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TL/DR - A man stabbed and killed four members of his extended family in Queens, New York City before being shot dead by police. The victims included two children aged 11 and 12-years-old, a woman in her forties, and a man in his thirties. The suspect also stabbed two police officers responding to the scene and set fire to a couch in the…

TL/DR - The super PAC supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign, Never Back Down, has fired its newly-appointed CEO, Kristin Davison, and replaced her with Scott Wagner. The PAC is currently experiencing its third round of upheaval in recent weeks, as it also dismissed its spokeswoman, Erin Perrine, with more departures expected. This…

TL/DR - The Northern Michigan University Native American Student Association and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians co-hosted a Learning to Walk Together Powwow. The event, which also included a cultural traditional feast, was held at the university's Northern Center Grand Ballroom and was fully funded by the Sault Tribe, making it…

TL/DR - Phoenix firefighters were called to three separate mountain rescues on a Saturday. The first incident involved a woman in her 20s who had to be airlifted from Camelback Mountain due to a leg injury; the second incident required a hiker at Lookout Mountain to be taken down the trail on a stretcher; and the last incident involved assistance…