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Online, 'unalive' means death or suicide. Experts say it might help kids discuss those things

Online, 'unalive' means death or suicide. Experts say it might help kids discuss those things

When Emily Litman was in middle school, kids whose parents grounded them would blithely lament: “I just want to die.
Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison a half-century after grisly killings

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison a half-century after grisly killings

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, a former homecoming princess who at 19 helped carry out the shocking killings of a wealthy Los Angeles couple at the direction of the violent and manipulative cult leader, walked out of a
3 dead and 14 injured in Illinois crash involving Greyhound bus and tractor-trailers, police say

3 dead and 14 injured in Illinois crash involving Greyhound bus and tractor-trailers, police say

HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) — Three people were killed and 14 others injured, some seriously, early Wednesday when a Greyhound bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area in southern Illinois, state police said.
Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks, governor to sign Friday

Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks, governor to sign Friday

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a marathon special session Tuesday that continued late into the night. Gov.
Thailand's Election Commission says top candidate for prime minister may have broken election law

Thailand's Election Commission says top candidate for prime minister may have broken election law

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s state Election Commission said Wednesday it concluded there is evidence that the top candidate to become the country’s next prime minister, Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, violated election law and referred his
North Korea conducts its 1st ICBM launch in 3 months after making threat over alleged US spy flights

North Korea conducts its 1st ICBM launch in 3 months after making threat over alleged US spy flights

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in three months on Wednesday, two days after it threatened “shocking” consequences to protest what it called provocative U.S.
NATO chief says no timetable set for Ukraine's membership; Zelenskyy calls that ‘absurd’

NATO chief says no timetable set for Ukraine's membership; Zelenskyy calls that ‘absurd’

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — NATO leaders said Tuesday that they would allow Ukraine to join the alliance “when allies agree and conditions are met” — a pronouncement that came just hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted the organization’s fa
California man paralyzed from run-in with police gets $20 million settlement

California man paralyzed from run-in with police gets $20 million settlement

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California man who was left paralyzed after he was slammed to the ground during a traffic stop won a $20 million settlement, one of the largest in the state's history, officials announced Tuesday.
Fire that killed 2 on a cargo ship in New Jersey is out after nearly a week, officials say

Fire that killed 2 on a cargo ship in New Jersey is out after nearly a week, officials say

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Crews extinguished the intensely burning fire aboard a cargo ship docked in New Jersey after nearly a week and are now beginning their investigation into the blaze that killed two firefighters, officials said Tuesday.
UN ends aid to northwest Syria from Turkey after Security Council fails to renew approval

UN ends aid to northwest Syria from Turkey after Security Council fails to renew approval

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday failed to approve either of two rival resolutions authorizing the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from neighboring Turkey, officially ending a U.N.