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Texas man pardoned over Jan. 6 attack is wanted by prosecutors over 2016 charge

Jan. 29, 2025 18:03 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man released from prison under President Donald Trump's sweeping pardons over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is wanted by authorities on a 2016 charge of soliciting a minor online, prosecutors say. Andrew Taake, 36, was accused of attacking...

Coyote strike on the runway forces United Airlines flight back to Chicago's O'Hare

Jan. 16, 2025 11:02 AM EST

A United Airlines passenger jet struck a coyote on the runway during takeoff in Chicago, forcing the flight to return to O'Hare International Airport to have the landing gear examined. None of the 167 passengers or six crew members aboard the Boeing 737 MAX 9 were injured in the...

A Detroit couple is sentenced after their dogs killed a father of 6

Jan. 03, 2025 15:47 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit couple was sentenced Friday after pleading no contest that their three dogs escaped and fatally mauled a 35-year-old father who was walking home from a bus stop. A judge ordered Roy Goodman to serve 2 1/2 to 15 years in prison, according to the Wayne County...

A missing surfer in Australia is believed dead in a shark attack, police say

Jan. 03, 2025 05:07 AM EST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A surfer missing in Australia is believed to have died in a shark attack, authorities said Friday, as they searched the waters where the man disappeared. The 28-year-old was in the sea at a popular surf beach in South Australia where another man was...