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Freak summer hailstorm buries Mexican city under five feet of ice
It's summer in Guadalajara, one of Mexico's most populous towns, which made what happened there over the weekend all the more surprising.

Devastating tornado tears through Jefferson City, Missouri, causing multiple injuries, extensive damage
A violent tornado ripped through Jefferson City, Missouri, late Wednesday, with multiple reports of injuries, people trapped in buildings and "catastrophic" damage to homes and businesses in the Missouri capital....

Shooting at California synagogue leaves one dead, three injured in what mayor calls a “hate crime”
A gunman opened fire at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California, on Saturday morning, leaving one dead and three injured, according to authorities.

Sri Lanka bombings timeline: How explosions wrought devastation on Easter Sunday
Across Sri Lanka on Sunday morning, travelers and worshippers settled in at tables for breakfast and into pews at churches on the country's east and west coasts.

How a black man “outsmarted” a neo-Nazi group – and became their new leader
Without notifying his followers or even his inner circle, the longtime president of a legacy neo-Nazi group has signed over its control to a black civil rights activist from California.

Woman who knocked MAGA hat off man’s head in restaurant may be deported
Two weeks ago, a Massachusetts woman and Brazilian national was arrested for accosting a man wearing a Make America Great Again hat while he ate at a Mexican restaurant.

Bride-to-be called 911 for help and was fatally shot by a Minneapolis police officer
A yoga and meditation teacher living in Minneapolis was fatally shot by police Saturday night after she called 911 to report a possible assault in the alley behind her home.

Texas teen was electrocuted by her cellphone while taking a bath, her family says
It wasn't abnormal for 14-year-old Madison Coe, a lover of band and basketball, to shut herself in the bathroom for hours and soak in the tub.

“Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough is leaving the Republican Party
Joe Scarborough, the conservative co-host of MSNBC's political commentary show Morning Joe, is leaving the Republican Party.

Missouri sues three big pharma companies for “campaign of fraud and deception”
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced he was suing three pharmaceutical giants he claims are responsible for the state's current opioid crisis.