Over the past decade, the number of picture books that parents can read to young children about personal boundaries and saying “no” to inappropriate touching has ballooned, as attention to preventing sexual abuse grows. But many of the books contain “key gaps” in teaching concepts.
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Researchers at Purdue University Northwest have used AI to create a new indoor gunshot detection system that was specifically designed to overcome the current challenges of such systems.
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On May 16, 2025, the remains of a human foot inside a hiking boot were found in a shoe on the shores of Fishlake, Utah. Investigators were able to determine the hiking boot was only made in 1996 for one year.
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The average completion rate for the last four years has been 418 requests per year, and as of July 1, 2025, the backlog of firearms cases was 955 requests. The current wait time for firearms cases is 379 days.
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A Laurel man is in custody, nearly 30 years after a D.C. Metropolitan Police officer was found shot to death in the White Oak apartment they shared.
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At that time, Eubanks was out on bond for an attempted rape which had occurred only three months prior. Eubanks was convicted of Mary Ellen Deener’s murder but escaped from jail in 1973 and has been on the run since.
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In a new study, researchers investigated the effect of the kind of device used on individuals’ risk-avoidance behavior—specifically, their tendency to avoid potentially risky links like those used in phishing attacks.
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In January 2024, this additional forensic examination resulted in the detection of DNA on the victim’s underwear.
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This research utilized two blank guns; one a semi-automatic blank pistol (model EKOL) and the other a revolver (model Bruni Magnum).
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The suspect, posing as a police officer and claiming to be a friend of her mother, convinced the child to get into his vehicle.
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