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COUPLE THAT STUNNED NYC BY CLIMBING EMPIRE STATE BUILDING COULD FACE PRISON TIME

Daredevil climber couple Angelina Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov face a host of charges after their death-defying climb up the antenna of New York City's famed Empire State Building.

PILOT KILLED AS SMALL PLANE COLLIDES WITH STATE POLICE HELICOPTER AT PENNSYLVANIA AIRPORT, OFFICIALS SAY

One person was killed and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured when a small plane crashed into a state police helicopter while it was hovering several feet off the ground during a training exercise at an airport in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday evening, authorities said.

ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR WIFE OF WORCESTER POLICE OFFICER FOUND DEAD

An arrest warrant has been issued for Karen Solomon, who is wanted in connection with the death of her Worcester, Massachusetts police officer husband earlier this week. As the search continues, Worcester Police asked residents to check their property and security cameras. Kurt Solomon, 57, was found dead by police at their Wildwood Avenue home in Worcester just before 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday. He was a 31-year veteran of the force.

FAMED CENTURY-OLD SHIP DUBBED "SAVA'S TITANIC" EMERGES IN SERBIA

The wreck of a steam tugboat called "Sava's Titanic" dating from the early 1900s is the latest relic to emerge from shrinking waters in Serbia as Europe's rivers run dry, with the continent engulfed in prolonged, extreme heat and drought

PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MOVING BACK TO U.K.

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are moving back to the U.K., more than six years after they moved to the U.S. and settled into a home in California. King Charles III was informed of the decision on Sunday, and there are no plans for Harry or Meghan to resume their royal duties, CBS News' partner network BBC News reported. Harry's brother, Prince William, and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, were also told, according to BBC News.

LONG BEACH MAN RECOUNTS PRAYING FOR RESCUE AS HE FLOATED AT SEA OVERNIGHT

A 53-year-old Long Beach man is happy to be alive, recovering in a hospital bed after being thrown from a personal watercraft and floating in the ocean overnight until he was miraculously rescued the next day, south of the Seal Beach pier. Paul Carbullido Jr. was found 16 hours after he was first reported missing. "I was telling myself, I don't want to die drowning," he said. Carbullido's body temperature had dropped dangerously low to 86 degrees. He's being treated for hypothermia.

HAYDEN PANETTIERE, ACTOR KNOWN FOR "HEROES" AND "REMEMBER THE TITANS," DIES AT 36

Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the sci-fi series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36, her publicist confirmed to CBS News.

Panettiere's father, Skip Panettiere, said in a statement issued through the publicist, Kasey Kitchen: "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen. We ask for privacy as our family takes time to process this unimaginable loss."

CLIVE DAVIS, LEGENDARY MUSIC EXECUTIVE, DIES AT AGE 94

Clive Davis, a legendary music executive who helped shape the careers of generations of artists including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston, has died. He was 94. His publicist said Davis died peacefully at his home in Manhattan on Monday of age-related illness, surrounded by his family and loved ones.

TUPAC SHAKUR MURDER SUSPECT RECOUNTS MOMENTS BEFORE 1996 SHOOTING IN AUDIO PLAYED TO JURY
Jurors on Thursday heard Duane "Keffe D" Davis tell detectives in 2008 that his nephew Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur. Davis, who said in the interview he was also in the car with Anderson, is accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of the 25-year-old hip-hop superstar in Las Vegas. At the time of the interview, his nephew had been dead for a decade.

VIDEO SHOWS OFFICERS FALL AS A SECOND-STORY DECK COLLAPSES WHILE THEY TRY TO MAKE AN ARREST

Dramatic body camera footage shows nine members of a U.S. Marshals Service task force falling to the ground as a second-story wooden deck they were standing on suddenly collapses. The video shows the deck collapsing on July 21 as the officers, several holding firearms, stand in a line just outside an apartment door in Huntsville, Missouri. The officers fall straight down within seconds. None of their weapons discharged. The officers were there to arrest a 26-year-old man for failing to register as a sex offender.

2 WORKERS CONFIRMED DEAD AFTER EXPLOSIONS AT TOLEDO INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

Two workers have been confirmed dead after an explosion and fire early Tuesday at an industrial recycling business building in Toledo, Ohio. An initial explosion was followed by a secondary explosion about 5 a.m. Tuesday at Brent Industries, 2924 South Avenue, which is north of Airport Highway/Ohio 2 and west of Detroit Avenue/U.S. 24, according to reports from Toledo Fire and Rescue Department. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Nearly 100 first responders were called to the scene, including Toledo Police, EMS and Ohio State Highway Patrol.

WOMAN ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING ATLANTA SISTERS ALLEGEDLY FAKED PREGNANCY IN EARLIER CASE, INVESTIGATORS SAY
The woman accused of kidnapping two young Atlanta sisters was already wanted in Paulding County after investigators say she lied about being pregnant and made a man believe she had given birth. Paulding County Sheriff Ashley Henson said Wednesday that Lakesha Brown has an active warrant for misdemeanor obstruction stemming from an August 2025 investigation.

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