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An Arkansas police officer drowned after entering a river to save his fiancée just hours after proposing to her, according to her mother.Fred Marsh, 24, of the Rogers Police Department, entered Missouri’s Elk River on Saturday to help another swimmer and did not resurface, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. His fiancée’s mother identified that swimmer as her daughter. Marsh was recovered and pronounced dead Sunday after asking his fiancée, Hailey, to marry him Saturday morning."They had been together for three beautiful years, and they had a very beautiful, loving relationship," Sheryl Padgett told KHBS. "Even though legally he

Nicaragua's lawmakers announced plans to abolish elections in the Central American country, following through on President Daniel Ortega's declaration over the weekend that there would be no more elections, which enraged the international community.The move was revealed on Tuesday by Nicaragua's congress, which is firmly in the hands of Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo. Lawmakers said planned constitutional overhaul will ensure Nicaragua's "peace, security and stability."With the announcement, lawmakers are making good on Ortega's promise of no more elections, further closing off any potential path for the opposition to challenge the government he leads with Murillo, whom constitutional reforms

A 26-year-old Missouri man's dramatic attempt to outrun police by diving headfirst off a bridge was caught on video.Video released by the Stone County Sheriff's Office shows Gavin Thor Lundgren, of Kimberling City, sprinting across a two-lane bridge before launching himself headfirst into the waters of Table Rock Lake after leading deputies on a chase during the early morning hours of July 18."This was definitely a first and luckily he survived the fall," the sheriff's office said in a statement. "He resisted arrest and deputies suffered minor injuries taking him into custody."VIDEO SHOWS ALLEGED CAR THIEF DANGLE UNDER BRIDGE AFTER

Before Wednesday's game against the Connecticut Sun, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham doubled down on her call to protect women's sports from biological male competitors, brushing aside recent backlash over her comments."I think I said what I said. I think it's kind of common sense," Cunningham told reporters when asked to expand on her views.WATCH (via @RomeovilleKid / X):"I'll always believe in that. It's really important to protect children, and that's little girls who are also involved in that category."SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM MANAGES TO ANGER BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WITH A SIMPLE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTFor Cunningham, defending women's sports isn't

A powerful display of respect unfolded inside a busy North Carolina airport as strangers united to honor a fallen American service member's final journey home.Video shared by the White House and many others on social media shows a large group of travelers gathered along the terminal windows at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, many with their hands over their hearts, during the dignified transfer of a fallen service member on the tarmac below."BEAUTIFUL MOMENT: Hundreds of Americans at Raleigh-Durham International Airport stood in silence to honor a fallen service member as they returned home," the White House wrote Wednesday in a post

A Trump-appointed judge dealt the Trump administration a major setback Monday, tossing out its lawsuit against Minnesota's sanctuary immigration policies and ruling the state cannot be compelled to assist federal immigration enforcement.The battle centered on whether the Trump administration can use the Supremacy Clause to knock down Minnesota's sanctuary laws, which include policies that bar local officials from holding immigrants solely on ICE detainers, restrict participation in federal immigration enforcement and limit the sharing of driver's license and immigration-related data with ICE.The Justice Department argued Minnesota's restrictions illegally hinder ICE, but Chief U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud rejected that argument,

The NTT IndyCar grid is going to look a little different in 2027 with news that the first sale of an IndyCar charter has been completed, and it will bring a new team to the grid.Albeit one that fans are very familiar with.On Wednesday, it was announced that Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing had agreed to sell one of its three charters to Drewy & Reinbold Racing, with the transaction subject to IndyCar approval.TRUMP TOUTS INDYCAR DRIVERS' 'SPECIAL' ABILITY AT FREEDOM 250 GRAND PRIX SHOWCASE, SEEMINGLY ENDING HOT DEBATEIt's the first sale since the charter system was introduced in 2024, and

Senate Republicans are warning that a new policy push from a far-left group gaining momentum in politics would unravel the Constitution, and could leave them without a job.As a progressive surge threatens to rewrite the core of the Democratic Party, earlier this month the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which scored early victories in primary elections across the U.S. over the last several weeks, unveiled its vision for government.Among the three main pillars was a call to abolish the Senate in favor of an expanded House of Representatives with multiple parties in a bid to effectively eliminate the age-old two-party