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Carlee Russell attorney says her client did not see a toddler the interstate and fabricated being kidnapped. Police have not yet filed charges. https://shorturl.at/dkBSV RELATED: Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who reported seeing a toddler alongside an interstate before she disappeared and returned home days later, admitted that she was never abducted during the 49 hours she was missing, Hoover, …

Fans and players stopped a baseball game to watch police chase after a person on bicycle just beyond the outfield wall. RELATED: Umpire punched by athlete’s father during high school baseball game https://tinyurl.com/5n8v3e8s » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/35qNC7H » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, …

Boaters were concerned when a waterspout spanning several hundred feet appeared too close for comfort. RELATED: Watch: Owl swims to shore after seagull attack https://tinyurl.com/2wd53sjj » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/38Tzndx » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning …

Florida deputies rescued a 4-year-old autistic boy who wandered across a street into a pond. RELATED: Sinkhole that killed a man in 2013 reopens for a third time https://bit.ly/3XRTrlJ » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/38Tzndx » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, …

Hotel workers, including cooks, desk agents and room attendants are striking in California. They are calling for better benefits and higher pay. RELATED: WGA writers strike continues, media CEO gives commencement speech https://tinyurl.com/2v62x6yn About 15,000 members of Unite Here Local 11, which says it represents over 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona, across the Los Angeles and Orange …

Luxury homes in Southern California shifted off of their foundations during a landslide. RELATED: Homes swept away after massive landslide https://youtu.be/9GnULjZDvKc A landslide over the weekend ripped luxury homes off their foundations in Southern California, prompting a dozen properties that were at risk of falling down a nearby canyon to be evacuated. The landslide began Saturday in Rolling Hills Estates, …

A Colorado State Patrol dashcam captured the horrifying moment a trooper leaped off an I-270 bridge to avoid being struck by a car. RELATED: Quick-thinking driver avoids falling power pole https://youtu.be/hNklIrBoT2A » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://tinyurl.com/4ucas3f8 » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, …

Two people ducked to narrowly avoid injury but the house suffered minor damage after a stray, illegal firework streaked onto a porch. RELATED: Foodies pulled out the goggles for a pie-eating competition https://youtu.be/VxTPvIPXpWI » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://tinyurl.com/4ucas3f8 » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, …

Texas’ Frisco Police Department has released bodycam video of a traffic stop during which officers pulled guns on a family over a license plate error. RELATED: Man fatally struck by a car after hit by a police officer’s stun gun https://tinyurl.com/3t9j5e3w A Texas police chief has issued an apology after at least one member of the Frisco Police Department pulled …

The London-born actress and singer inspired the fashion-forward Birkin bag by French luxury brand Hermes. RELATED: Cardi B and her Birkins: Rapper says Hermes bag criticism is racist https://bit.ly/3Q2hs7F The star is famously known as the inspiration behind the Birkin bag, a designer purse made by Hermès. The exclusive bags, which retail for $9,000 to $500,000 and are difficult to …

Carlee Russell, an Alabama nursing student who was reported missing after she said she saw a toddler walking on an interstate, has returned home. RELATED: Investigators arrest ‘demon’ suspect in Gilgo Beach murders https://tinyurl.com/2c87ktb9 Police have been unable to confirm whether there was a child on the highway. “Carlee’s 911 call remains the only timely report of a child on …

More than 8,500 pounds of litter was removed from Lake Tahoe beaches by volunteers and residents following a busy Fourth of July holiday. https://tinyurl.com/4hbmja2b RELATED: Everest climbers in disbelief over piles of trash left on mountain https://youtu.be/NcJdcUkVoxA More than four tons of trash was cleaned up from Lake Tahoe and its surroundings after the Fourth of July holiday weekend, according …

A wildfire covering more than 77,000 acres in the Mojave Desert is California’s largest fire this year. RELATED: New York City crane collapse injures six after fire https://tinyurl.com/2p8kfk9e » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3GqYgdk » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and …

Onlookers caught the moment when a Frito-Lay delivery truck slammed into a bridge in Barre, Vermont, that was hit with flooding after heavy rain. RELATED: Police chase halts baseball game as fans and players pause to watch https://bit.ly/3pNa31g » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/38Tzndx » USA TODAY delivers …

Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and California representative Pete Aguilar reacted to Donald Trump being investigated by a grand jury. RELATED: Donald Trump complains about Jan. 6 subpoena: ‘I’m becoming an expert’ https://tinyurl.com/5n8pvee6 The former president could be indicted again over efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his supporters’ attack on the U.S. Capitol, USA TODAY’s David Jackson, Josh …