All news by author: Lucy Williamson

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'Folding chair man' charged over Alabama riverfront brawl
A 42-year-old man has become the fifth person to be charged in connection to the brawl on a Montgomery riverfront - he was seen wielding a white chair during the viral altercation
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Footage shows mum show up for jury duty with triplets and daughter
A resilient mum couldn't find a babysitter and didn't want to face the $1000 fine for skipping jury duty, so she packed up her four kids and took them with her to the courthouse
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Police dog finds missing woman in cornfield two days after car crash
A woman missing after a car crash was found two days later in a dense Michigan cornfield by a police dog nearly a mile from the crash site - doctor said she would not have survived another two hours
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Man shares despair over losing his father's ashes in Maui wildfire
Dad of two Kimo Kirkman said his father's ashes were his 'prized possession' but they perished in the Hawaii fires, along with his the rest of their home
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Teen arrested for killing dancer at petrol station is charged with hate crime
A 17-year-old is arrested for a hate-motivated killing of openly gay dancer O'Shae Sibley at a Brooklyn gas station
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School bus route dubbed 'disaster' as kids didn't get home until 10pm
A school bus route overhaul due to a driver shortage in Kentucky's largest school system led to transportation chaos, with students stranded on buses until 10pm
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Mega Millions $1.58billion winner faces lottery nightmare unless they act now
The Mega Millions winner is warned to claim the $1.58 billion prize now, relocate, and shield their identity to evade legal turmoil
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Tot 'heard mum being murdered by dad' and was in car while he disposed of body
Imani Roberson, 30, a Georgia mother-of-four, was found dead near her torched SUV more than two weeks after she went missing - her three-year-old son was witness to the horror committed by his dad
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Shots fired inside library as cops at scene say gunman and victims 'all minors'
Police are investigating a shooting inside the Bordeaux Branch Library on Clarksville Pike that left two people injured inside - with both the shooter and the victims believed to be minors
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Common red-flag for high dementia risk in women identified in new research
Women have a greater risk of developing dementia during their lifetime, they are around twice as many women have Alzheimer’s disease compared to men
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Boy who shot his school teacher said 'that b**ch dead,' records show
A 6-year-old boy, who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher in Virginia, allegedly boasted about the shooting - his mother faces charges for leaving her gun accessible
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Armed man suspected of threatening President Biden shot and killed by FBI
A Utah man accused of making threats against Joe Biden has been shot and killed by FBI agents before the president’s visit to the state
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Three fisherman pulled from perilous ocean in harrowing rescue
The coast Guard rescued three fishermen clinging to a buoy in the ocean off Cape Cod after they were alerted by an emergency radio beacon
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Mum accuses paediatrician of assaulting her during check up of baby boy's ear
A Virginia pediatrician is facing a third civil lawsuit by a mother who claims he assaulted her while examining her baby boy's ears when he 'straddled her legs'
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Woman's horror as she's attacked by snake and hawk at the same time while mowing
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE: A woman in Texas was attacked by a snake and a hawk while mowing her lawn, as the snake wrapped around her arm and the hawk swooped down to catch the snake
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Husband's tribute to wife who died hiking in 45-degree heat at spot he proposed
A nurse and mother-of-four died while hiking in scorching heat at the same spot where her husband had proposed 11 years prior - her husband shared a heartbreaking tribute describing her as 'the best thing that ever happened to him'
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'Catastrophic' destruction caused by violent storms that battered region
Severe storms in the eastern United States cause widespread destruction, downing trees and power lines, canceling flights, and leaving more than a million homes without electricity
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Woman's near fatal shark bite prompts popular beach closure
A popular NYC beach, Rockaway Beach, has been temporarily closed after a rare shark attack left a 50-year-old woman critically injured while swimming
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Partner of mum says he is innocent as body found after she went missing on hike
Rachel Morin was last seen alive leaving her home to head to the Ma and Pa Trail in Maryland - the cause of death remain unclear and are still under investigation
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Dementia risk could be reduced by drinking just one espresso coffee a day
Moderate consumption of espresso coffee might combat a key Alzheimer's disease process, a team of scientists including Professor Mariapina D'Onofrio at Verona University have claimed
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Family of missing mum devastated with 'back to back losses' as body found
Rachel Morin vanished after leaving to go for a walk on the Ma and Pa Trail nature trail in Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, on Saturday night
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Woman wins $20million in lottery - but loses $5million after making choice
A woman from Brooklyn, New York, beat the odds and secured a $20million lottery prize - but her choice of opting for an annuity payout to carefully manage her newfound wealth has cost her
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Grandma-of-seven dies after daughter 'attacks her with a can of pasta sauce'
A grandmother of seven died a week after being allegedly assaulted by her daughter who 'shoved her down stairs' and 'hit her with an unopened can of pasta sauce' during a dispute over unpaid rent
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Deadly bacteria at beach after one person dies and two fall ill from swimming
One person died and two others fell critically ill after swimming in a tourist hotspot beach with a deadly bacteria that spreads through saltwater exposure in Connecticut
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Rollercoaster gets stuck at highest point forcing riders to walk 200ft down
Magnum XL-200 is the first rollercoaster in history to go 200ft high - and it had a mechanical issue which forced guests to make the terrifying walk down in Cedar Point in Ohio