4 h. ago 'I spent a month in one of America’s 'death houses' and it gave me a new perspective on life'

'It’s a house unlike any other. Nobody lives there, every visit is facilitated by a death doula'

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22 h. ago Tourists killed in fiery Yellowstone crash were among millions drawn to scenic park

The crash is a stark reminder of the dangers lurking beyond the park’s beauty

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42 h. ago Hate crime landlord who killed Palestinian American boy in rage over Israel war sentenced to 53 years in prison

A jury convicted 73-year-old Joseph Czuba of murder and hate crime charges in the fatal stabbing of Wadee Alfayoumi, a Palestinian American, and his mother

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43 h. ago Death metal guitarist killed in police shootout after ‘tree dispute’ with neighbor turned violent

San Francisco cops say the suspect, later identified as Brian Montana, died after opening fire at officers

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43 h. ago Seven dead after pickup and tour van collide near Yellowstone National Park, Idaho police say

Both vehicles caught on fire after they collided, police say

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48 h. ago Hate crime landlord who killed Palestinian American boy in rage over Israel war to be sentenced

Police said Czuba pulled a knife from a holder on a belt and stabbed the boy 26 times

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48 h. ago Death metal guitarist killed in police gunfight following neighbour dispute over tree

Police say they were involved in a 25-minute gunfight with Brian Montana as he shot at police with a handgun, a shotgun and a rifle

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64 h. ago Idaho judge denies Bryan Kohberger’s ‘hollow’ attempt to strike death penalty

This is the 13th time the judge has ruled against the defense’s attempt to remove the death penalty

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64 h. ago Virginia Guiffre’s dad insists she didn’t die by suicide, claims someone ‘got to’ her

Virginia Giuffre was 41 when she died in Neergabby, Australia

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66 h. ago John Elway breaks silence on longtime business partner’s death after music festival golf cart crash

NFL great was driving the golf cart in Palm Springs when accident took place

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3 d. ago Virginia Giuffre’s family share her final letter before Epstein victim’s death

Sexual abuse survivor and campaigner calls on world to ‘stand together to fight for the future of victims’

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4 d. ago Teen died of an overdose after UnitedHealthcare denied addiction treatment, heartbroken family says

Exclusive: “UnitedHealthcare’s denial of treatment for this boy was absolutely mind-blowing,” his family’s attorney, Malcolm B. Futhey III, told The Independent

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5 d. ago TikTok star, 2, dies in crash as family blasts cops’ ‘hurtful and painful’ claim

Police said Preston Ordone had been ‘improperly restrained’ when his parents’ pick-up truck veered off the interstate, but his grandfather disputed that

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5 d. ago ‘Maga Catholics’ are gaining ground in the US. Now their sight is set on the Vatican

Conservative US Catholics like Steve Bannon look to win ‘war that lasts decades’ with pope antithetical to FrancisOnce the papal conclave starts, the cardinals choosing Pope Francis’s successor will be strictly shut off from the world until a new pope is named. But the coming days before the conclave begins on May 7 will see competing factions of Catholics, including many laypeople, campaigning in the Vatican and the US to influence the church’s future – none with more urgency than those discontented with Francis’s liberal reign.American Catholics will fight to play a central role. Soon after the news of Francis’s death reached faithful the world over, the American counter-revolution mobilized, Vatican watchers say. Red-eyes to Rome were booked. Long-distance phone calls were made. Various cardinals likely received sudden dinner invitations. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago One dead and multiple injured after Florida boat crashes into ferry in ‘mass casualty incident’

Passenger, Brenda Alvarez, who is 31 weeks pregnant, had her three and one-year-old with her at the time of the collision

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6 d. ago One dead and several injured after Florida boat crashes into ferry

One person died and several others were injured after a boat crashed into a ferry carrying more than 40 people near Clearwater’s Memorial Causeway Bridge in Florida, police said.

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7 d. ago Virginia Giuffre’s sister speaks out after her death: ‘The world lost a fierce warrior’

Giuffre was one of the most prominent survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse

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8 d. ago Who was Virginia Giuffre? Epstein survivor helped spearhead battle against sex trafficker

Giuffre was a ‘fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking,’ her family said following her suicide

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8 d. ago Virginia Giuffre, prominent survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse, dies by suicide

Virginia Giuffre was one of the first to call for Jeffrey Epstein to face criminal charges

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8 d. ago ‘Death penalty is political game’: Luigi Mangione’s supporters visit courthouse to oppose his possible execution in murder case

Prosecutors announced officials plans to seek the death penalty ahead of Luigi Mangione’s hearing

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