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High school teacher and cheer coach accused of having sex with student

High school teacher and cheer coach accused of having sex with student

A married high school teacher and cheer coach has been indicted by an Alabama grand jury for allegedly having sex with a male student, according to authorities. Makaela Caldwell Hodgins, a 32-year-old mom of two, was arrested and ordered a bond of $30,000, court documents seen by 1819news.com s

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Bus Driver Sees Child Alone in Road, Hailed a Hero for What She Does

Bus Driver Sees Child Alone in Road, Hailed a Hero for What She Does

Tampa HART bus operator Barbara Baker is praised as a hero after stopping her route to rescue a lost child wandering in the street.

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Alabama inmate set to be die by nitrogen gas for 1993 murder maintains his innocence: "I didn't kill anybody"

Alabama inmate set to be die by nitrogen gas for 1993 murder maintains his innocence: "I didn't kill anybody"

A man who is scheduled to be executed later this month for a 1993 murder continues to maintain his innocence, saying on Wednesday, "I didn't kill anybody. I didn't participate in any killing." Anthony Boyd , 53, has been on death row in Alabama for the last three decades. He was convicted in 1995

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Confrontation Erupts on Capitol Hill Amid Ongoing Shutdown

Confrontation Erupts on Capitol Hill Amid Ongoing Shutdown

**Title: Confrontation Erupts on Capitol Hill Amid Ongoing Shutdown** Tensions escalated on Capitol Hill Wednesday as the government shutdown entered its eighth day, with no resolution in sight. A heated exchange occurred between House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Republican Rep. Mike Lawl

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Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department

(CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. James has been under investigation since May ove

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Texas National Guard Deploys to Chicago Suburbs Amid Controversy

Texas National Guard Deploys to Chicago Suburbs Amid Controversy

Members of the Texas National Guard have been spotted at an Army Reserve Training Center in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. This development comes after Texas Governor Greg Abbott shared a photo on social media showing what he described as the state’s "elite" National Guard boarding a plane. Howev

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Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act in Chicago: Everything you Need to Know

Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act in Chicago: Everything you Need to Know

The White House is in a showdown with Chicago’s Democratic leaders - after President Trump mobilized 300 National Guard Troops to the city to deal with what he says is out-of-control crime in the blue stronghold. On Monday, the state of Illinois filed a lawsuit to block the deployment of US troops t

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Dolly Parton says 'I ain't dead yet' after sister sparked alarm

Dolly Parton says 'I ain't dead yet' after sister sparked alarm

By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) -Country singer Dolly Parton sought to reassure fans about her health on Wednesday after comments by her sister stoked concern that the Grammy winner was near death. "I ain't dead yet," Parton, 79, said in the caption to an Instagram video. "Do I look sick to you? I'm w

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Comey to be Arraigned as DOJ Adds Prosecutors to Case

Comey to be Arraigned as DOJ Adds Prosecutors to Case

Former FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned on Wednesday in Virginia. Ahead of this court appearance, the Department of Justice has assigned two assistant U.S. attorneys from North Carolina to assist with the case. These prosecutors officially entered their appearances on Tuesday afternoo

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Air Traffic Controller Shortages Cause Flight Delays Amid Shutdown

Air Traffic Controller Shortages Cause Flight Delays Amid Shutdown

**Title: Air Traffic Controller Shortages Cause Flight Delays Amid Shutdown** As the government shutdown enters its second week, air traffic controller sick calls are leading to significant flight delays and cancellations across the United States. Many airport towers and control facilities are stru

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Video shows hallway confrontation between Senate Dems and House Speaker Johnson

Video shows hallway confrontation between Senate Dems and House Speaker Johnson

Arizona’s Democratic senators got into a hallway confrontation with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday as the government shutdown’s eighth day dragged on. The clash between Johnson and Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego centered on the speaker’s decision not to swear in Democrats’

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Putin says Russian air defenses were to blame for Azerbaijani jet's crash last year, killing 38

Putin says Russian air defenses were to blame for Azerbaijani jet's crash last year, killing 38

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia’s air defense were to blame for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner in December that killed 38 people, his first public admission of responsibility for the crash in an effort to ease tensions between the neighbors. Putin said the missiles

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IRS to Furlough Nearly Half of Workforce Amid Shutdown

IRS to Furlough Nearly Half of Workforce Amid Shutdown

Title: IRS to Furlough Nearly Half of Workforce Amid Shutdown WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will furlough nearly half of its workforce starting Wednesday due to the ongoing government shutdown. This decision follows an updated contingency plan posted on the agency's website. Most

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Joan B. Kennedy, Former Wife of Ted Kennedy, Dies at 89

Joan B. Kennedy, Former Wife of Ted Kennedy, Dies at 89

Title: Joan B. Kennedy, Former Wife of Ted Kennedy, Dies at 89 BOSTON — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 89. She died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Boston, as confirmed by Steve Kerrigan, chairman of the Massachusett

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Authorities arrest 29-year-old man for igniting January fire that destroyed LA's Pacific Palisades neighborhood

Authorities arrest 29-year-old man for igniting January fire that destroyed LA's Pacific Palisades neighborhood

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities arrest 29-year-old man for igniting January fire that destroyed LA's Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

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Trump's Troop Deployments Face Legal Challenges in Two Cities

Trump's Troop Deployments Face Legal Challenges in Two Cities

Donald Trump's efforts to deploy troops in Democratic-led cities are facing significant legal challenges in two separate courtrooms on Thursday. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments regarding a lower court's decision that blocks the deployment of troops in Portland, Oregon. Simulta

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Netanyahu says, 'With God's help we will bring them all home,' after Trump announces first phase of Israel

Netanyahu says, 'With God's help we will bring them all home,' after Trump announces first phase of Israel

JERUSALEM (AP) — Netanyahu says, 'With God's help we will bring them all home,' after Trump announces first phase of Israel-Hamas deal.

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Nor'easter Forecasted to Impact East Coast This Weekend

Nor'easter Forecasted to Impact East Coast This Weekend

A nor'easter is expected to develop this weekend along the East Coast, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and coastal flooding. The storm is anticipated to form off the Southeast coast and could impact areas from Florida to New England through early next week. Forecasters predict that the nor'easte

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DHS Plans to Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Ghana

DHS Plans to Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Ghana

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Ghana, as stated in a notice sent to his attorneys. This decision comes after previous plans to deport him to Eswatini and Uganda. Abrego Garcia, originally from El Salvador, had been living in Maryland

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Your phone rings, and it’s a number from Sweden. Do you answer? A Nobel Prize winner didn’t

Your phone rings, and it’s a number from Sweden. Do you answer? A Nobel Prize winner didn’t

BERLIN (AP) — For some Nobel Prize winners this year, the news came with a knock at the door before dawn . For others, it was a long-awaited phone call honoring a discovery made decades ago. One of the medicine prize winners , meanwhile, was on vacation in Yellowstone National Park without cellular