A veteran firefighter and a 4-year-old girl are among the dead from Helene
“We’re all better for having known him,” the police chief of Blackshear, Georgia, said of firefighter Vernon Leon Davis. “He would do anything for anybody.”
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Texas lawmaker vows to ban medical research on unclaimed bodies after NBC News investigation
A Texas state legislator is vowing to ban the use of unclaimed bodies for research in response to an NBC News investigation that found a local medical program obtained and studied hundreds of human sp... -
Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign
The Justice Department has announced criminal charges against Iranian operatives suspected of hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and disseminating stolen information to media organizations.... -
Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group's leader
The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut on Friday in a series of massive explosions that targeted the leader of the militant group and leveled multiple high-rise apartme... -
Man and dog stranded in sea amid Hurricane Helene rescued by US Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man and his dog during Hurricane Helene after their sailboat became disabled and began taking on water.