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82-year-old woman dies from injuries suffered in Boulder Molotov cocktail attack: Prosecutors
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (BOULDER, Colo.) — An 82-year-old woman hurt in the Molotov cocktail attack in Boulder, Colorado, has died, prosecutors announced, as they updated an attempted murder charge to a murder charge. Karen Diamond [Read More…]
Wolf Fire in Southern California explodes over 1,400 acres amid dry, windy conditions
KABC (IDLLWILD, Calif.) — A quickly growing brush fire in Southern California has spread at least 1,400 acres, prompting evacuations, according to fire officials. The blaze, dubbed the Wolf Fire, was first reported around 3 [Read More…]
Teens girls shot outside historic Stonewall Inn after NYC’s Pride March
WABC (NEW YORK) — An LGBTQ+ Pride parade ended in gunfire near New York City’s historic Stonewall Inn on Sunday night, according to Mayor Eric Adams. “Saddened to learn about the shooting by the Stonewall [Read More…]
2 killed in Idaho after firefighters ambushed by gunfire, suspected gunman found dead: Sheriff
slobo/Getty Images (COUER D’ALENE, Idaho) — The suspected gunman who fatally ambushed firefighters in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday has been found dead, according to the county’s sheriff. Responding SWAT team members located a deceased [Read More…]
Family, friends, leaders pay final respects to slain Minnesota legislator and husband
Steven Garcia/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Tens of thousands of mourners packed a Minneapolis basilica Saturday to pay their final respects to Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark who were killed in their [Read More…]
Nearly 400 flights canceled into and out of Atlanta airport due to severe weather
Boarding1Now/Getty Images/STOCK (ATLANTA) — Nearly 400 flights were canceled into and out of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday after severe weather and hail fell overnight. Weather so far has forced 380 Delta flight cancellations [Read More…]
California Gov. Newsom suing Fox News for $787 million for defamation
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (DELAWARE) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing Fox News for $787 million for defamation. Newsom’s allegations stem from Fox News host Jesse Watters’ coverage of the battle between the [Read More…]
Boulder attack suspect pleads not guilty to federal hate crime charges
Boulder Police Department (BOULDER, Colo.) — The man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a group of Colorado marchers advocating for the release of hostages being held in Gaza pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges [Read More…]
Slain Minnesota lawmaker becomes 1st woman to lie at state capitol
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (MINNESOTA) — Minnesotans are lining up at the state capitol on Friday to honor a slain lawmaker and her husband as their accused killer made a brief appearance in court. Democratic Minnesota [Read More…]
2 Milwaukee police officers shot, suspect arrested
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) Two Milwaukee police officers were shot after responding to a call for a person with a weapon late Thursday, police said. A suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting [Read More…]
Judge says jury in Kohberger murder trial won’t hear defense theory that someone else is the real killer
Ted S. Warren-Pool/Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — In a series of final rulings ahead of Bryan Kohberger’s capital murder trial, Judge Steven Hippler said lawyers for the man who could be executed, if convicted, won’t [Read More…]
After 1 month search, father accused of killing 3 daughters could still be alive, expert says
Wenatchee Police Department (CHELAN COUNTY, Wash.) — It’s been nearly a month since Travis Decker went on the run after allegedly killing his three young daughters near a Washington state campground, and at least one [Read More…]
Man sentenced to 60 years for murder of Texas college student in random shooting
Fort Worth Police Department (FORT WORTH, Texas) — A man was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Thursday for murdering a Texas college student in a random shooting in 2023. Wes Smith, a 21-year-old [Read More…]
Wife of Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect speaks out: ‘Completely blindsided’
Minnesota State Capitol building. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn.) — The wife of accused Minnesota lawmaker gunman Vance Boelter said she’s “completely blindsided” by the shootings allegedly carried out by her husband. “On behalf of my [Read More…]
Severe storms hit the Midwest and Southeast as more heat targets the East: Latest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Relief from the extreme heat is moving in for some cities on Thursday, but more than 60 million people in the East are still on alert for dangerously high temperatures. Meanwhile, severe [Read More…]
5 killed after train hits vehicle that allegedly attempted to go around crossing gate
Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (GARY, Ind.) — Five people have been killed after a train hit their vehicle when the driver allegedly went around the crossing gate, authorities said. The incident occurred near Highway [Read More…]
Los Angeles police responded to a kidnapping call. But instead found an ICE operation
Matt Stone/Boston Herald via MediaNews Group via Getty Images, FILE (LOS ANGELES) — When Los Angeles Police Department officers went racing toward a potential kidnapping call downtown this week, callers indicated a true kidnapping was [Read More…]
With July 4 just days away, US law enforcement on high alert for Iran retaliation
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the Fourth of July just days away, law enforcement and federal officials are on guard about Iranian retaliation in the United States, despite officials saying there are no specific, [Read More…]
Lifeguard impaled by beach umbrella: ‘Tough young woman’
Kena Betancur/VIEWpress (ASBURY PARK, N.J.) — A lifeguard is in the hospital after she was impaled by an umbrella at a New Jersey beach on Wednesday morning, officials said. The woman was found on the [Read More…]
20 people injured in lightning strike while swimming at South Carolina beach
David McNew/Getty Images (LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C.) — Twenty people were injured by a reported lightning strike while swimming at a beach in South Carolina, officials said. The incident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, [Read More…]