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A man has been charged with stalking, attempted kidnapping and aggravated criminal trespass after allegedly scaling a wall and knocking on the door of Memphis Mayor Paul Young’s residence in Tennessee, police say. The Memphis Police Department said Wednesday that it recovered “a taser, gloves, rope and duct tape” from …

Gun deaths among children have risen over a 13-year period in states with lax firearm laws, according to a new study published this week in JAMA Pediatrics, a peer-reviewed medical journal. Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho and Georgia were among the states that saw a jump in pediatric gun deaths after amending …

An Alaska man who was pinned facedown in an icy creek by a 700-pound boulder for three hours survived the ordeal with only minor injuries, thanks in part to his wife’s quick thinking and lots of luck. Kell Morris’ wife held his head above water to prevent him from drowning …

A driver struck and killed a 75-year-old man while fleeing from U.S. Secret Service officers after an attempted traffic stop near the White House in Washington, D.C., authorities said. The suspect remains at large. The Secret Service said the incident unfolded just before 1:30 p.m. when officers attempted to pull …

Several of YouTube star Colleen Ballinger’s live shows have apparently been canceled in the wake of accusations of inappropriate conduct with minors and other bad behavior online, and her podcast partner Trisha Paytas also said they would no longer work together, ending their podcast “Oversharing” after three episodes. Ballinger, who started posting …

Four people were shot and wounded during a funeral procession in the Chicago area on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. One person had critical injuries and another was listed as being in critical but stable condition that night, after both were admitted to a local hospital. The other two victims received …

Jacky Oh, a former cast member on the “Wild N’ Out” improv comedy show, has died at the age of 32, a BET Media Group spokesperson said in a statement Thursday.  Jacky, whose real name is Jacklyn Smith, first appeared on the show in 2014. She was the longtime partner …

Chad Daybell, half of the couple at the center of an Idaho murder case involving extreme religious beliefs, was found guilty on all counts on May 30. The second trial in the bizarre case began a year after the trial that led to the conviction of his wife, Lori Vallow Daybell. …

A New York City man has been arrested and faces multiple charges after police discovered his battered teen siblings in a Bronx apartment, where they had allegedly been trapped since January. Police charged 34-year-old Michael Ramos with endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful imprisonment, assault and several counts of …

The family of an inmate who died in Fulton County Jail in Atlanta last year says he was eaten alive by insects and bedbugs. The family of Lashawn Thompson and their lawyer are now calling for a criminal investigation into his death. The family’s attorney, Michael Harper, said in a …