Editor’s note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. The chief executive of Six Flags says the company will install seat belts on the Georgia roller coaster from which a rider fell to his death earlier this month. The company’s rides with similar restraints will also get the sa...
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Texas game wardens have issued a citation to a man after finding an alligator tied to a boat in a pond in Angelina County.
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Miguel Salguero Olivares was convicted of first-degree murder, rape, sexual offense and burglary in the 2012 killing of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth....
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You may not know it, but 2026 is a unique year for Halloween and daylight saving time. Not only does Halloween fall on a Saturday this year, but daylight saving time ends the same weekend, adding an extra hour to this year’s festivities . Whatever plans you’ve got on the calendar...
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A North Texas community will come together Saturday to remember 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, whose disappearance and death touched the hearts of residents across the region. The city of Everman will host a public candlelight vigil in Noel’s memory on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 6...
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Take a minute to really picture a bag of classic salted potato chips. Feel the crisp corrugation of the sealed edge, hear the crinkle, and see the colors in your mind’s eye. It’s yellow, isn’t it? That’s because Lay’s has been around for almost 90 years, and it’s still America’s ...
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Even as automated vehicles such as robotaxis grow more prevalent in the U.S., almost every mass transit system still requires a driver or operator on board. Two major cities are seeking to change that. Officials in Washington, D.C., recently advanced a plan that could let compute...
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Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start this year as U.S. consumers grapple with high living costs and eye-popping chocolate prices. Halloween candy sales fell 6.7% in the month ending Oct. 17 compared to the same period last year, according to NielsenIQ, a market research ...
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Christina Ricci’s favorite holiday is Christmas. It’s an unexpected answer from the actor, whose credits include Halloween classics “ The Addams Family ,” “Casper” and “Sleepy Hollow.” “I don’t look at things from the outside. So for me, I’ve been a part of like three movies that...
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While they say it’s “business as usual,” the United States Postal Service (USPS) is still advising all voters to mail their ballots before Election Day. USPS plans to start extraordinary measures designed to accelerate and enhance the delivery of ballot mail on Oct. 24. Those mea...
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Police in the British capital said Saturday that they received a letter containing allegations about the estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, in 2019, but did not tell other law enforcement agencies. Authorities in the Philippines confirmed this week that they are i...
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The reports erupt on social media every election year: Voters say they tapped a candidate’s name on a touchscreen voting machine, only for the wrong person to light up as their selection. With some trial and error, and occasionally help from poll workers, the voters are generally...
