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This photo provided by the Harris County Sheriff's department shows Caitlyn Smith. The Houston-area teen was in jail Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, after she was accused of accidentally shooting her 10-year-old nephew after making a selfie video of herself with a gun for her Instagram account.
Smith, 19, was being held in the Harris County Jail charged with felony injury to a child. Bond has been set at $20,000. (Harris County Sheriff's Department via AP)

19-year-old babysitter accused of shooting nephew while taking selfie

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Los Angeles police officers stand after a pursuit of a stolen hearse with with a casket and body inside on Interstate 110 in South Los Angeles Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. The hearse was stolen from outside a Greek Orthodox church in East Pasadena on Wednesday night. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says one person is in custody. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Stolen hearse carrying casket recovered after freeway chase

Woman accused of leaving her boyfriend in a suitcase to die February 26, 2020 | 12:16 PM

What happened to the students caught up in the college admissions scandal? February 26, 2020 | 9:43 AM

In this Feb. 21, 2020 photo, an Amazon employee demonstrates how to scan a code from a phone to be allowed to enter an Amazon Go Grocery store set to open soon in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Following the opening of several smaller convenience-type stores using an app and cashier-less technology to tally shoppers' selections, the store will be the first Amazon Go full-sized cashier-less grocery store. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Here's how Amazon's cashier-less grocery store works February 25, 2020 | 4:58 PM

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2 New England seaside locales are among the top 25 trending destinations this year February 25, 2020 | 12:29 PM

Video: Beyonce performs at memorial service for Kobe Bryant and Gianna February 24, 2020 | 3:54 PM

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Michael Jordan speaks during The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant at Staples Center on February 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Video: Michael Jordan's tearful speech at memorial service for Kobe Bryant and Gianna February 24, 2020 | 3:28 PM

Video: Vanessa Bryant's moving eulogy at memorial service for Kobe and Gianna February 24, 2020 | 2:46 PM

Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment February 24, 2020 | 11:55 AM

A bottle of Corona beer sits in a cooler at a bar in Cancun June 29, 2012. Anheuser Busch InBev, the world's biggest brewer, is taking over Mexico's Grupo Modelo for $20.1 billion, giving it dominance in Latin America's second-largest economy and adding Corona, the top-selling imported beer in the United States, to its brands. The long-awaited deal is the biggest foreign buyout of a Mexican company in more than 20 years and shows how much global brewers are willing to pay for developing market growth in an increasingly consolidated industry. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: BUSINESS)

New York college investigating reports of coronavirus-themed party February 21, 2020 | 4:34 PM

FILE - This Jan. 9, 2020 file photo released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Jonathan Watson. Watson has confessed that he beat two child molesters to death with a cane while behind bars and says his urgent warning to a counselor that he might become violent was ignored. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP,File)

In letter, California inmate says that he killed 2 molesters in prison February 21, 2020 | 4:26 PM

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office shows Chelsea Watrous Cook. The family of a woman killed by her boyfriend's ex-wife while decorating a Christmas tree is sounding a warning about the devastating consequences of domestic violence that goes beyond two people. Police say 26-year-old Lisa Vilate Williams was making homemade ornaments with her boyfriend's twin 3-year-olds when his ex-wife, 32-year-old Cook, burst in and shot her to death in front of the children. (Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Former Utah teacher pleads guilty in 2018 death of ex's girlfriend February 21, 2020 | 4:04 PM

This undated photo provided by the West Des Moines, Iowa Police Department shows Gowun Park. Park was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping in the death of her husband, Sung Nam. Park was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 at the West Des Moines Police Department. Officers were called to their home Saturday evening and found Nam face down on the floor with no vital signs. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. (West Des Moines Police Department via AP)

Iowa man dies after being bound and gagged. His wife, a college professor, has been charged. February 21, 2020 | 9:49 AM

An image provided by the Kauai Police Department shows Lori Vallow. Vallow--also known as Lori Daybell, and the mother of two Idaho children missing since September--was arrested Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, in Hawaii, Kauai police said. Seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan haven't been seen since late September, and police in Rexburg, Idaho, have said they “strongly believe that Joshua and Tylee's lives are in danger.” (Kauai Police Department via AP)

Mom of 2 missing Idaho children arrested in Hawaii February 21, 2020 | 9:18 AM

How did an ex-con get away with living in his daughter's college dorm? February 20, 2020 | 9:46 PM

2 friends leaving exclusive private island die when their Mercedes mysteriously slides off ferry February 20, 2020 | 9:37 PM

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Los Angeles man charged with killing Dr. Amie Harwick, prominent family therapist February 20, 2020 | 2:50 PM

Woman struck and killed by Mardi Gras float during parade February 20, 2020 | 11:08 AM

Hair Club for Men founder — and client — Sy Sperling dies February 20, 2020 | 10:50 AM

An illuminated advertisement is displayed outside a Victoria's Secret Stores LLC store, a subsidiary of L Brands Inc., at night in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. L Brands Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on August 16. Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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A diminished Victoria's Secret is sold February 20, 2020 | 10:16 AM

Woman plays the violin in the middle of brain surgery February 19, 2020 | 5:23 PM

Ryan Newman (6) crashes on the last lap of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)

NASCAR releases statement on Ryan Newman after Daytona crash, says injuries 'not life threatening' February 17, 2020 | 10:16 PM

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 17: Caroline Flack attends the annual Global Gift Gala London at Kimpton Fitzroy Hotel on October 17, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

A TV star’s suicide prompts a blame game in Britain February 17, 2020 | 8:54 PM

Freshly-groomed slopes await skiers on the opening day of the season, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at Vail, Colo. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP)

Skier suffocates to death after getting caught in chairlift February 17, 2020 | 8:30 PM

Kellyanne Conway, senior adviser to President Trump and his 2016 campaign manager, has largely held her tongue about her husband’s opposition to her boss.

When America’s oddest political couple fights, those sparks are real February 14, 2020 | 5:04 PM

Mass. woman on 1st date ends up as a getaway driver in a bank robbery February 14, 2020 | 10:59 AM

A woman shamed a man for punching her reclined seat. The Internet is split on who’s in the wrong. February 14, 2020 | 8:40 AM

Student hospitalized after pushup punishment gets $183,000 February 13, 2020 | 11:14 AM

World-famous pianist’s magnificent, $200,000 piano dropped and destroyed by movers February 12, 2020 | 2:29 PM

9-year-old Florida boy charged with attempted murder of his 5-year-old sister February 12, 2020 | 2:00 PM

Driver was going 79 in a 25-mph zone when he struck high school cross country runners, killing 2, police say February 12, 2020 | 9:55 AM