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Doctor charged in Matthew Perry ketamine death case pleads guilty to supplying drug
Jason Laveris/FilmMagic via Getty Images, FILE (LOS ANGELES) — A doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to distributing ketamine to Matthew Perry before he died, becoming the fourth person convicted in connection with the “Friends” actor’s 2023 [Read More…]
22-year-old Wisconsin graduate student disappears after leaving bar, search continues
La Crosse Police Department (LA CROSSE, Wis.) — Wisconsin officials continue to search for a 22-year-old graduate student who disappeared after leaving a bar early Sunday morning, according to the La Crosse Police Department. Eliotte [Read More…]
‘I was really just scared’: Man punched in viral Jacksonville traffic stop speaks publicly for 1st time
Photo attached: credit – Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — William McNeil, Jr., the 22-year-old Florida man whose violent arrest by Jacksonville sheriff’s deputies was caught in a viral video, addressed the incident publicly for [Read More…]
Head of FEMA Search and Rescue resigns over agency’s response to Texas floods: Sources
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, Ken Pagurek, resigned on Monday, multiple sources confirmed to ABC News. Pagurek told colleagues he was frustrated by the Department of [Read More…]
Man arrested for murder in Michigan after hang-up 911 call, police say
Facebook / Shelby Township Police Department (DETROIT) — A man has been arrested and charged with murder in Michigan after a call for help suddenly cut off, police said. The incident occurred on Saturday morning [Read More…]
Erik Menendez in hospital, diagnosed with serious medical condition: Family
Ted Soqui/Getty Images Erik Menendez, 54, is in the hospital and has been diagnosed with a serious medical condition, his family confirmed to ABC News. The condition has not been disclosed. Erik and Lyle Menendez [Read More…]
‘American Idol’ music supervisor and husband killed with their own gun: DA
LAPD (LOS ANGELES) — The gun allegedly used in the killing of an “American Idol” music supervisor and her husband at their home in Los Angeles belonged to the victims, according to prosecutors. Robin Kaye [Read More…]
Fake nurse used 20 aliases, 7 social security numbers: Police
Georgia Secretary of State (NEW YORK) — A woman accused of impersonating four nurses from other states and using around 20 aliases since 2020 has been arrested and charged with dozens of counts, police said. [Read More…]
Columbia University disciplines 70 students as it seeks a deal with Trump
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Columbia University announced on Tuesday that it is disciplining more than 70 students over anti-Israel protests that took over Butler Library on the New York City campus earlier this [Read More…]
State Department confirms US citizen killed in Syria after disturbing videos surface
Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — The U.S. State Department confirmed on Tuesday that a U.S. citizen was killed in Syria after disturbing videos surfaced showing him among a group of men apparently being [Read More…]
What to expect at sentencing for Idaho college killer Bryan Kohberger
Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Image (BOISE, Idaho) — Bryan Kohberger, the admitted killer in the University of Idaho quadruple murders, will be face-to-face with the victims’ families on Wednesday at his [Read More…]
4-year-old bitten by mountain lion at national park: Officials
George Rose/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 4-year-old child was attacked by a mountain lion at a national park in Washington state, officials said. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon in Olympic National Park, near the [Read More…]
Marine researchers concerned over uptick in whale deaths in San Francisco Bay Area
Photo by Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) — Nearly two dozen whales have died in the San Francisco Bay Area in recent months, according to animal rescue groups. A total [Read More…]
Jacksonville sheriff investigating viral video of man punched, beaten during traffic stop
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — An investigation has been opened after a cellphone video that appears to show sheriff’s deputies punching and beating a Black man during a traffic stop went viral [Read More…]
Harvard asks judge to block Trump administration from withholding federal funds
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for Harvard University and the American Association of University Professors asked a federal judge Monday to prevent the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from the school. Lawyers for university are [Read More…]
Abrego Garcia’s attorneys request 30-day stay if he is ordered released pending trial
Alex Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorneys on Monday asked a federal judge for a 30-day stay if he is ordered released from custody while awaiting trial. The lawyers said their request [Read More…]
Florida man arrested for threatening to kill ‘EVERY ONE’ on Epstein ‘client list’
New York State Sex Offender Registry (NEW YORK) — A Florida man was arrested last week for allegedly threatening on X to kill “EVERY ONE” on what he believed was the Jeffrey Epstein client list, [Read More…]
Harvard argues against Trump administration’s withholding of federal funds
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for Harvard University and the American Association of University Professors are in federal court Monday to argue against the Trump administration’s withholding of federal funds from the school. Lawyers [Read More…]
Judge orders new trial for Pedro Hernandez, man convicted of killing Etan Patz in 1979
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Pedro Hernandez, the man convicted of kidnapping and murdering Etan Patz in 1979, should be retried or released, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of [Read More…]
2nd suspect detained in shooting of off-duty Border Patrol agent in New York City park
WABC (NEW YORK) — A second suspect in the weekend shooting of an off-duty United States Border Patrol agent in a New York City park has been taken into custody, authorities said on Monday. Homeland [Read More…]