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US Travel Agent Scammed New Victims To Pay Old Ones, Prosecutors Say
One by one, victims of the Maryland travel agent told the judge how they had been duped. Some paid thousands for tickets through the agent but could not board a plane when they arrived at the airport. Others successfully made it to their destinations, only to find they were stuck because the agent had not purchased return flights.
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"It Was In Front Of Us": Plane Crashes On US Highway, Hits Vehicle
A small plane crashed after takeoff and struck a car Thursday morning in Prince George's County, Maryland, hitting the vehicle on U.S. 50 and injuring two people inside, authorities said.
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"They Messed Up My Life": Man Who Was Jailed For Bringing Honey To US
Leon Haughton likes honey in his tea. Which is why during his Christmas visit to relatives in Jamaica, he made his regular stop and bought three bottles from a favorite roadside stand before heading home to Maryland.
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US Teen Stripped, Killed Inside Tunnel By Gang She Was About To Report
Ariana Funes-Diaz was killed in a tunnel, naked, beaten with a baseball bat and slashed with a machete, according to police. She had been lured there on April 18, police said, by MS-13 gang members who worried she was about to hand them over to law enforcement.
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Nanny, Roused From Nap, Force-Fed Baby To Death; Sentenced To 15 Years
Oluremi Adeleye, 73, was found guilty of child abuse and second-degree murder in February after a week-long trial in which prosecutors argued that the nanny unscrewed the lid of a baby bottle and poured nearly eight ounces of milk down 8-month-old Enita Salubi's throat.
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Man Tried To Run Down "Disbelievers" In ISIS-Type Attack: US Prosecutors
Federal authorities have arrested a Maryland man they say planned to plow a stolen U-Haul van into crowds at National Harbor, a large shopping and entertainment compound outside of Washington, as part of an Islamic State-inspired plot, court documents say.
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Teen Stabbed Over 100 Times By Gang That Wanted To "Discipline" Him
A 16-year-old who was stabbed more than 100 times before his body was set on fire was being disciplined by fellow MS-13 gang members who then scrubbed down the crime scene in an attempt to cover up the killing, prosecutors said in court.
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Man Who Joined FBI After Terror Attack Retires. He May Have Prevented One
The catalyst for Gordon Johnson's career with the FBI came from a heinous crime. He remembers clearly the day in 1995 when a former U.S. soldier parked a rented truck packed with explosives outside a government building in Oklahoma City and ignited the fuse.
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Girl, 11, Charged For Death Of 1-Year-Old She Was Left To Care For
An 11-year-old girl has been charged in Maryland with first-degree child abuse resulting in death after she allegedly assaulted a 1-year-old she was left to care for, police said.
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White Nationalist Wanted To "Kill Every Person On Earth": US Court
A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant and self-identified white nationalist has been arrested after federal investigators uncovered a cache of weapons and ammunition in his Maryland home that authorities say he stockpiled to launch a widespread domestic terrorist attack targeting politicians and journalists.
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Nanny Drowned Baby By Pouring Milk Down Her Throat, Convicted Of Murder
Influence Salubi was at work when he got the call from the nanny telling him that something was wrong. His 8-month-old daughter had been happy and healthy when he had left the house hours earlier but when he rushed home, she was lifeless. Her feet were cold. Her arms went limp. Milk poured out of her nose and mouth.
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6-Year-Old Electrocuted After Touching "Faulty" Railing At MGM Resort
Investigators looking into the electrocution of a 6-year-old girl who was critically injured at MGM National Harbor say a device that controls the flow of electricity to lights on a handrail she touched was improperly installed, according to a preliminary assessment obtained by The Washington Post.
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Man With "Vendetta" Fires At Newspaper Office In US. 5 Dead
A man with a vendetta against an Annapolis, Maryland, newspaper fired a long gun through the newsroom's glass doors and at its employees, killing five and injuring two others Thursday in a targeted shooting, according to police.
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5 Dead, Gunman In Custody After Newsroom Shooting In US' Maryland
Police have confirmed five people are dead and a gunman is in custody after a shooting in the Capital Gazette building in Maryland's state capital.
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When Bullets Came Down In Las Vegas, He Told His Wife To Run. He Needed To Stay
Like many enjoying the final concert of the Route 91 Harvest festival Sunday, Travis and Haley Haldeman thought they were hearing fireworks when the first pops sounded.
