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Cruise Ship Passenger Is Missing After Going for a Hike in Alaska

The woman, a doctor from Kentucky, was last spotted on security footage while leaving a building at the top stop of a tramway in Juneau.

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The tramway in Juneau, Alaska. A cruise ship passenger from Kentucky was last seen leaving a building there on Tuesday morning.

Man Who Kicked Customs Dog Is Turned Away at D.C. Airport, U.S. Says

The man, who was traveling on a tourist visa, kicked the dog, a beagle named Freddie who had detected food in his luggage, so hard that he was lifted off the ground, court records say.

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Freddie, a beagle and an agriculture detector dog, was found to have contusions after he was kicked by a traveler from Egypt at Dulles International Airport in Virginia this week, the authorities said.

Man in Jan. 6 Riot Ordered to Pay $500,000 to Family of D.C. Officer

A federal jury found that the man, David Walls-Kaufman, had assaulted Officer Jeffrey Smith, who later died by suicide.

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Erin Smith, center, the widow of Police Officer Jeffrey Smith of the Metropolitan Police, arriving for a public hearing on the storming of the Capitol in 2022.

Bodies of 3 Hikers Who Jumped in Water Near Lake Tahoe Are Recovered

The three men had been hiking in Soda Springs, Calif., when they jumped into the water near Rattlesnake Falls, a remote and isolated area that made rescue difficult.

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The Placer County Sheriff’s Office responded after three men failed to resurface after jumping into the water at Rattlesnake Falls in Soda Springs, Calif., last Wednesday.

Virginia Man Convicted in Attempted Church Shooting Gets 25 Years

The man, who was convicted in March, was armed when he was arrested during a church service in Haymarket, Va., in 2023.

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Rui Jiang was sentenced to 25 years on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia.

They Followed a Truck for 300 Miles. Then They Stole $100 Million in Jewelry.

Seven men have been indicted in the July 2022 theft at a rest stop north of Los Angeles, which federal prosecutors believe was the largest jewelry heist in United States history.

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Seven men were charged after bags of jewels and luxury watches were stolen from a Brink’s semi truck at a rest stop in Lebec, Calif., in 2022.
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