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Conn. officers, good Samaritans ferried bus passengers during storm, police say

A transit bus became stuck behind a flooded portion of a roadway; Wilton Police Department officers and good Samaritans ferried people across the water to a train station

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Idaho school district opts for armed security guards over SROs due to rising costs

After eliminating its $300,000 agreement with the Caldwell Police Department, the district plans to use federal funds for the private agreement, which will cost about $210,000

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College town’s police say they don’t need help with cleanup after beer spill

“Please use another route,” the Oxford Police Department posted on X. “And no, you cannot come help ‘clean up.’”

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Wonders Of Ancient Engineering: The Majestic Rock-Cut Tombs Of The Achaemenid Kings

12 kilometers northwest of Persepolis, in the Fars Province in Iran, lie the magnificent ancient ruins of the Naqsh-e Rustam necropolis.

The ancient Necropolis is home to four tombs of the Achaemenid kings, carved on the perpendicular cliffs of the mountain. The tombs are sometimes known as the Persian crosses, after the shape of […]

The Pyramids Of Giza As Seen From Space Photographed By the ESA

Who said you can’t see the Pyramids of Giza from space? A new image provided by ESA’s Proba-1 spacecraft has captured in stunning detail the Pyramids of the Giza plateau, proving that you can, in fact, see the magnificent structures from space.

The Great Pyramid of Giza and its accompanying structures located on the […]

Mich. deputies, helicopter team rescue teen trapped in marsh

Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputies found and rescued the 14-year-old after he wandered away from a group on a camping trip

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Ga. deputy dies days after being shot serving a warrant

Investigator Taylor Bristow, 30, was attempting to serve a warrant related to a GBI investigation into child sexual exploitation when he was shot

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Conn. town council tables vote to discuss amending thin blue line flag policy

The Wethersfield Town Council considered amending the town’s flag policy after receiving backlash for not flying the flag following the death of Trooper Aaron Pelletier

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N.J. issues new rules regarding uses of force on suspects in mental health crisis

The revisions come after more than a year of study and discussions with LE agencies across the country, community support groups and mental health experts

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The Story Of The Great Flood According To Ancient Aztec Mythology

“Before the great flood which took place 4,800 years after the creation of the world, the country of Anahuac was inhabited by giants, all of whom either perished in the inundation or were transformed into fishes, save seven who fled into caverns. When the waters subsided, one of the giants, the great Xelhua, nicknamed […]

Judge rules Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend caused her death, dismisses some charges against ex-officers

The judge’s ruling declared that the actions of Taylor’s boyfriend, who fired a shot at police the night of the raid, were the legal cause of her death, not a bad warrant

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Video: Woman bites Mich. trooper, slips out of handcuffs, steals cruiser

The woman was arrested after leading Mich. State Police officers on a high-speed pursuit in the cruiser and crashing into a swamp

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Ill. officer injured, K-9 killed in shooting

Alton Police Department Officer Allen Averbeck was treated at a hospital and is expected to recover; K-9 Odin was taken to an animal hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries

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Mich. State Police trooper to stand trial on murder charge in death of man struck by unmarked vehicle

Trooper Brian Keely was charged with second-degree murder after video showed him striking a fleeing suspect with an unmarked cruiser, pinning him to a wall

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Professor proposes how a black hole in orbit around a planet could be a sign of an advanced civilization

In 1971, English mathematical physicist and Nobel-prize winner Roger Penrose proposed how energy could be extracted from a rotating black hole. He argued that this could be done by building a harness around the black hole’s accretion disk, where infalling matter is accelerated to close to the speed of light, triggering the release of energy […]