Maurice Hastings was convicted in a 1983 murder and sentenced to life in prison. He was released in October and declared factually innocent this week.
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An Easter Island ‘first’: New, indigenous moai statue found in volcano’s dried-up lake
The newest Easter Island statue was found lying on its side and is just over 5 feet tall. Carbon-14 dating will be used to assess its age.
They were going to the mall. They ended up lost and stuck in a snow-covered SUV for days.
Kimberly Pushard and Angela Bussell were headed to the Maine Mall on Feb. 21 when they got lost. They were found days later stranded in an SUV.
7 year old brought large knife to school to threaten bully, said he was inspired by horror film, sheriff’s office says
A 7-year-old South Carolina boy said he brought a 12-inch knife to school to threaten a bully and said he was inspired by a horror film.
A Minnesota bald eagle was buried up to her head in snow protecting her eggs last week
After getting buried in overnight snow, an eagle shook off the white stuff and rolled her eggs over to make sure they were warm enough experts said.
‘So unreal’: New York sisters named valedictorian and salutatorian, going to Yale
“We’ve been working for this since ninth grade and we dreamed of this moment … it just feels so unreal,” said Victoria Guerrier.
When his copilot died, a pilot thought it was a joke and kept flying, report says.
Shortly after takeoff, the copilot’s head rolled back. The pilot knew the man well and thought he was pretending to take a nap.
An Alabama college student disappeared in 1976. His remains were identified 47 years later.
Kyle Clinkscales, 22, was traveling back to Auburn University on Jan. 27, 1976 but never arrived. His remains were found in December 2021.
‘What in God’s name is wrong with you people?’: How one retirement inspired a legendary office prank
To celebrate Kevin Christian’s retirement, six teammates bought bald caps, vests and blue shirts and dressed up like him on his last day of work.
Hyundai releases anti-theft software upgrade for 4 million cars after insurers drop some models
Customers will be able to lock their Elantra and Sonata cars and Venue SUV doors with a key fob, set a factory alarm and an ignition kill feature.