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Judge to hear arguments for summary judgment in New York AG’s $250M lawsuit against Trump
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in the New York attorney general’s $250 million fraud lawsuit are scheduled to appear in New York Supreme Court Friday [Read More…]

Manhunt underway for convicted child sex offender who escaped from St. Louis hospital
St. Louis County Police Department (ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — Authorities have expanded their search for a murder suspect who was accidentally released from an Indiana jail due to a clerical error. Kevin Mason, 28, was [Read More…]

Two killed when bus carrying high schoolers crashes on way to band camp
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — At least two adults died when a bus carrying high school students from Long Island, New York, crashed while heading to band camp in Pennsylvania, state police said. Dozens were hurt [Read More…]

Body cam video shows aftermath of band leader’s arrest after being shocked by Birmingham police
Birmingham Police Department (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — New body camera video obtained by ABC News shows a conversation between Johnny Mims, a band director at Minor High School in Alabama, and a Birmingham Police Department (BPD) [Read More…]

Lizzo and others sued by another employee alleging harassment, illegal termination
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lizzo and her team have been hit with another lawsuit claiming a hostile work environment, with allegations including racial and sexual harassment, disability discrimination, illegal retaliatory termination and assault, [Read More…]

Search for murder suspect mistakenly freed from Indianapolis jail expands to more cities
Marion County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook (MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — Authorities have expanded their search for a murder suspect who was accidentally released from an Indiana jail due to a clerical error. Kevin Mason, 28, was sought for [Read More…]

Who killed Tupac? Latest developments in cold case explored in new ‘Impact x Nightline’
Raymond Boyd/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — Police searched a Las Vegas-area home in July in the long-dormant murder case of Tupac Shakur, the celebrated hip-hop artist who was shot and killed at the age of [Read More…]

Tropical storm warnings issued from Maryland to North Carolina: What to expect from Ophelia
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical storm warnings have been issued from North Carolina to Maryland on Thursday ahead of a system that’s forecast to develop into Tropical Storm Ophelia. No storm has formed at [Read More…]

Why a 96-year-old judge was just banned from the bench for a year
Haiyun Jiang/ Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — As an age debate rages around members of Congress, a 96-year-old federal judge has just been barred from hearing cases for at least a year. Judge [Read More…]

Man rescued dangling from California’s highest bridge 700 feet above river
Facebook / Placer County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — A 19-year-old man has been rescued dangling approximately 700 feet above a river in California after getting stuck there while his friend filmed the whole ordeal. [Read More…]

Man dies after swarm of bees attacks him on porch of his own home
pablohart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 59-year-old man has died after he was attacked and stung by a swarm of bees on the porch of his own home. The incident occurred in Harlan County, Kentucky [Read More…]

Judge sets trial date to decide how much Giuliani owes 2 election workers for defaming them
Elijah Nouvelage for The Washington Post via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A federal judge has ordered a Dec. 11 trial date to determine what damages Rudy Giuliani will have to pay two former Georgia election workers [Read More…]

Chester County prison officials had ‘concerns about the leadership’ a year before Danelo Cavalcante’s escape
Mark Makela/Getty Images (WEST CHESTER, Pa.) — Officials in Chester County, Pennsylvania, admitted Wednesday that there were failures in official communications following convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante’s escape from their county prison on Aug. 31. During the [Read More…]

Pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood to be prosecution witness in Georgia election case
Scott Olson/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Fulton County district attorney’s office has secured pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood as a witness in its Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and 18 others, according to [Read More…]

Suspect pleads not guilty by reason of insanity in murder of LA sheriff’s deputy
KABC (LOS ANGELES) — The suspected gunman in the fatal shooting of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murder with special circumstances. Kevin Salazar, 29, was arrested on [Read More…]

Fentanyl, guns found at another New York City home with child after death at day care
ABC News (NEW YORK) — New York City police seized fentanyl and weapons on Wednesday during a search of a house in Queens where a 10-year-old lives, officials said. Police executed a search warrant and found [Read More…]

Man formerly on death row gets murder case dismissed after 48 years
Charles O’Rear/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA CITY) — After 48 years, a man who says he was wrongfully convicted of murder has officially had his case dismissed. Glynn Simmons was 22 when he was convicted of first-degree murder [Read More…]

Andrew Lester pleads not guilty in shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl, trial set for late 2024
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man charged in the shooting of Ralph Yarl after the teenager mistakenly went to the wrong house, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on Wednesday [Read More…]

Ten protesters arrested for blocking bus carrying asylum-seekers in New York City
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Protesters flooded the street outside a former senior living facility in Staten Island, temporarily blocking a bus carrying asylum-seekers, after local leaders said they learned it was slated to house [Read More…]

Three more Trump co-defendants seek to move their Georgia election interference cases to federal court
ftwitty/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Three of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case will try to have their cases removed to federal court Wednesday. For the third time, a federal judge [Read More…]