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This April 25, 2019 file photo provided by West Metro Fire Rescue shows a firefighter working the scene of a deadly pileup involving over two dozen vehicles near Denver. Truck driver Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, 26, has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for causing the accident.

After public outcry, prosecutor asks judge to reconsider trucker's 110-year sentence

Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos was 23 when his semi crashed on a Colorado interstate, causing a fiery pileup that killed four people. More than 4 million people are petitioning to reduce his sentence.

Apollo 17 commander Eugene Cernan is covered in lunar dust after the mission's second moonwalk. On December 14, 1972, Cernan took his final steps on the moon and no one has been back since.

50 years since the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally going back

December 7, 1972 was the launch of the final mission in NASA's Apollo moon program. Fifty years later, NASA finally seems poised to return people to the lunar surface.

5 officers have been charged in the deadly 2019 arrest of a Black man in Louisiana

These are the first charges to emerge from a death authorities initially blamed on a car crash. Long suppressed body-camera video showed white officers beating, stunning and dragging Ronald Greene.

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk at the 2022 Met Gala in New York City in May.

Elon Musk's backers cheer him on, even if they aren't sure what he's doing to Twitter

"I don't bet against this guy," said one investor in Elon Musk's Tesla and Twitter. Others worry that the chaos at Twitter will continue dragging down Tesla values.

Post-Gustav New Orleans Nothing Like Post-Katrina

The brunt of the storm largely missed New Orleans this time around. As Hurricane Gustav was losing steam, people who stayed behind as others evacuated surveyed the damage.

A harm reduction van is parked in the Carrollton Ridge neighborhood of Baltimore. The van provides a place for people to exchange used needles for clean needles.

Caring for people with fentanyl addiction often means treating terrible wounds

The fentanyl-additive Xylazine causes open wounds, making the illegal drug supply even more dangerous and treatment more complicated

This 1:24 scale miniature was used to film pivotal scenes from the first Star Wars film. It's now at the center of a auction of items collected over decades by Greg Jein, a master model-builder for film and TV.

'Star Wars' Red Leader X-wing model heads a cargo bay's worth of props at auction

More than 550 items from the late Greg Jein are heading to auction, from Nichelle Nichols' iconic knee-high boots and red tunic as Lt. Uhura to a hairpiece for William Shatner's Captain Kirk.

A demonstrator runs on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, Friday, June 30, 2023.

More than 600 arrests after a new night of protests across France over teen's killing

Tensions grew across France over the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that has shocked the nation. More than 600 were arrested and at least 200 police officers were injured.

Haitians are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment

Uncertainty have been spreading since Friday's ruling, blocking the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force, with violence reaching new records as gangs tighten their grip on Haiti's capital.

What we know and don't know about Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse

Rescue efforts have turned to recovery after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. A federal investigation is underway as the region braces for a long and costly reconstruction.

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