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Deputies detained a man during a traffic stop south of Tucson as the search for the missing 84-year-old entered its second week. RIO RICO, AZ — FBI agents and Pima County sheriff’s deputies searched a home in the southern Arizona community of Rio Rico after authorities detained a man for questioning in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. The detention and search marked the first major public …

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New disclosures have intensified scrutiny of senior figures, banks and the monarchy. LONDON, THE UK — A new U.S. release of records linked to Jeffrey Epstein has thrown British public life into fresh turmoil, triggering a political crisis for Prime Minister Keir Starmer and renewed scrutiny of elite ties to the late financier and convicted sex offender. The aftershocks have spread from Parliament to the City of London and into royal circles, as opponents and …

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Deputies say surveillance video and tips helped lead to a traffic stop about 12 hours later. DOUGLASVILLE, GA — A University of West Georgia student was shot to death behind a Dollar General store in Douglasville after meeting with a man she knew following a disagreement, investigators said, and a 20-year-old suspect was arrested hours later during a traffic stop on Interstate 20. Authorities identified the victim as Lyric Latrice Farley, 19, a Carrollton resident …

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Prosecutors said victims were recruited online, then forced to sell sex at area hotels. PLANO, TX — A North Texas man and woman were convicted on federal sex trafficking charges after a jury heard testimony about a yearslong operation that investigators say ended with an FBI raid on a Plano rental home in late 2023. William McKinnley Garland and Anastasiya Claire Lyons now face sentencing in federal court. Federal prosecutors and local investigators said the …

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Police said the rapper was wanted on a threats warrant and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. PLANTATION, FL — A Tennessee rapper known as iLoveMemphis was arrested early Tuesday after barricading himself inside a Plantation home during an overnight SWAT response that he livestreamed to thousands of viewers, authorities said. No injuries were reported, and a dog found inside the home was removed safely. Police said the man, identified as Richard Maurice Colbert, …

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Neighbors reported arguing and several shots before officers arrived Saturday morning. OLYMPIA, WA — Olympia police investigating a report of arguing followed by gunfire found three people dead inside a home Saturday morning in northwest Olympia, authorities said. Officers were called to 19th Court Northwest just after 10:30 a.m. and discovered a man and two women with apparent gunshot wounds. The deaths set off a multiagency investigation as detectives worked to piece together what happened …

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The alert cited a possible retaliation shooting after a viral border collision video. SAN DIEGO, CA — U.S. Border Patrol agents in the San Diego sector were warned in an internal memo that the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, known as CJNG, had instructed members to target agents assigned to stations near the California-Mexico border, according to published reports describing the alert. The warning drew attention because it focused on specific Border Patrol stations and described …

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Investigators said the shooting was an isolated family violence incident in south Apopka. APOPKA, FL. — Police on Monday said a brother and sister found dead inside a neighborhood general store in Apopka were killed in a murder-suicide, after investigators determined the brother shot the sister and then took his own life late Friday. The deaths shook a tight-knit stretch of south Apopka where the store served as a regular stop for snacks, lottery tickets …

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Investigators said a masked gunman shot 17-year-old Jayden Ford near an apartment complex off Uvalde Road. CLOVERLEAF, TX — A 17-year-old was shot and killed in the Cloverleaf area of east Harris County during what investigators described as an attempted robbery, after a masked gunman approached a group of teens and opened fire Thursday evening. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the teenager, identified as Jayden Ford, was visiting friends when the shooting happened near …

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Police say the gunfire erupted during an unsanctioned meet near the former Greenspoint Mall. HOUSTON, TX — A teenage boy was shot and killed around 1 a.m. Monday during an unauthorized late-night car meet in a north Houston parking lot, police said, as investigators worked to identify the shooter and asked witnesses to come forward. The killing unfolded at a weekly gathering spot where crowds and loud cars often draw police calls, according to officers …

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