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Infant abducted from New Mexico park after mother, another woman found dead, police say

Clovis police issued an Amber Alert for Eleia Maria Torres on Friday after officers found two women dead and a 5-year-old injured at Ned Houk Park.
 Eleia Maria Torres.
 Eleia Maria Torres.

Indigenous doulas lead the fight for reproductive care access gap in Guam

The island has been without abortion services since the only abortion-providing doctor retired in July 2018.
The Birthworkers of Color Collective is preparing the island with CHamoru-led birthing support.
The Birthworkers of Color Collective is preparing the island with CHamoru-led birthing support.

A decades-old FDA rule is keeping Americans from having better sunscreen

Products sold in Europe, Japan and South Korea offer more protection from the sun. In the U.S., the key ingredients aren't FDA-approved.
A hand holds two bottles of sunscreen against a blue sky with clouds
A hand holds two bottles of sunscreen against a blue sky with clouds
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Caitlin Clark makes her WNBA debut with Fever at sellout exhibition game against Wings

Clark's WNBA debut didn't disappoint as the guard tied in points, 21, with Wings rookie Jaelyn Brown. Clark started with a 3-pointer less than 1 minute into the game.
Image: woman female professional basketball player wnba
Image: woman female professional basketball player wnba
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Florida teens seen on viral video dumping trash into ocean from a boat turn themselves in

The suspects, ages 15 and 16, each face a third-degree felony pollution charge, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
A video still of boaters dumping trash off a boat into the ocean
A video still of boaters dumping trash off a boat into the ocean

Police arrest dozens at NYU and The New School while clearing protest encampments

College and city officials in New York said many of those involved in campus protests at Columbia University and CCNY were not affiliated with the schools.
Pro-Palestinian encampments have sprung up at college campuses around the country with some protestors calling for schools to divest from Israeli interests amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
Pro-Palestinian encampments have sprung up at college campuses around the country with some protestors calling for schools to divest from Israeli interests amid the ongoing war in Gaza.

How police officers preyed on teens in the Boy Scouts’ police Explorer program

Explorer posts, overseen by the Boy Scouts, are supposed to foster an interest in policing. They have faced nearly 200 allegations of misconduct.

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Her family thought her death was a tragic accident. It was years before the truth came out.

Susann Sills’ family couldn’t fathom that her husband was involved in her death — until his arrest. The California fertility doctor was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for her murder.
Susann Sills murder victim
Susann Sills murder victim
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Passenger who disrupted flight ordered to pay United Airlines more than $20,000

The passenger was being "unruly and physically combative" on a flight from the U.S. to London, according to a court document.
United Airlines aircraft
United Airlines aircraft
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A Black trainer saddles a horse in the Kentucky Derby for the second time since 1951

“My motto is, ‘I don’t buy cheap horses. I buy good horses cheap,’” the Bahamian trainer said ahead of the race.
Image: kentucky derby trainer smile happy
Image: kentucky derby trainer smile happy

Los Angeles unleashes a new weapon in its fight against mosquitoes: More mosquitoes

A mosquito species that targets humans has moved into Southern California. Officials are sending out lab-raised, irradiated mosquitoes in bid to fight them.
A female Aedes aegypti mosquito acquires a blood meal on the arm of a researcher
A female Aedes aegypti mosquito acquires a blood meal on the arm of a researcher