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¯ Alexandrea F. Cagg, 28, of 13 Johnson Road Apt. C, The Plains, was driving a 2012 Chevy Impala was traveling westbound on County Road 53 in Marion Township Aug. 11 when George H. Watson, 58, of 427 Shaum Ave., Zanesville, driving a 1985 Ford F150 Pick-up was traveling eastbound and failed to yield when negotiating a curve and struck Cagg. No suspected injuries were reported and Watson was charged with striking a vehicle coming in the opposite direction. ¯ Jamie Daniel Garcia Olguin, 24, of 48 North Chase Ave., Columbus, driving a 2009 GMC Yukon, owned by JC Finish Drywall of 2165 ...

Officers fatally shoot armed man during standoff, North Little Rock police say

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — North Little Rock police shot and killed an armed man who barricaded himself inside a post office on Friday during a standoff that prompted a lockdown at a nearby high school. Police did not identify the man, who they said was under investigation for shooting at a bail bondsman earlier this week and was wanted on outstanding warrants. The man displayed his weapon to U.S. marshals who tried to apprehend him, then he ran into the post office, Chief Patrick Thessing told reporters. Thessing said no one else was injured, and it was unclear how many people ...

Retired police sergeant who killed 3 at Calif. bar shot his estranged wife first

TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — The retired police sergeant who opened fire during a lively Wednesday evening at a popular Southern California biker bar had traveled from Ohio to confront his estranged wife, shooting her in the face before turning his gun on the crowd, authorities said. John Snowling killed three people, including his wife’s dining companion and a man who approached him as Snowling retrieved additional guns from his truck, and wounded six others, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said Thursday. He was fatally shot by deputies within minutes of the rampage. The ...

Yale and a student group are settling a mental health discrimination lawsuit

Yale University and a student group announced Friday that they’ve reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit that accused the Ivy League school of discriminating against students with mental health disabilities, including pressuring them to withdraw. Under the agreement, Yale will modify its policies regarding medical leaves of absence, including streamlining the reinstatement process for students who return to campus. The plaintiffs had argued the process was onerous, discouraging students for decades from taking medical leave when they needed it most. The settlement is a ...

Pakistani doctor who sought to support Islamic State terror group sentenced in Minnesota to 18 years

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator who sought to join the Islamic State terrorist group to fight in Syria and expressed interest in carrying out attacks on U.S. soil was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison. Muhammad Masood, 31, pleaded guilty a year ago to attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Prosecutors said he attempted unsuccessfully to travel from the U.S. to Syria via Jordan in 2020, then agreed to fly from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to meet up with someone he thought would help him travel ...

5 family members found fatally shot in Ohio home by police checking on their welfare

LAKE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Police performing a welfare check at an Ohio home found five family members inside who had died from gunshot wounds, including three children. The bodies were found around 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Lake Township, according to Uniontown police. They were identified as Jason Dunham, 46, and his wife, Melissa Dunham, 42, and their children, Renee, 15; Amber, 12; and Evan, 9. Authorities said the deaths are being investigated as a domestic dispute that turned deadly, but it’s not yet clear who fired the shots. They declined further comment Friday, citing the ...