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Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 37 Years to Receive $14 Million From City of Tampa
Robert DuBoise, 59, was sentenced to death after being wrongfully convicted in a 1983 murder and rape. He sued after his conviction was overturned and...
An Antique Dress Held a Secret: A Coded Message From 1888
For nearly a decade, sleuths had tried to decode a cryptic note discovered in the silk bustle dress. An analyst finally cracked the case.
A Car and the Remains of a Man Missing Since 2013 Are Found
Donald Erwin, a 59-year-old disabled veteran, disappeared in 2013 after leaving his home in the Ozarks. Last month, a YouTube diver found his car submerged...
2 Teens Convicted of Murdering Brianna Ghey, a Transgender Girl, in England
A jury found that a boy and a girl, both now 16, murdered Brianna Ghey, 16, who was stabbed 28 times at a park near...
Dress Worn by Princess Diana Sells for a Record $1.15 Million
The black and blue evening dress sold for more than 11 times the expected price, a sign of Diana’s continuing allure more than a quarter...
House in Virginia Explodes as Police Prepare to Serve Search Warrant
A suspect whose home in Arlington the police were trying to search fired “several rounds” from a flare gun inside, the authorities said.
U.S. Navy Works to Salvage Plane From Fragile Hawaiian Bay
The maritime patrol aircraft overshot a runway at a U.S. Marine Corps base and landed in the water. The Navy has yet to haul it...
‘Timepiece Gentleman’ Swindled Customers Out of $3 Million, U.S. Says
Anthony Farrer, 35, who ran a consignment store in Beverly Hills, used money from the sale of customers’ luxury watches to finance a lavish lifestyle...
8 Killed as Human Smuggling Suspect Crashes Into S.U.V., Authorities Say
The driver, who had five passengers in the vehicle, collided head-on with an S.U.V. carrying two people while trying to elude law enforcement, the Texas...
Report of Hit-and-Run at Stanford Prompts Hate Crime Inquiry
The authorities opened the inquiry after an Arab Muslim student said that a driver struck him with an S.U.V. as he walked on campus.
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