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Lottery player scratches ticket — and is ‘frozen’ in disbelief at big prize in Maryland

A loyal lottery player was left in “disbelief” after scratching an instant ticket in Maryland, officials said.The Baltimore woman bought a $100,000 Crossword 7th...

Nairobi homes demolished as Cyclone Hidaya approaches

Twisted scraps of metal, large splinters of wood and misplaced mattresses are all that remains of what were once people's homes in Mukuru Wa...

Where’s the migrant crime in Tarrant County’s ‘border cities’? We asked police about it

In Reality Check stories, Star-Telegram journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? RealityCheck@star-telegram.com.A common refrain among people...

New Hampshire Jury Finds State Liable for Abuse at Youth Detention Center and Awards Victim $38M

BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire jury awarded $38 million to the man who blew the lid off abuse allegations at the state's...

Access Hollywood tape ‘was such a bomb’ in 2016 that aides sought new jobs, reporters recall

The explosive Access Hollywood tapes are brought up again in the testimony of former Trump White House aide and confidant Hope Hick in the...

Joe Biden has no authority to suspend 2024 election

The US Constitution grants Congress the power to set the timing of presidential elections, but social media posts claim Joe Biden gave himself the...

More NC police officers are getting killed on the job. What keeps them going?

It’s been 35 years since John Midgette patrolled the street. But there are still moments, he said, when the dangers come flooding back.Midgette was...

Maddow Blog | Trump responds to falling crime rates in a decidedly Trumpian way

Despite bizarre Republican rhetoric about “skyrocketing” crime rates, all of the recent news on the issue has been quite encouraging. Axios reported a few...