Vanessa Romo
Stories
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National
DOJ charges 47 with stealing $250 million from a pandemic food program for kids
The defendants carried out a plot to steal $250 million from a federal nutrition program meant to serve needy children in Minnesota. Officials called it a "brazen scheme of staggering proportions."
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A teen ordered to pay $150,000 to the family of her rapist is flooded with donations
A GoFundMe account set up by Pieper Lewis' former math teacher has surpassed the amount of the court-ordered restitution — and people are still giving.
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A 12-year-old boy is learning about business, and life, slinging snow cones in Florida
The Central Florida 7th grader, Dreyton McDonald, has been in the snow cone-selling business going on three years and hopes to expand his empire.
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National
A hacker bought a voting machine on eBay. Michigan officials are now investigating
Harri Hursti bought the Dominion machine to uncover its vulnerabilities, something he often does for state election officials. But authorities are trying to find out how the machine ended up online.
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Pregnant woman who claimed her fetus was an HOV lane passenger gets another ticket
Brandy Bottone got the first traffic violation dismissed, arguing that under Texas' abortion law, her fetus counted as a person. She's hoping to make the same argument again.
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A Rochester couple denied allegations of racism. Then came a confession
At a press conference, Mary Znidarsic-Nicosia and Nicholas Nicosia defended themselves against "false claims of racism." Then, she confessed she runs a "blatantly racist" Twitter account.
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Food
An ice-age bison was discovered! Then soon eaten — once the foul taste was smothered
Shortly after researchers unearthed the mummified body of a 55,000-year-old Steppe bison in the Alaskan tundra, they sliced off a piece of its neck. To eat!
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Arts & Life
Meet this year's child Mullet Championship finalists
It can take years to grow the perfect mullet, and these kids have put in their time to take home the 2022 USA Mullet Championship trophy. Here's a peek at some of the most remarkable contestant 'dos.
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National
Scared after the fall of Roe, these 2 Texas women rushed to tie the knot
Following the Supreme Court's decision, Carlie Brown and Molly Pela rescheduled their wedding for nine months earlier. They fear that without federal protections, their family remains vulnerable.
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National
Amelia Earhart statue is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol
A statue honoring aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart was unveiled Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall. Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.