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Florida ‘stand your ground’ shooter Michael Drejka says ‘I followed the law’
Pinellas County Sheriffs Office via AP(CLEARWATER, Fla.) — Breaking his silence in a jailhouse interview, the white Florida man charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in a dispute over [Read More…]
David Hogg and activists raise thousands for anti-Ted Cruz billboard featuring Trump tweets
USA Latinx(HOUSTON) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was a frequent target of Donald Trump’s Twitter ire when the two competed for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. But in an increasingly tight senate race [Read More…]
For safety on campuses, law enforcement increasingly turns to apps
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — With summer winding down and syllabus week upon college students, campus law enforcement teams are doing their own type of studying — on the best ways to keep their schools safe. Colleges and [Read More…]
Mollie Tibbetts’ father: ‘Don’t distort her death to advance racist views’
WOI(BROOKLYN, Iowa) — The father of Mollie Tibbetts, the 20-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered by an undocumented immigrant in Iowa, is speaking out against people using his daughter’s death to “advance racist views.” “The [Read More…]
School supply drive in honor of teacher killed by alligator is fetching donations from across the nation
WJCL(HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.) — When Cassandra “Sassie” Cline was killed by an alligator in South Carolina last month, her sister wanted to do something special to honor her life as a kindergarten teacher. On [Read More…]
Suspect with ‘terrorist motive’ who allegedly stabbed 2 Americans still being questioned
iStock/Thinkstock(AMSTERDAM) — The man suspected of having a “terrorist motive” when he stabbed two American tourists in Amsterdam was still being interrogated Sunday by investigators, Dutch authorities told ABC News. The 19-year-old suspect, whom police [Read More…]
Arrest warrant issued for man in murder of wife, Amber Alert for 2 missing sons
Phoenix Police Department(PHOENIX) — Police in Phoenix have sent out an Amber Alert for two young missing brothers, and have issued an arrest warrant for their father in connection to the killing of their pregnant [Read More…]
Woman with baby leads police on 100 mph chase before crashing, trying to carjack another vehicle
Texas Department of Public Safety(HOUSTON) — Newly released video shows a woman leading police in Texas on a high-speed chase before crashing into another vehicle and running out of the car with her baby. The [Read More…]
5 of 8 victims identified from New Mexico bus crash; deaths caused by blunt force trauma
iStock/Thinkstock(THOUREAU, N.M.) — Five of the eight people killed in a horrific bus crash in New Mexico on Thursday have been identified. Authorities also announced all eight people died as a result of blunt force [Read More…]
13 injured as boats collide on Colorado River in California
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN BERNADINO, Ca.) — At least one person is missing and 13 were injured after two private boats collided on the Colorado River in southeast California on Saturday night. One person was airlifted to University [Read More…]
Police searching for person who donated bag with almost 5 pounds of marijuana to thrift shop
Sarasota Police Department(SARASOTA, Fla.) — An absent-minded drug dealer appears to have made a very expensive mistake in Sarasota, Florida, this week. The Sarasota Police Department is investigating after employees at The Pine Thrift Shop [Read More…]
Serial cat killer? Mutilated cat believed to be 13th in string of grisly cat murders in Washington state
iStock/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — A serial cat killer may be on the loose, Washington state law enforcement officials are saying after discovering a 13th cat Friday in a string of brutal mutilated cat murders. A few days [Read More…]
Right-wing protests fueled by anti-immigrant sentiment continue in Germany
Sarah Hucal/ABC News(CHEMNITZ, Germany) — In the eastern German city of Chemnitz, the site of continued far-right protests and clashing counter-demonstrations, there has hardly been moment’s rest. Although the gatherings on Saturday were largely peaceful, [Read More…]
As school year starts, FBI urges parents to use ID app in case a child goes missing
FBI(WASHINGTON) — As the new school year kicks off around the country, the FBI is encouraging parents to use its child ID app to prepare in advance in case the worst happens and one of [Read More…]
Missouri attorney general sues over duck boat accident that killed 17 people
J.B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS/Getty Images(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — The attorney general of Missouri has filed a lawsuit in the wake of the duck boat accident that killed 17 people. “This tragedy should not have happened,” [Read More…]
Slain pregnant mom, 2 young daughters to be mourned at funeral
Town of Frederick, Colorado(FREDERICK, Colo.) — Shanann Watts and her two young daughters, Celeste and Bella — allegedly killed by Watts’ husband, who was also the girls’ father — will be mourned at their funeral [Read More…]
FBI arrests compound residents on gun charges following earlier release
iStock/Thinkstock(TAOS, N.M.) — The FBI charged five former residents of a dilapidated compound in New Mexico with weapons offenses after three of them were released earlier in the week. Lucas Morton, Subhannah Wahhaj and Hujrah [Read More…]
More flooding possible as most of country deals with wet holiday weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Almost the entire country will be seeing rain at some point this holiday weekend with the exception being the West Coast and the northern Rockies. Monsoonal moisture will be responsible for [Read More…]
Papa John’s founder sues company’s board; company dismisses allegations
Michael Hickey/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Bitter infighting continues within the leadership of Papa John’s. The company’s founder and largest shareholder, John Schnatter, has filed a lawsuit against Papa John’s International Inc. in Delaware on Thursday, [Read More…]
Late-season heat, more rain in parts of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, clusters of thunderstorms in the upper Midwest are maintaining soggy conditions. Lowland flooding persists along several rivers in southern Wisconsin. Despite the cloudiness and showers, above-normal temperatures are maintaining an accelerated [Read More…]