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(PHILADELPHIA) -- Two people are dead, and nine others have been injured in a Memorial Day mass shooting in Philadelphia, authorities said.The shooting took place at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia on Monday evening, the final day of the long Memorial Day weekend, when gunfire erupted at approximately 10:27 p.m. on Lemon Hill Drive at Poplar Drive, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.Two people – an unnamed adult man and woman […]

(BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS) -- Elon Musk has made no secret of his desire to send humans to Mars, and he wants SpaceX's Starship spacecraft to be the vehicle that gets them there. But before SpaceX and NASA can send astronauts to the red planet, the company must prove Starship can fly and return safely and reliably.After two recent Starship flight tests ended with the destruction of the spacecraft, SpaceX hopes the […]

(NEW ORLEANS) -- Eight inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail have been arrested after more than a week on the run, authorities announced.Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced on Monday evening that inmate Lenton Vanburen was captured in Baton Rouge and is back in custody.Vanburen was originally incarcerated on charges of parole violation, possession of a firearm by a felon and illegal carrying of a weapon, according to […]

(GREEN, OHIO) -- A 13-year-old boy died after falling from a Memorial Day parade float in Ohio, authorities said.The incident occurred late Monday morning during a Memorial Day parade in Green, located south of Akron in Summit County.The teenager was riding in the parade on a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck, authorities said. He fell off the front of the trailer and was then run over by the […]

Facebook / Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement (BELL COUNTY, KY) -- A black bear was discovered sitting on the stove inside a Kentucky home after crashing through the ceiling, authorities said.The incident occurred last Wednesday when Game Warden Derick Creech in Bell County, Kentucky, received a call at approximately 5 a.m. to reports of a black bear inside of somebody’s home, according to a statement from Kentucky Fish and […]

Grapevine Police Department (GRAPEVINE, TEXAS) -- An 18-year-old who was kayaking on Grapevine Lake in Texas over Memorial Day weekend was killed after being struck by a jet ski, whose driver fled the scene, police said.The incident happened on Sunday evening when the jet ski, with a driver and a passenger onboard, hit the victim, Ava Moore, according to the Grapevine Police Department.Grapevine Lake is a reservoir in northern Texas, […]