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    A neighbor said the Long Island, NY, man had been fighting emotional issues.

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  • News headlines today: Sept. 17, 2019

    Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.

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  • Reports of sexual abuse, misconduct in Olympic sports up 55% from last year

    There are currently 1,290 open cases, with 2,237 closed since 2017.

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  • Bakers beware: General Mills recalls Gold Medal flour over E. coli fears

    At least 21 people have been infected from December to May.

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  • Teen charged for threatening to 'shoot 400 people for fun,' police say

    She told coworkers that she purchased a AK-47 and had the urge to shoot people.

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  • Officer seen striking 17-year-old student on video charged with battery

    Officer Robert Lawson is also accused of making false statements.

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  • New York bans flavored e-cigarettes

    New York state has banned the sale of flavored e-cigarettes amid growing national concern about the safety of the products.

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  • Sheriff plotted to kill deputy over recording of 'racially insensitive' comments: DA

    Brindell Wilkins allegedly gave another man advice on how to commit murder.

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  • 'It's a public health crisis and it ends today': New York bans flavored e-cigarettes

    Other states have expressed interest in similar bans.

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  • 'The ultimate sacrifice': Officer shot dead leaving behind 2 daughters, fiancé

    Officer Dornell Cousette was shot while exchanging gunfire with a suspect.

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  • Search continues for missing NJ girl

    Dulce Maria Alavez, 5, went missing while playing at a park with her younger brother.

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  • R. Kelly returns to court

    A Cook County Judge denies a motion to raise Kelly’s bond.

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  • Couple delivers baby in bathtub after being sent home from hospital

    "He slid out, I caught him and flipped," dad Leo Bienaime said.

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  • Grizzly bear attacks 3 hunters in separate incidents at national forest

    Wildlife officials are trying to determine whether the same bear is responsible.

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  • California man confesses to stabbing his adult daughter: Police

    Joe Montes, 71, called the authorities around 8:30 a.m. Monday and "stated he stabbed his daughter,” authorities said.

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  • TASER International founder behind launch of Taser alternative

    The new device is called the BolaWrap.

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  • Student brings inoperable WWII grenade to elementary school

    The grenade wasn't dangerous but was confiscated by police.

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  • Mountain lion breaks into California home

    A mountain lion slipped through the front door of a home in Sonora before panicking and making a mad dash into a bathroom.

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  • Woman takes DNA test to learn of family's health history; finds her father, sisters

    Christine Shepherd didn't know anything about her mother of father.

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  • Man called police allegedly to say he stabbed daughter to death: Sheriff

    Joe Montes has been arrested for murder. There is no known motive.

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  • Another parent arrested as part of Varsity Blues college admissions scandal

    The parent allegedly paid $400,000 to get her son into UCLA.

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  • 'Until we meet again': A fond farewell to my friend Cokie Roberts

    Our columnist Matt Dowd had known Roberts for more than 30 years.

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  • Suspected home intruder leaps from 2nd-floor bathroom window -- and lands on its feet

    This isn't a typical cat burglar.

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  • Remembering Cokie Roberts

    Former "This Week" co-anchor Sam Donaldson reacts to the death of Cokie Roberts, who passed away Tuesday morning following complications with breast...

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  • ABC News colleagues remember Cokie Roberts

    The legendary political journalist died on Tuesday at the age of 75.

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  • Woman injured while protecting friend's dog from a coyote attack

    Jessica Jones punched the coyote in the face before running off with the dog.

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  • 1st case of Eastern equine encephalitis confirmed in Connecticut: Health officials

    The mosquito-borne virus continues to spread through North America.

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  • Officer accused of punching student charged with battery

    Officer Robert Lawson was involved in a physical altercation earlier this month with a 17-year-old student at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis,...

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  • ABC’s Cokie Roberts discusses her new children’s book: Dec. 19, 2016

    "Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation" is Roberts’ third book about the founding of the U.S.

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  • School safety officer slain allegedly by boyfriend

    School safety agent Naire McCormick "will be deeply missed" after she was shot in the head, allegedly by a boyfriend in an apparent murder-suicide.

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  • Legendary journalist Cokie Roberts dies at 75

    The ABC News journalist and political commentator won countless awards and was cited by the American Women in Radio and Television as one of the 50...

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  • 7 columns by Cokie Roberts that showcase her wit and wisdom

    Roberts leaves behind an extensive body of work.

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  • Legendary journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts dies at 75

    Roberts won countless awards throughout her decades-long career.

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  • Guardian charged after 1-year-old girl dies in hot car

    Shelton Shambry, 60, was charged Monday with fourth-degree abuse and neglect

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  • Wildfires spread in the West, flash flooding forecast in Texas

    There are now 14 large uncontained wildfires burning in the West.

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  • Woman attacked by coyote while protecting dog

    Jessica Jones was trying to protect her friend’s mini goldendoodle in a backyard in Reading, Massachusetts.

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  • School safety officer shot in head allegedly by boyfriend in apparent murder-suicide

    School safety agent Naire McCormick "will be deeply missed."

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  • Elizabeth Warren draws a big crowd in New York

    About 20,000 people attend Warren’s campaign rally in Washington Square as the Senator secures a key endorsement.

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  • Authorities find body of missing mother, children

    Authorities have found the bodies of Florida mother Casei Jones and her four children across state lines in Georgia, six weeks after they vanished.

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  • Drunk father runs over, kills son with boat: Police

    Javier Burillo, 57, was arrested in Marin County, California, one day after the incident on Sunday near Angel Island, according to authorities.

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  • Alabama police officer killed in the line of duty

    Dornell Cousette was the father of two daughters and was engaged to be married.

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  • Authorities find bodies of Florida mother and her children who vanished six weeks ago

    Casei Jones, 32, disappeared along with her four young children weeks ago.

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