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WATCH: Bear stops traffic on California freeway
A bear slowed traffic on a Southern California freeway before retreating back toward the nearby hills.
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Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing BLM protester in 2020
Texas Gov. Greg Abbot has issued a full pardon to a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice
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Cleanup underway for oil spill caused by barge collision on Texas bridge
Officials are monitoring an oil spill in Texas waterways after the partial collapse of a bridge that was struck by a barge.
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1 person has died and another is hurt after a fiery tanker truck crash in Colorado
One person is dead and another has been hospitalized after a vehicle and a tanker truck crashed on Colorado’s main east-west highway
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Bridge between Galveston and Pelican Island remains closed after barge crash
The bridge connecting Galveston, Texas, to Pelican Island remains closed after a barge crashed into a pillar supporting the span, causing it to partially collapse
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West Virginia candidate hospitalized after being bitten by snakes while removing campaign signs
A candidate for West Virginia secretary of state is hospitalized for copperhead snake bites sustained while he was removing election campaign signs
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Disability rights advocate says state senator with violent history shoved him at New York Capitol
A disability rights advocate made a complaint to New York State Police saying was shoved twice by state Senator Kevin Parker
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Bob Menendez reveals wife Nadine is battling breast cancer, will undergo mastectomy
Nadine Menendez, the wife of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, is battling breast cancer, the senator revealed in a statement Thursday.
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WATCH: Deep-sea squid latches on to camera
A rare, deep-sea squid was captured attaching itself to a camera in the South Pacific, researchers said.
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DOJ releases proposed rule to reclassify marijuana
The Biden administration announced Thursday that it's officially moving with a proposal to reschedule marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3.
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3 North Koreans infiltrated US companies in 'staggering' alleged telework fraud: DOJ
The DOJ has unsealed an indictment charging three North Korean workers and a United States citizen with allegedly engaging in "staggering fraud" through a complex scheme.
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The Mirage Las Vegas is closing after 34 years
The Mirage Hotel and Casino is closing on the Las Vegas Strip after it was acquired by Hard Rock in 2022.
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Teen died from eating spicy chip in social media challenge, autopsy report concludes
An autopsy of a Massachusetts teen who died after participating in a spicy tortilla chip challenge says he died from ingesting a large quantity of chile pepper extract
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US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?
An Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that prisoners who are hurt or killed on the job are often being denied the rights and protections offered to other American workers
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Webb telescope uncovers merger of two massive black holes from early universe
The Webb Space Telescope has discovered the earliest known merger of black holes
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Harris accepts CBS News' VP debate offer for the summer
Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted an offer from CBS News to participate in a vice-presidential debate this summer, the Biden campaign said Thursday.
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Dow Jones Industrial Average hits 40,000 for the 1st time
The Dow is now up about 6% so far this year.
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Supreme Court upholds funding structure for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a ruling upholding the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a key consumer watchdog and banking regulator.
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Rare 'high risk' warning for flash flooding issued in Texas, Louisiana
A rare "high risk" warning for flash flooding has been issued in Texas and Louisiana.
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Biden asserts executive privilege over audio of interview with special counsel Hur
The DOJ says it shields Attorney General Garland from contempt of Congress.
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WATCH: Family has encounter with cougar in backyard of home
April and Greg Havener had a close call when a cougar came face-to-face with their family’s cat and 2-month-old puppy near their home in Monroe, Washington.
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Georgia's president says a controversial foreign influence bill is unacceptable
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili says a “foreign influence” bill passed by parliament that critics call a threat to free speech is “unacceptable.”
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Indonesia raises alert for Mount Ibu volcano to highest level
Indonesian authorities have raised the alert level for Mount Ibu, a volcano in North Maluku province, to the highest level following a series of eruptions since last week
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WATCH: Video shows moment semi truck goes off bridge
Cameras from multiple angles show the harrowing moments that led to a truck precariously dangling on a bridge over the Ohio River in Louisville.
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Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows
In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues
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'The world's fault': Zelenkskyy speaks out amid Russian assault: Reporter's notebook
ABC News had an exclusive interview with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday.
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Michael Cohen to return to witness stand for 3rd day of testimony in Trump trial
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen is set to return to the witness stand Thursday to face a full day of cross-examination in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial.
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Slovakia prime minster’s condition stabilized after shooting, deputy says
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition has been stabilized overnight, although his condition is still serious, his deputy said early Thursday.
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US soldier detained in Russia 'admitted guilt,' state media reports
Gordon Black, the U.S. soldier detained in Russia, has "admitted guilt" on a charge of theft, according to TASS, a state-owned news service.
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Florida deputy's killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race
A Florida deputy's fatal shooting of a U.S. service member has jarred the former top enlisted officer of the Air Force
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