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What to know about the autopsy and investigation into the death of Nolan Wells 0
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- July 23, 2026
OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi. — The family of Nolan Xavier Wells is still searching for answers about what exactly led to the 18-year-old elite athlete’s death during a Fourth of July boat trip with friends on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Although Wells traveled by boat with his friends to Horn Island, he did not return to
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Nolan Wells autopsy results to be released Wednesday, family lawyer says 0
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- July 22, 2026
An attorney for Nolan Xavier Wells’ family says he will release the results of an independent autopsy into the 18-year-old’s death Wednesday morning. Preliminary findings will be made public during a news conference held at the NAACP’s annual National Convention in Chicago, according to civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who represents the family. Wells’ parents
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Outrage after ICE agents tackle man at Las Vegas airport 0
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- July 17, 2026
PHOENIX — Video footage of two Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tackling a man at the Las Vegas metropolitan area airport sparked public outrage and criticism from elected officials. Video posted on social media showed an elderly man screaming and crying on the floor of Terminal 3 at Harry Reid International Airport on Monday as
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Family to hold vigil for man shot dead by immigration officer in Houston 0
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- July 16, 2026
HOUSTON– The family of a man who was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent in Houston will hold a public vigil Thursday night, responding to what the man’s son says is an outpouring of support amid renewed criticism of law enforcement tactics. The ceremony for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who was
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Innovation and data correction drive gains in Native American graduation from federally funded schools 0
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- July 12, 2026
During his senior year of high school on the Puyallup Reservation, Gerald Dillon traded much of his academic coursework for vocational training. When I walked into the second-grade classroom where I worked as a teaching assistant, students would rush out of their seats to punch each other or hug each other. The 18-year-old, who once
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A Fourth of July boat trip, the death of an 18-year-old, and a family’s search for answers in the Deep South 0
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- July 11, 2026
NEW YORK — A week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July on an island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He never returned. Two days later, he was found dead. What happened, Wells’ parents say, is a mystery rife with conflicting stories, implausible explanations and
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