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Homeless man who was given shoes by a jogger in viral photo now has a job offer

| Friday, August 23

(NEW YORK) -- A homeless man in New York City who was given a pair of shoes by a stranger passing by him while jogging earlier this week has now been offered... Read More.

‘One of the largest cases of its kind’: Feds indict 80 people in $6 million fraud, money laundering scheme

| Friday, August 23

(LOS ANGELES) -- U.S. federal prosecutors have announced a 252-count indictment charging 80 people, mostly Nigerian nationals, with being part of a widespread conspiracy to steal millions of dollars through a variety... Read More.

CBP seizes over 52,000 gun parts from China at California port

| Friday, August 23

(LOS ANGELES) -- California Border Patrol at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport intercepted and seized over 52,000 illegal gun parts from China.U.S. Customs and Border protection announced Thursday that they seized a... Read More.

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Girl returns rock she stole from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

| Friday, August 23

(SWAIN COUNTY, N.C.) -- Park rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park received an unexpected hand-written letter with a heart-shaped rock from a former visitor.Rangers Jessie Snow and Allison Bate, who shared... Read More.

Man arrested for terrorism after sending threatening email to ABC Nashville affiliate

| Friday, August 23

(NASHVILLE) -- A man has been arrested after allegedly sending a rambling email to one of ABC News' affiliate stations in Tennessee, threatening to go to the "state capital to blow someone's... Read More.

Teen sentenced to life for fatally running over Baltimore County officer

| Friday, August 23

(BALTIMORE) -- A Baltimore teenager was sentenced to life in prison for running over a police officer with a stolen Jeep and fleeing the scene.Dawnta Harris, 17, was convicted of felony murder... Read More.

12-year-old boy jumps out of moving truck to escape suspected kidnapper, police say

| Friday, August 23

(BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) -- A 12-year-old boy dove from a moving vehicle to escape a suspected kidnapper in South Florida, police say.The child was treated for abrasions to his forehead, arms and... Read More.

A Florida woman is found dead, authorities ruled it a suicide, but her family believes she was killed

| Friday, August 23

(ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.) -- When St. Johns County sheriff's deputies arrived at the St. Augustine, Florida, home of Jeremy Banks on Sept. 2, 2010, they found his 24-year-old girlfriend Michelle O'Connell lying on the... Read More.

2 alleged shooting threats at separate Florida schools end in arrests on same day

| Friday, August 23

(TAMPA, Fla.) -- Two Florida students in separate parts of the state were arrested Thursday after they allegedly posted school shooting threats online.In Broward County -- the same district as the 2018... Read More.

Hawaiian Airlines plane makes emergency landing due to smoke in the cabin; 7 hospitalized

| Friday, August 23

(HONOLULU) -- Thick, white smoke filled the cabin of a Hawaiian Airlines flight to Honolulu on Thursday, forcing the jet to make an emergency landing and sending seven people to the hospital.Hawaiian... Read More.