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Democratic Socialists awarded $5.2M in inheritance dispute despite family’s objections

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Socialism threat: Big-name donors backing Democratic Socialists of America candidates Alexandria Hoff reports on the escalating threat of socialism as big-name donors increasingly back Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) candidates. Author Evan Barker, in her book “Nothing Left,” reveals how wealthy contributors disguise themselves as “grassroots” supporters through DSA backing, utilizing unpaid labor to save … Read more

Pope Leo details family’s slavery history in visit with Tom Llamas

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. UP NEXT Torrential rain pummels the Northeast 01:50 European wildfires force new evacuations 01:43 A rare look at the pope’s Garden in his summer house 02:00 First American Pope prepares for ‘Concert for Peace’ 02:37 New video of American woman … Read more

Pope Leo details family’s slavery history in interview with Tom Llamas

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. UP NEXT Torrential rain pummels the Northeast 01:50 European wildfires force new evacuations 01:43 A rare look at the pope’s Garden in his summer house 02:00 First American Pope prepares for ‘Concert for Peace’ 02:37 New video of American woman … Read more

How a California family’s battle for justice for slain teen has impacted victims’ rights

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This story originally aired on May 3, 2025. It shook the entire campus at the University of the Pacific. A freshman on her first day of college in 1979 was found unconscious, bleeding from her head, in a remote area of the school. Her name was Catina Salarno. Harriet and Mike Salarno were getting ready … Read more

A California teen is strangled and buried alive. Inside her family’s fight to keep her killers in prison.

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This story originally aired on Feb. 15, 2025. It was updated on July 25, 2026. It was Sept. 18, 2003 when Justine Vanderschoot’s remains were discovered in a remote location more than two weeks after she disappeared. But it’s in the garden outside her bedroom window where her parents Don and Lynnette still come to … Read more

Nolan Wells’ cause and manner of death undetermined, attorney says, citing family’s autopsy

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The manner and cause of death for Nolan Wells, the Mississippi teen who was found dead at Horn Island after a Fourth of July outing with friends, are undetermined, pending investigation, according to attorney Ben Crump, citing a preliminary independent autopsy commissioned by the family. Crump said Wednesday there was “red discoloration” in the tissue in … Read more

Results of autopsy of Nolan Wells to be released Wednesday, family’s attorney says

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An attorney for the family of Nolan Xavier Wells says he will release the results of an independent autopsy into the 18-year-old’s death on Wednesday morning. The preliminary findings are set to be made public during a news conference held at the annual NAACP National Convention in Chicago, according to the civil rights attorney Ben … Read more

Fire captain, wife, 3 sons found dead after flash flood in Utah canyon; daughter is family’s sole survivor

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Five family members who had set out for a day of hiking were killed after a flash flood swept through canyons of southern Utah on Friday, law enforcement officials said. The victims were a captain in the Provo, Utah, fire department, his wife and their sons, according to fire officials. A daughter who was not … Read more

A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old’s death and a family’s search for answers in the Deep South

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NEW YORK — A week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July on an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. He never came back. Two days later, he was found dead. What happened, Wells’ parents say, is a mystery riddled with conflicting stories, implausible explanations and … Read more