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Detroit-area doctor charged with female genital mutilation

A doctor was charged Thursday with performing genital mutilation on two young Minnesota girls who traveled to Michigan with their mothers, the first federal prosecution of what the government describes as “horrifying acts of brutality.”

 
1 dead, 3 hurt in shooting at Atlanta rail station

The shooting that killed a man and wounded three other riders Thursday on an Atlanta public transit train appears to be a “targeted, isolated incident,” officials said.

Scorpion falls onto United flight passenger

A couple returning from vacation in Mexico apparently brought on an unexpected passenger: a scorpion. It turned out to be another stinging moment in a tough week for the airline, according to a report by CNBC.

 
US drops ‘mother of all bombs’ on Islamic State tunnel in Afghanistan

U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with “the mother of all bombs,” the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military, Pentagon officials said.

Family of boy killed on Kansas waterslide reaches settlements

The family of a 10-year-old boy who died while riding a waterslide at a Kansas water park has reached settlements with a general contractor and a consulting company involved in the project.

 
Dragged United passenger lost 2 teeth and broke nose, says lawyer

The passenger dragged from a United Airlines plane in Chicago in an incident that sparked international outrage and turned into a public relations nightmare for the carrier, will likely sue the company, his attorney said on Thursday.

 
Misdirected US airstrike kills allied fighters in Syria

A misdirected airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition earlier this week killed 18 allied fighters battling the Islamic State group in northern Syria, the U.S. military said Thursday.

Bill Cosby will not question accuser before trial

Bill Cosby has lost his bid to question his accuser in court before his sexual-assault case goes to trial near Philadelphia.

 
US marshals nab last ‘Cocaine Cowboy’ while riding a bike

The last of South Florida’s “Cocaine Cowboys” has been arrested — some 26 years after he went on the lam — while on a 40-mile bike ride with his wife near the Orlando suburb where they apparently lived under assumed names.