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Health workers carry the coffin of a victim who died Saturday in a stampede at the Mata Vaishnav Devi shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

12 people were killed when a crowd surged at a popular Hindu shrine in Kashmir

Fifteen people were also injured in the surge at the shrine on New Year's Day, officials said. Initial reports suggested an altercation between a group of devotees led to the crush.

Frank James, the suspect from Tuesday's attack on a Brooklyn subway station, made his first appearance in court on Thursday.

Brooklyn subway shooting suspect Frank James makes his first court appearance

James will be held without bail after his arraignment Thursday on charges of conducting a violent attack against a mass transportation system.

Casey White (left) is an Alabama inmate charged with two counts of capital murder who disappeared from custody on Friday. Vicky White (no relation) is the Lauderdale County assistant director of corrections who said she was going to transport Casey White to a local courthouse before the pair went missing.

Missing Alabama corrections officer and inmate had a prior relationship, official says

Corrections officer Vicky White told jail staff she was transporting inmate Casey White (no relation) to a mental health evaluation before the two went missing.

Russian servicemen march during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Here's what Putin said about Ukraine in his Victory Day speech

Speaking at an annual parade to honor the end of World War II, Russia's president sought to link the past Soviet victory to the battle in Ukraine and signaled no major military or policy shifts.

Left: Jeanette Taylor, her mother and her youngest child in 2006. Right: Taylor, her five children and her granddaughter after she became an alderwoman in 2019.

She has waited 29 years for housing assistance. Now she is fighting for change

A woman's viral tweet exposed the inefficiencies in Chicago's public housing. Jeanette Taylor, now an alderwoman for the city, is pushing for change.

"We must approach this crisis with a sense of urgency that prioritizes saving lives as our North Star," said Dr. Rahul Gupta, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). He spoke Wednesday before a Senate oversight committee.

White House pushes strategy to slow overdoses as street drugs grow more deadly

The Biden administration says it has a plan to curb fatal overdoses by 13% by 2025. But as more synthetic opioids reach the U.S., there's skepticism interdiction can slow the flow of deadly drugs.

Rescuers gather at Galawa Beach, about 22 miles from Moroni, Comoros, July 1, 2009, as they prepare to search the area after a Yemenia Airbus passenger plane crashed into the Indian Ocean off the island nation of Comoros as it attempted to land in the dark amid howling winds.

Paris trial to open for 2009 plane crash that left 152 dead and 1 alive

The flag carrier airline from Yemen is being tried in Paris over the injuries of a then-12-year-old girl and the deaths of 65 French citizens.

'SNL' sends off longtime cast members

Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney are departing from Saturday Night Live, leaving the sketch comedy staple without some of its most famous names.

A woman holds a sign in honor of Emmett Till during a protest on June 13, 2020, in Chicago. Protests erupted across the U.S. after George Floyd was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020.

Lynching is now a federal hate crime after a century of blocked efforts

President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law, the culmination of more than a century of efforts to designate lynching as a federal hate crime.

Signage directing users to a vote center in San Diego State University, June 3, 2022.

Four key local races to watch in the June Primary Election

The 2022 California Primary Election is coming up on June 7. Need a quick primer? We've pulled together some of the KPBS newsroom's coverage of four key races on the primary ballots in San Diego County.

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