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US Travel Agent Scammed New Victims To Pay Old Ones, Prosecutors Say
One by one, victims of the Maryland travel agent told the judge how they had been duped. Some paid thousands for tickets through the agent but could not board a plane when they arrived at the airport. Others successfully made it to their destinations, only to find they were stuck because the agent had not purchased return flights.
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"It Was In Front Of Us": Plane Crashes On US Highway, Hits Vehicle
A small plane crashed after takeoff and struck a car Thursday morning in Prince George's County, Maryland, hitting the vehicle on U.S. 50 and injuring two people inside, authorities said.
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"They Messed Up My Life": Man Who Was Jailed For Bringing Honey To US
Leon Haughton likes honey in his tea. Which is why during his Christmas visit to relatives in Jamaica, he made his regular stop and bought three bottles from a favorite roadside stand before heading home to Maryland.
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US Teen Stripped, Killed Inside Tunnel By Gang She Was About To Report
Ariana Funes-Diaz was killed in a tunnel, naked, beaten with a baseball bat and slashed with a machete, according to police. She had been lured there on April 18, police said, by MS-13 gang members who worried she was about to hand them over to law enforcement.
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Nanny, Roused From Nap, Force-Fed Baby To Death; Sentenced To 15 Years
Oluremi Adeleye, 73, was found guilty of child abuse and second-degree murder in February after a week-long trial in which prosecutors argued that the nanny unscrewed the lid of a baby bottle and poured nearly eight ounces of milk down 8-month-old Enita Salubi's throat.
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Man Tried To Run Down "Disbelievers" In ISIS-Type Attack: US Prosecutors
Federal authorities have arrested a Maryland man they say planned to plow a stolen U-Haul van into crowds at National Harbor, a large shopping and entertainment compound outside of Washington, as part of an Islamic State-inspired plot, court documents say.
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Teen Stabbed Over 100 Times By Gang That Wanted To "Discipline" Him
A 16-year-old who was stabbed more than 100 times before his body was set on fire was being disciplined by fellow MS-13 gang members who then scrubbed down the crime scene in an attempt to cover up the killing, prosecutors said in court.
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Man Who Joined FBI After Terror Attack Retires. He May Have Prevented One
The catalyst for Gordon Johnson's career with the FBI came from a heinous crime. He remembers clearly the day in 1995 when a former U.S. soldier parked a rented truck packed with explosives outside a government building in Oklahoma City and ignited the fuse.
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Girl, 11, Charged For Death Of 1-Year-Old She Was Left To Care For
An 11-year-old girl has been charged in Maryland with first-degree child abuse resulting in death after she allegedly assaulted a 1-year-old she was left to care for, police said.
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White Nationalist Wanted To "Kill Every Person On Earth": US Court
A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant and self-identified white nationalist has been arrested after federal investigators uncovered a cache of weapons and ammunition in his Maryland home that authorities say he stockpiled to launch a widespread domestic terrorist attack targeting politicians and journalists.
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Nanny Drowned Baby By Pouring Milk Down Her Throat, Convicted Of Murder
Influence Salubi was at work when he got the call from the nanny telling him that something was wrong. His 8-month-old daughter had been happy and healthy when he had left the house hours earlier but when he rushed home, she was lifeless. Her feet were cold. Her arms went limp. Milk poured out of her nose and mouth.
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6-Year-Old Electrocuted After Touching "Faulty" Railing At MGM Resort
Investigators looking into the electrocution of a 6-year-old girl who was critically injured at MGM National Harbor say a device that controls the flow of electricity to lights on a handrail she touched was improperly installed, according to a preliminary assessment obtained by The Washington Post.
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Man With "Vendetta" Fires At Newspaper Office In US. 5 Dead
A man with a vendetta against an Annapolis, Maryland, newspaper fired a long gun through the newsroom's glass doors and at its employees, killing five and injuring two others Thursday in a targeted shooting, according to police.
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5 Dead, Gunman In Custody After Newsroom Shooting In US' Maryland
Police have confirmed five people are dead and a gunman is in custody after a shooting in the Capital Gazette building in Maryland's state capital.
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When Bullets Came Down In Las Vegas, He Told His Wife To Run. He Needed To Stay
Like many enjoying the final concert of the Route 91 Harvest festival Sunday, Travis and Haley Haldeman thought they were hearing fireworks when the first pops sounded.
