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Orange County Sheriff John Mina addresses the media about multiple shootings on Wednesday in the Orlando area. A 9-year-old girl and a central Florida television journalist were fatally shot near the scene of another fatal shooting from earlier in the day, authorities said. Mina said that they've detained Keith Melvin Moses, 19, who they believe is responsible for both shootings.

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A girl and a TV journalist were fatally shot near the scene of another shooting

9:22pm February 22, 2023

by The Associated Press

Authorities in Florida don't immediately have a motive for any of the shootings. A TV crewmember and the girl's mother were also wounded and in critical condition at the hospital.

The Martinez Morales family frolic on a snowy roadside near Mt. Baldy, Calif. on February 16, 2023.

Winter storm sending heavy snow where California rarely sees it

9:06pm February 22, 2023

by Mallika Seshadri

The winter storm that's pummeling nearly half the United States means snow in parts of California that often don't see it.

An artist hopes to buy the shattered Jeff Koons balloon dog

8:01pm February 22, 2023

An artist in Miami is hoping to buy pieces of Jeff Koons Balloon Dog sculpture that shattered last week.

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Update on Supreme Court case of social media giants and terrorism victims' families

7:29pm February 22, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

Day two of the big tech arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court: On one side are Twitter, Google, Facebook and other mega companies. On the other, American families of people killed in terrorist attacks.

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Misinformation is spreading that washed up whales died from offshore wind development

6:10pm February 22, 2023

by Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky

At least 12 whales have washed up on beaches in New York and New Jersey since December. People are spreading misinformation that off-shore wind development caused their deaths.

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Eric R. Holder Jr. sits in the courtroom at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Sept. 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. Holder, who was convicted last year of fatally shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle in 2019, was sentenced Wednesday to 60 years to life in prison.

Rapper Nipsey Hussle's killer is sentenced to 60 years to life in prison

6:07pm February 22, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

Eric R. Holder Jr. will likely remain in jail for the rest of his life for the murder of Nipsey Hussle, a beloved figure in south LA who was killed in 2019 outside his clothing store.

The view from Ukrainian soldiers, the Pentagon and U.S. lawmakers as the war grind on

5:34pm February 22, 2023

As Russia's war with Ukraine reaches the one-year mark, many say the war is entering a critical phase. But some Republican lawmakers are raising questions about the ongoing support from the U.S.

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A pulmonologist shares what he's watching for after East Palestine derailment

5:34pm February 22, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Nicholas Proia, Northeastern Ohio Medical University's clinical professor of internal medicine, about the health of locals after the East Palestine train derailment.

China continues to walk a fine line in Russia's war in Ukraine

5:20pm February 22, 2023

by John Ruwitch

A year into Russia's war in Ukraine, China is treading a fine line in the conflict. The Biden administration says it's concerned China might give Russia "lethal support" for its campaign in Ukraine.

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Some Pennsylvania residents near the toxic train derailment feel left out of recovery

5:20pm February 22, 2023

by Oliver Morrison

Pennsylvania residents who live near the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio say they aren't getting the attention and recovery help that they should.

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