Girl, 7, struck by car, killed while trying to get help for dad involved in drunk driving crash, police say

A 7-year-old girl was struck and killed by a vehicle on Sunday while she was attempting to contact police for help after her allegedly intoxicated father was involved in a drunk driving crash, police said. Dessandra Thomas was pronounced dead after she

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California firefighter killed while battling blaze near Yosemite National Park

A California firefighter who was using a bulldozer to prevent a wildfire from spreading was killed Saturday near Yosemite National Park, state fire officials said. Braden Varney, 36, a CalFire heavy fire equipment operator, died in the morning hours

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Soccer team stranded in Thai cave thank rescuers while they dream of home cooked meals and KFC

The 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in Northern Thailand showed little sign of their 18-day underwater nightmare while they thanked their rescuers on Saturday, speaking out on video for the first time from their hospital beds. “Now I am very fine,” ...

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The woman with the Puerto Rico shirt said she 'feared for my safety' while being harassed

(CNN) The woman who was harassed by a man for wearing a Puerto Rico flag shirt wants the officer who ignored her pleas for help in an Illinois park to be held somehow responsible. Mia Irizarry was getting ready to celebrate her 24th birthday at

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