‘FREEDOM, THRILLS, AND CAMARADERIE’
Motorcycle enthusiasts have descended on Lake of the Ozarks for the annual Bikefest, potentially turning the Missouri tourist destination into a COVID-19 hotspot.
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BRUTAL
“The man was armed. He wanted to get away from deputies. He armed himself with a handgun and this was what resulted,” authorities said Thursday.
MULTIPLE VICTIMS
Harris, star of Netflix’s hit docuseries, allegedly enticed a 13-year-old to send him explicit photos and even met up with him at a cheerleading event to solicit oral sex.
‘CLOSED FOR GOOD’
Missouri’s Circle of Hope Girls’ Ranch is under investigation after ex-students alleged they were physically and sexually abused. The school’s owners insist the claims are lies.
SCORCHED EARTH
Once a painful fixture of the coronavirus pandemic, a mobile morgue is now servicing 900,000 acres of burned land in Oregon for human remains.
‘ONLY THE BEGINNING’
None of the officers involved in the 26-year-old’s March death have been criminally charged.
‘LOYALTY’
Prosecutors urged a federal judge on Monday to sentence Seagram’s heiress Clare Bronfman to five years in prison for her role in the twisted sex cult.
'WAKE-UP CALL'
President Trump arrived in California on Monday to address the catastrophic wildfires that have already claimed 35 lives along the West Coast.
REVEALING
The Democratic politician discusses his sexuality for the first time since being found in a hotel room with two men.
BLAME GAME BEGINS
Two of the ex-Minneapolis cops say they were only following orders. But alleged ringleader Derek Chauvin has, in turn, questioned why the others didn’t call paramedics sooner.
