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The Taliban frees their American and Australian hostages after three years of captivity. In return, the Afghan government releases three of the group's high-ranking members. The move was said to foster goodwill with Afghanistan, US and the Taliban and might lead to end the war.

A man who reportedly stopped a shoe theft aboard a BART Train was stabbed to death by the attacker. The suspect was arrested after attempting to steal a van on the train's next stop. The victim dies from his wounds. This incident follows the high profile case of 18-year-old Nia Wilson who was also a victim of a BART stabbing incident.

Two Indiana children aged 3 and 5 were killed when the tractor they were under ran them over.

14 police officers suffered from smoke inhalation while rescuing and evacuating the tenants of a Bronx apartment on fire. Eight civilians were also reportedly injured.

Authorities released the cause of the multiple car crash on Florida Interstate 75 that happened late Wednesday. A semi-driver didn't stop for traffic and caused a chain reaction that led to two casualties and 6 injured victims. Authorities tell motorists to find alternative routes as the interstate would be shut down for several hours.

A 24-year-old man dies after saving his mother from being swept out at sea in a Dorset beach.

The string of wildfires in Australian New South Wales area wiped out approximately half of a 600-koala colony in a Port Macquarie reserve. Experts are concerned about the dwindiling number of koalas and warned of a possible species extinction by 2050. Efforts were extended to rescue and care for the surviving animals.

A woman and her half-brother were sentenced to life imprisonment following the murders of their two teenaged sons aged 13 and 14, and the conspiracy to kill all six of their children.

The Afghan government made a deal with the Taliban to exchange three senior Taliban figures for the Australian and American professors who were taken hostage in Kabul in 2016. The deal was intended to make way for peace talks between the US government and the insurgents and to eventually form a truce.

A 33-year-old father-to-be savagely beats his pregnant girlfriend and threatens to kill his unborn son. The court lets him walk away free with the judge saying that he felt "trapped" and directed his resentment through "cowardly" means.

44-year-old Oklahoma police chief Lucky Miller was found dead in his hotel room in Florida during a conference. His "best friend" and officer, Michael Nealey, 49, was accused of his murder and is currently facing homicide charges.

The Australian state of New South Wales announced a state of emergency last Monday due to the widespread brushfires. Precautionary measures have been made to ensure the safety of residents on Tuesday. Forecasts have also warned Sydney and Queensland that are suffering increasing temperatures, strong dry winds, and low air quality. These events turned all the attention to the Australian government and their actions towards climate change.

Playboy Playmate Lauryn Elaine was robbed at gunpoint in her North Hollywood home on Wednesday. The suspects ran off with 30 thousand dollars and her purse and left her tied up in a dog leash.

Archeologists discovered ancient traps in Tultepec, Mexico, which contained the remains of 14 mammoths. This find helped archeologists gave hints and confirmed theories on how early humans interacted with the creatures.

A California resident arrived home from work to find a dead body of a woman in his house on Thursday. Simi Valley Police were called and they discovered two more bodies, a man and a dog, who apparently died of gunshot wounds. Furthermore, a bomb threat was found written on the walls of the house. The home and the entire neigborhood was evacuated.

Toyota and BYD announced their partnership on a new venture dedicated for the research and development of battery electric vehicles. Both companies have agreed to evenly invest 50% to the venture's total capital.

The 13-year-old suspect who was charged with double murder and robbery with dangerous weapons was taken into police custody after a manhunt conducted on Wednesday following the suspect's escape from his court appearance on Tuesday.

A 10-year-old boy from Philadelphia was shot in the hit head while walking home from school. He was rushed to the hospital where he is in a critical but stable condition. Surveillance footage showed that the shot came from a red or maroon Pontiac. The shooter is still at large.

Ohio detective Jorge Del Rio was critically shot in the face twice during a drug bust in a Dayton residence last Monday. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was placed under advanced life support and continued to recover until Tuesday. The drug raid recovered weapons, large amounts of suspected fentanyl, marijuana, and cash.

Las Vegas Police accuse 50-year-old father of shooting and killing his 30-year-old son in their home. It is still not clear whether or not the case is investigated as a homicide.

A U.S. Air Force (USAF) airman was reported missing on Tuesday after falling off a plane during a parachute-jump exercise over the Gulf of Mexico. A search is on for the unidentified airman.

BART employee John O'Connor saves a man who took a misstep and fell on the tracks.

Ex-evangelical author and megachurch pastor, Joshua Harris, told Mike Allen during his interview in HBO today that the evangelical church's support for Trump is damaging both the Gospel and to the Church and that having Trump as a president is already an indictment to his Christian supporters.

Chelan County Mountain Rescue personnel reported that Dallas resident, Robert Jake Colburn, 60, appeared to have slipped and had fallen several hundred feet while descending the mountain pass.

An unnamed man was fatally shot in a shooting in Fort Worth last Sunday. He was taken by officers to a stand-alone ER but when his condition worsened, he was transported to a hospital and died during the ambulance ride. Police are still holding investigations.