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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…]
High school band director speaks out after getting shocked with stun gun by police
Birmingham Police Department (NEW YORK) — Johnny Mims, a band director at Minor High School in Alabama, is accusing Birmingham police of using excessive force against him after he was shocked with a stun gun [Read More…]
Border communities see uptick in migrant arrivals in recent weeks: Officials
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — From Texas to California, communities along the southern border are dealing with an increase of migrants entering shelters, according to officials. In a statement provided to ABC affiliate [Read More…]
Man who allegedly tried to hit people with truck in Boulder park charged with attempted murder
Boulder Police/Twitter (BOULDER, Colo.) — A suspect police say was trying to hit people with his truck in a Boulder, Colorado, park Tuesday morning has been charged with attempted murder. Boulder 911 received its first [Read More…]
Temple University acting president dies suddenly during memorial service
Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Temple University acting president JoAnne A. Epps died suddenly after falling ill at a memorial service at the university Tuesday afternoon, the school announced. She was 72. Epps became [Read More…]
Man suspected of murdering 22 people killed by cellmate in Texas prison: Officials
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (TENNESSEE COLONY, Texas) — A Texas man convicted of murdering two elderly women and suspected of killing nearly two dozen people total was found dead in his prison cell Tuesday following an attack by [Read More…]
Black high school student suspended in Texas because of dreadlocks
George Family Photo (MONT BELVIEU, Texas) — A Black Texas high school student has been facing an in-school suspension (ISS) for weeks because school officials said that his dreadlocks violated their dress and grooming code. Darryl [Read More…]
Amazon delivery driver bitten by venomous rattlesnake, hospitalized in very serious condition
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (ORLANDO) — An Amazon delivery driver was dropping off a package at a Florida home when she was bitten by a highly venomous eastern diamondback rattlesnake, authorities said. The [Read More…]
‘Slap in the face’: West Maui set to reopen for tourism, with outrage from residents
Tamir Kalifa for The Washington Post via Getty Images (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — West Maui, an area devastated by wildfires that ravaged the historic town of Lahaina less than two months ago, is set to reopen for [Read More…]
Kilo of fentanyl stored on top of kids’ play mats at day care where 1-year-old died: Prosecutors
nazarethman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A kilogram of fentanyl was stored on top of children’s play mats used for napping at the New York City day care where a 1-year-old boy died from exposure to [Read More…]
Gun used in ambush killing of LA sheriff’s deputy appears to have been purchased legally: Officials
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The gun used in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy appears to have been purchased legally, without raising any red flags regarding the suspected gunman’s [Read More…]
Delivery driver bitten by venomous rattlesnake, hospitalized in very serious condition
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (ORLANDO) — A delivery driver was dropping off a package at a Florida home when she was bitten by a highly venomous eastern diamondback rattlesnake, authorities said. The [Read More…]
Fresh, organic butternut squash sold at Costco recalled due to E. coli concerns
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Costco shoppers with an early craving for fall vegetables should check their fridge or freezer for pre-cut butternut squash that the big box retailer recently recalled due to possible [Read More…]
Historic banyan tree in Maui shows signs of growth after wildfire damage
gio_banfi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 150-year-old banyan tree that was heavily damaged in the Maui wildfire in August is beginning to sprout new leaves, a sign of hope and progress amid the ongoing recovery [Read More…]
Rudy Giuliani sued by his lawyers for $1.4M
RapidEye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rudy Giuliani owes nearly $1.4 million to the law firm that defended him during numerous criminal, civil and Congressional investigations, the firm, Davidoff Butcher & Citron LLP, said in a [Read More…]
Trump attorney Joe Tacopina has no conflict in Stormy Daniels case, judge decides
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An attorney defending former President Trump from charges that he falsified business records in New York has no conflict in the case despite prior dealings with Stormy Daniels, the [Read More…]
Suspect arrested in murder of LA sheriff’s deputy who was ambushed at red light
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was ambushed at a red light, authorities said. The suspect, 29-year-old Kevin [Read More…]
Three years after Hurricane Sally, Pensacola is still struggling to rebuild
ABC News (PENSACOLA, Fla.) — It has been three years since Hurricane Sally struck the Gulf Coast, but the recovery is nowhere near complete for communities that experienced the most severe impacts from the storm, [Read More…]
‘Depraved’: Bronx day care operator held without bail after 1-year-old dies following fentanyl exposure
pablohart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The operator of a New York City day care and her tenant have been held without bail following the “reckless, depraved” death of a 1-year-old boy and the exposure of [Read More…]
Person of interest detained after sheriff’s deputy murdered in ambush at red light
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A person of interest has been detained in the fatal shooting of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Investigators described the murder as [Read More…]