While some enslaved people did not know about Lincoln's order, many learned of it while the fighting was still ongoing through informal networks, rumors and sometimes from slaveholders themselves.
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Police say a healthcare worker was found shot to death, and the 90-year-old man who reportedly shot her was critically injured in southeast Houston on Monday afternoon....
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Dr. David Persse, the former Houston chief medical officer, has died at the age of 66, according to a statement from the Houston Fire Department.
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Security measures are intensifying at Willis High School as administrators respond to a wave of security incidents on campus since the start of the school year....
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A Michigan police department has launched an investigation into an incident on Monday at a local daycare where a toddler had a loaded firearm.
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Family and residents believe the daughter's ex-boyfriend shot the two early Monday morning. Officials have not confirmed this as of this report.
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ABC13 asked experts whether the costs of suddenly having an air conditioner could have unintended consequences for some cash-strapped Houston renters.
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Deputies said the victims were found with gunshot wounds. SkyEye13 flew over the scene and captured footage of crime tape strung up in front of several mobile homes along the road....
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According to court documents, the man is identified as 48-year-old Majid Shaheed Mohammed, who is now charged with impersonating a public servant.
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"I don't want a Democrat governor choosing my successor," Grassley said.
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A woman was killed, a man was hospitalized, and another man was detained following shootings at a home along Bellfort Avenue.
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Texas has more uncertified teachers in its classrooms than any other state in the country, driven by a nationwide shortage of state-certified educators, a certification process that can take years to complete and a push by many school districts to cut costs. Uncertified teachers ...
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A 71-year-old man who was convicted of killing a police chief's aunt and spent decades on death row was released Monday after prosecutors said newly analyzed DNA evidence doesn't link him to the crime. A Utah judge ordered Douglas Stewart Carter let out on bail late Monday over o...
