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- Auburn University student disappears in Japan as parents join search: ‘In our own living hell’
American college student James "Weston" Higginbotham, 20, disappeared near Kyoto, Japan, as police focus the search on wooded hiking trails in the area.
- Nancy Guthrie sheriff defends pace of investigation more than 4 months into search
The sheriff overseeing the Nancy Guthrie suspected abduction case blames lab work and scientific protocols for delays as it enters month four.
- Bakersfield, California bank standoff ends with hostage-taker dead after FBI-involved shooting: police
The hostage-taker is dead and the hostages are unharmed after an hours-long standoff at a bank in Bakersfield, California, according to police.
- Karen Bass to face runoff election amid tough challenge from Spencer Pratt and more top headlines
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- Meta leads largest-ever anti-scam operation with FBI and DOJ, resulting in 63 arrests
Meta led a sweeping anti-scam operation with the FBI, DOJ and Microsoft, resulting in 63 arrests and the removal of 1.4 million scam accounts.
- DNA from mystery juvenile male raises questions in Carnival cruise murder case against teen stepbrother
Federal investigators obtained DNA from a mystery juvenile in the Anna Kepner Carnival cruise death case as her stepbrother faces trial in September.
