The mother of the 6-year-old girl was arrested and charged Thursday with kidnapping and selling or trafficking her daughter.
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United Airlines plane makes safe emergency landing in LA after losing tire during takeoff
The tire landed in an employee parking lot at San Francisco International Airport, where it smashed into a car. No one was injured.
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Uvalde parents angered by new report that clears city police of missteps during Texas school attack
The city-hired investigator acknowledged failures by police during the 2022 attack but said officers did not deserve punishment and in some cases praised their actions.
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House Republicans push bill to detain migrants accused of theft after Georgia student killed
The 9-page bill was designed more to deliver a political point than to enact law and has little chance of being taken up in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
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Bill that could make TikTok unavailable in the U.S. advances quickly in the House
Lawmakers have voiced concerns about the potential for the platform, which is owned by a Beijing-based company, to surveil and manipulate Americans.
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Bill would allow Maine’s federal workers to take out interest-free loans during shutdowns
The legislation would provide a safety net for federal employees, who miss out on paychecks during government shutdowns. And it comes at a time when employees at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery are again under threat.
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Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe. Could they lead to more hacking?
Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone’s digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in Europe that’s striving to give consumers more choices.
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Wall Street sets another record as traders look ahead to easier rates Fed chair says are ‘not far’
The S&P 500 rallied 1% to set its 16th all-time high so far this year.
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Candy companies pitch gum as stress reliever, concentration aid to revive stale U.S. sales
Gum-makers are trying to figure out what will make Americans start chewing again.
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Biden, in feisty State of the Union, hammers Republican lawmakers, makes case for 2nd term
His speech from the House rostrum, delivered just 8 months before he stands for reelection, was something of an on-the-job interview for the nation’s oldest president.