Vandana Ravikumar
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A Brazilian gang leader dressed up as his 19-year-old daughter to escape from prison. It didn't work
Clauvino de Silva attempted to escape prison by dressing up as his 19-year-old daughter and leaving her in his cell. → Read More
Robert F. Kennedy's granddaughter, Saoirse Kennedy Hill, dies at 22
The Kennedy family announced Thursday night that Saoirse Kennedy Hill, the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, has died at 22. → Read More
Convicted Florida child molester beaten by another inmate and drowned in jail toilet, reports say
David Oseas Ramirez was serving a life sentence after being sentenced in 2013 for molesting an 11-year-old girl → Read More
Idaho girl, 9, clings to life after losing 'half of her skull' in freak accident
Shaylyn Bergeson, 9, is clinging to life after falling from a tree and landing on a piece of rebar that punctured the left side of her brain. → Read More
US Navy jet crash at Death Valley National Park in California injures 7; status of pilot unknown
U.S. Navy officials are investigating the cause of a F/A-18E Super Hornet jet crash in California. The status of the pilot is unknown. → Read More
Gilroy Garlic Festival California shooting updates: What we know Monday morning
The latest updates on the Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting in California, including shooting suspect details, eyewitness accounts and victim details. → Read More
3 dead, 15 wounded: What we know about the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting
A gunman opened fire at the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday killing three people and injuring 15 others. Here's what we know. → Read More
Gun rights advocates sue over California's 'absurd' law requiring background checks for ammo sales
The lawsuit is in response to a recent California law requiring background checks ahead of all ammunition purchases. → Read More
California college student Harrison Duran has long been 'obsessed' with dinosaurs. He just found a real one
Harrison Duran, a fifth-year biology student from the University of California, Merced, found the 65-million-year-old fossil in North Dakota. → Read More
Not blowing smoke: Wind has overtaken 'risky' coal for energy use in Texas for the first time
For the first time since the Electric Reliability Council of Texas began collecting data in 2003, wind has surpassed coal as an energy source. → Read More
'Operation Border Resolve' ICE raids, touted by President Donald Trump, net 35 arrests, officials say
President Donald Trump said the raids would target thousands of the roughly 1 million people in the U.S. with final deportation orders. → Read More
Costa Rica blames 19 deaths on tainted alcohol, confiscates 30K bottles
Several brands of alcohol tested positive for the presence of methanol, a toxic form of alcohol not intended for drinking. → Read More
Beto O'Rourke says he is descended from slave owners, supports reparations to unite 'two Americas'
The Democratic presidential hopeful from Texas published a blog post in which he discussed his family's history and his support for reparations. → Read More
Are we alone? Nearly 400K people have signed up for Facebook event to 'storm' Area 51 and 'see them aliens'
Over 370,000 people signed on to a Facebook event to raid Area 51 in search of aliens. The facility's purpose has long been a subject of speculation. → Read More
New Orleans is already flooded — and the worst may be yet to come: Forecasters are predicting a hurricane
New Orleans was already hit by a storm that left its streets swamped. Now, meteorologists say a hurricane could be on its way → Read More
US Marshals capture one of ATF's 'most wanted' fugitives on remote Montana ranch
Michael Duane Strain, 62, was arrested on a remote ranch in Montana last week after nearly eight years evading the law. → Read More
Proud to be an American? Gallup poll hits historic low of 45% ahead of Fourth of July holiday
The highest readings on record, of 69% and 79%, occurred between 2002 and 2004, according to Gallup. → Read More
Check your cabinets: Some Ragu pasta sauces recalled, may contain fragments of plastic
Mizkan America, Inc. issued the recall out of an "abundance of caution," warning consumers that the pasta sauces may contain fragments of plastic → Read More
'It is a tragedy': Kansas baby dies after being left for hour inside hot car
The 3-month-old Kansas girl is one of more than 800 children who have died in hot cars since 1998, according to NoHeatStroke.org. → Read More
'A wake-up call': 1 million new sexually transmitted infections every day, WHO reports
STIs are primarily spread through unprotected sexual contact and can be prevented through safe sexual practices. → Read More