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A pregnant woman and her baby died after a shooting in 2020, Maryland police said. Now, a man has been arrested and charged with two counts of first- and second-degree murder in connection with the killings, according to an April 10 news release by Howard County police. In July 2020, officers responded to a home after getting reports of residents hearing gunshots, police said. Officers learned 30-year-old Rabiah Ahmad, who was 28 weeks pregnant at the time, had been shot once, police said.

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A woman is accused of trying to smuggle drugs into Australia after arriving from California, officials said. On April 10, the 50-year-old woman who had arrived from San Francisco told airline personnel that she couldn’t find her luggage at the Sydney Airport, according to a news release by the Australia Federal Police. Her suitcase marked with her last name was found in the baggage claim area by airport staff, officials said.

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A gorilla known for her tickle fights was euthanized due to age-related health decline, a Colorado zoo said. A western Iowland “gorilla icon” named Roxie who was known by Cheyenne Mountain Zoo staff for her playfulness and excitability was euthanized April 8, according to a news release posted to Facebook. Roxie was the fifth-oldest lowland gorilla in the U.S. under the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and didn’t have any offspring, the Colorado Springs-based zoo said.

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A group of sea creatures were spotted surfacing from “glassy” California waters and onlookers called it a “great day.”On April 7, the Monterey Bay Whale Watch company saw the “perfect combination” of Risso’s dolphins and clear water, according to a Facebook post by the group. Along with the 100 dolphins, viewers on the 9 a.m. boat got the chance to see 18 humpback whales and five pacific white-sided dolphins, bystanders said.

3 weeks ago | star-telegram.com | Paloma Chavez

A third grade teacher is accused of killing her husband in 2020, New Mexico police said. Getty Images/iStock photo A teacher has been charged in connection with the 2020 killing of her husband, New Mexico police said. In November 2020, Heather Fernandez-Hoefer, 51, called Farmington police and said her husband, 49-year-old Robert Hoefer, was unconscious, but she gave officers conflicting statements, the department said in a Facebook post.