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Penn Museum buries the bones of 19 Black Philadelphians, causing a dispute with community members
Read full article: Penn Museum buries the bones of 19 Black Philadelphians, causing a dispute with community membersFor decades, the University of Pennsylvania has held hundreds of skulls that were once used to promote white supremacy through racist scientific research.
With no opposition in the room, a rural Texas county makes traveling for an abortion on its roads illegal
Read full article: With no opposition in the room, a rural Texas county makes traveling for an abortion on its roads illegalCochran County, which borders New Mexico, joins a small group of other rural Texas counties that have passed these ordinances. Abortion-rights supporters say the new policies are not legal.
Trial delayed for driver held since 2015 in deadly Las Vegas Strip pedestrian crash
Read full article: Trial delayed for driver held since 2015 in deadly Las Vegas Strip pedestrian crashTrial is being delayed for a woman who has been in state psychiatric care for more than seven years after being accused of intentionally plowing a car into pedestrians, killing one, on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk in December 2015.
Firefighter who died in blaze was on elite Hotshot crew
Read full article: Firefighter who died in blaze was on elite Hotshot crewA California firefighter killed while battling a blaze in the mountains east of Los Angeles was identified Tuesday as a member of an elite Hotshot crew dedicated to fighting wildfires. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen said Morton was a well-respected leader who was always there for his squad and his crew at the toughest times. Ramon Herrera, also with the U.S. Forest Service, told KTLA he had worked with Morton. It’s very demanding — not just physically, but mentally.”Morton died Thursday while fighting the El Dorado fire some 80 miles (129 kilometers) east of Los Angeles. ___Associated Press writer Christopher Weber in Los Angeles contributed this report.
4 hospitalized after crash in west Harris County
Read full article: 4 hospitalized after crash in west Harris CountyHOUSTON – Four people, including a teen and 6-year-old, were hospitalized Friday after a crash in west Harris County. The crash was reported about 7:45 p.m. near the intersection of Greenhouse and Morton roads. Investigators said they believe a mother and her two children were traveling in an SUV when her vehicle ran a red light, hit a blue car and then slammed into a tree. The mother, her two children and the driver of the blue car were all taken to a hospital for treatment. Police said they believe alcohol may have played a role in the crash.