts of the US during busy holiday travel weekend

The first big snowfall of the season is blanketing towns in upstate New York and northwestern Pennsylvania as the hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend winds down

Heavy snow blankets parts of the US during busy holiday travel weekend
Crime|Health|US

Prosecutor says officers acted 'recklessly' in Black man's death during mental health crisis

The trial is underway for two Indianapolis police officers charged in the death of a Black man who was shocked with a Taser and restrained face down during a mental health crisis

Prosecutor says officers acted 'recklessly' in Black man's death during mental health crisis
Crime|US

Man convicted of quadruple homicide is put to death in Indiana's 1st execution in 15 years

Indiana has carried out its first execution in 15 years by putting to death a man convicted of killing four people decades ago, including his brother and his sister’s fiancé

Man convicted of quadruple homicide is put to death in Indiana's 1st execution in 15 years
Crime|US

30 years after discovery of remains, DNA could identify all of a serial killer’s victims

It's been decades since thousands of human bones and bone fragments were unearthed on a suspected Indiana serial killer’s property

30 years after discovery of remains, DNA could identify all of a serial killer’s victims
Americas|Crime|US

Indiana man sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls

An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike has been sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison

Indiana man sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls

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