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0:27Armed police officers and emergency services near the scene of a shooting in Hamburg, Germany.
Jonas Walzberg/ AP

German police: 8 dead in Jehovah's Witnesses hall shooting

An entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md.
Patrick Semansky / AP

Sexual assault reports increase at US military academies

3:56A man looks over the electric chair in the death chamber at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Virginia.
AP

The current state of the death penalty in the US

3:27Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw
AP

Senator Merkley vows to press train CEO on cash awards after hearing

Armed police officers near the scene of a shooting in Hamburg, Germany on Thursday March 9, 2023
AP

Six reported dead in Germany shooting

Portrait Of Smiling Young Friends Walking Outdoors Together
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What is 'main character energy' and how do you know if you have it?

Roger Ng, center, a former Goldman Sachs banker, leaves federal court.
AP

Ex-Goldman Sachs banker gets 10-year sentence for fraud

3:40A hospital surgical room
Scripps News

A hospital is seeing results as it fights to reduce gun violence

Sold sign in front of a home in New York
Ted Shaffrey/AP

Mortgage rates continue upward trajectory

Guns on display at Capitol City Arms Supply.
Seth Perlman / AP

Visa, Mastercard pause decision to track gun shop purchases

Mexican police investigator inspects the minivan were four Americans where shot and taken
STR / AP

Apology letter found after US citizens killed in Mexico

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw
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Norfolk Southern train derails hours before congressional hearing

3:15Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw
AP

Norfolk Southern CEO issues apology before Senate questioning

Grayson Hart sits for a portrait at the Ned R. McWherter West Tennessee Cultural Arts Center
AP

Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college

The State of Liberty in front of a blue sky.
AP

National Park Service highlights women's history locations

0:21Former Seattle SuperSonics forward Shawn Kemp.
Ted S. Warren / AP

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp arrested in connection to drive-by shooting

Serval captured in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Animal CARES

Wild cat found in Cincinnati neighborhood tests positive for cocaine

Screenshot of Instacart order
WRTV screenshot

Instacart shoppers buying items for themselves, customers say

A TV screen shows footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Lee Jin-man / AP

North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea, Seoul says

Rainbow Pride Flag
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988 suicide hotline expands services for LGBTQ individuals

5:15A Norfolk Southern freight train waits to pass through East Palenstine, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, where cleanup continues
Gene J. Puskar / AP

Congressman: Norfolk Southern exec 'should have disclosed' cash awards

3:45The train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio is shown.
AP

East Palestine families, business owners worry for uncertain future

8:15Students walk on the Stanford University campus.
AP

U.S. News' college rankings might soon be a thing of the past

FILE - Barclays CEO Jes Staley at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit at Union West on Oct. 10, 2019, in New York.
AP

JPMorgan Chase sues former exec over ties to Epstein sex abuse

3:17Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., tells reporters he wants to introduce legislation to combat Mexican cartels and gangs
J. Scott Applewhite / AP

Many concerned about traveling to Mexico due to safety concerns

Students return to Richneck Elementary.
The Virginian-Pilot

Prosecutor: 6-year-old won't be charged after shooting teacher

3:44A teacher helps a student working on a test.
AP

More college admissions are going 'test optional' for SAT, ACT

A Tesla Model Y Long Range on display.
Carlos Osorio / AP

US probes Tesla Autopilot, steering wheels that can come off

3:33The Elmore Store in Elmore, Vermont
Scripps News

Communities fight to save their small town general stores

The inscription ‘He is Odin’s man’ is seen in a round half circle over the head of a figure on a golden bracteate.
Arnold Mikkelsen / The National Museum of Denmark / AP

Oldest reference to Norse god Odin found in Danish treasure