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Joel Embiid had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in his first action in a month to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-116 victory Tuesday night over the Dallas ...

In less than a month, outdoorsman Max Armstrong developed sepsis and lost both of his legs — but, he says, "things can be ...

A suburban Seattle police officer was sentenced Thursday to over 16 years in prison for the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man he was trying to arrest for disorderly conduct, marking the first ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. A man wielding a stick attacked multiple homeless people in Miami on Thursday, leaving two dead and two injured, according to police.

2025, in Miami. (WPLG-TV via AP) ‘To call this a crime of violence is quite the understatement’: Judge detains two men accused of tying up, killing 63-year-old man ...

ATLANTA — A vigil is planned in memory of an unhoused man who was killed when Atlanta city employees attempted to clear a homeless encampment in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.

Investigators discovered the first victim was a homeless man who was attacked and beaten with a stick-type item in the area of 1st Avenue and Northwest 6th Street. Get local news you need to know ...

He told other users that he would “get the homeless man on his knees and force him to submit to 764” before shooting him in the head. Detectives were unable to find the alleged victim and ...

“A Different Man” is an urban parable, even an urban myth if one thinks in classical terms—Midas, Tantalus, Oedipus, Prometheus. Regrets, they’ve had a few. So does the protagonist of ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– A man is in critical condition after a fire broke out at a homeless encampment in Harrisburg Thursday morning. According to Harrisburg Police, the fire broke out at a ...

when a man drove a pickup truck down busy Bourbon Street, killing 14 people. In his announcement, Landry said the executive order will provide emergency funding to assist homeless people living in ...