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Texas driver charged after cyclist and boxer Hannah Rapp dies in hit-and-reverse crash
American boxer Hannah Rapp, 26, was killed in Brazos County, Texas, after a driver struck her while she cycled and backed up, with the driver, 31-year-old Charles Medina, arrested on a manslaughter charge as the investigation continues. Tributes poured in from boxing colleagues, and Rapp’s career included a WBC title bid. Medina has prior arrests and could face 2 to 20 years if convicted.
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US soldier pleads not guilty in $400k insider betting case over Maduro ouster
A Fort Bragg-based master sergeant, Gannon Van Dyke, pleaded not guilty to five federal charges after allegedly using confidential government information to place about $33,000 in bets on Maduro’s ouster via Polymarket, resulting in about $400,000 in winnings. The case is the first DOJ insider-trading action tied to a prediction market, with civil charges from the CFTC; Van Dyke was released on a $250,000 bond as the prosecution proceeds under Judge Margaret Garnett.
Florida teen indicted as adult in stepsister's Carnival cruise death
A 16-year-old boy, Timothy Hudson, has been indicted and charged as an adult with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in the November death of his 18-year-old stepsister Anna Kepner aboard the Carnival Horizon in international waters; the death was ruled mechanical asphyxia, and Hudson remains free under electronic monitoring as prosecutors pursue the federal case.
Texas high school shooting ends with teacher wounded and student dead
A 15-year-old student opened fire at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde, Texas, shooting a teacher before killing himself. The teacher was wounded and hospitalized; no other injuries were reported. The campus was placed on lockdown, students were bused to a nearby middle school for reunification, and counselors were made available. Investigators are examining the shooter-teacher relationship and how the firearm was obtained; the incident comes as the fifth U.S. school shooting with injuries or deaths this year, per Education Week.