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At least 1 dead, multiple people injured as severe weather hits Kentucky: Sheriff
ABC News (WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ky) — At least one person is dead and multiple people have been injured as severe weather swept through Kentucky on Friday, authorities said. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported a [Read More…]
Map: US states could face unhealthy air quality due to Canada wildfires
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Several dozen wildfires burning in Canada have led local authorities to declare states of emergencies and forced thousands of people to evacuate. Now, they are expected to send smoke drifting [Read More…]
Intelligence agency IT specialist charged with attempting to provide classified information to foreign government
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — An IT specialist employed by the Defense Intelligence Agency was arrested Thursday and charged with attempting to provide classified information to a friendly foreign government, the Justice Department announced. [Read More…]
On the anniversary of his hush money conviction, Trump continues to fight criminal case
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One year ago today, a jury of 12 New Yorkers convicted Donald Trump for falsifying business records as part of an alleged hush money scheme to influence the 2016 [Read More…]
Car launches into Missouri veterans hall roof for 2nd time in 3 months
Excelsior Springs Police (EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo.) — In a stunning repeat of a February incident, a vehicle crashed into the Clay-Ray Veterans Memorial Hall in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, on Wednesday morning, damaging the same section [Read More…]
New Orleans jail escape: Reward for tips leading to arrest of 2 remaining fugitives increases to $50,000
Louisiana State Police (NEW ORLEANS, La) — The reward for the arrest of the two remaining inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail this month has more than doubled to $50,000, authorities announced on Thursday, [Read More…]
Harvard student fears visa loss as Trump administration targets international enrollment
ABC News (BOSTON) — A Harvard graduate student has described a “devastating” atmosphere of uncertainty on campus as the Trump administration appears to intensify its efforts to restrict international students at the prestigious university. “It’s [Read More…]
Iowa cold case cracked more than 40 years after young man was killed following DNA breakthrough
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (WALKER, Iowa) — More than 40 years after a 24-year-old man was killed in rural Iowa, a suspect has now been arrested in connection to his murder through DNA research, according [Read More…]
Trump administration backtracks on Harvard foreign student policy
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — Ahead of a federal hearing over Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, the acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a letter Thursday giving the school [Read More…]
Tourists at beach house find human remains dating back 200 years
ABC News Tourists at a beach property in South Carolina who initially thought they found fossils have accidentally discovered they found human remains at a forgotten burial site dating back 200 years, authorities said. The [Read More…]
Alleged jet ski driver booked on manslaughter in hit-and-run that killed Air Force Academy cadet candidate
Grapevine Police Department (GRAPEVINE, Texas) — The alleged driver of a jet ski that fatally collided with a U.S. Air Force Academy cadet candidate while she was kayaking has been booked for manslaughter in the “tragic, unnecessary [Read More…]
‘Evil man’: Search continues for ex-police chief who escaped Arkansas prison
Stone County Arkansas Sheriff’s Office (STONE COUNTY, Ark.) — The manhunt continues for Grant Hardin, the escaped former Arkansas police chief serving a 30-year sentence for murder and rape, as officials enter their fourth day of search [Read More…]
Arrest made in Connecticut mall shooting that injured 5: Police
(WATERBURY, Conn.) — A 19-year-old man has been arrested and identified as the alleged gunman who shot five people at a Connecticut shopping center on Tuesday, police said. During a news conference Wednesday morning outside the Brass [Read More…]
Judge allows DOGE to access sensitive Treasury payment systems
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A team from the Department of Government Efficiency can now access a sensitive Treasury Department system that controls trillions of dollars in federal payments, a judge ruled late Tuesday. U.S. [Read More…]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial recap day 14: Former assistant says she was kidnapped, forced to take lie detector tests
Adam Gray/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The third week of testimony in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial resumed on Tuesday with emotional testimony from the rap mogul’s former personal assistant, who testified about the [Read More…]
Trump to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley
Richard Ducree/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump will pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, according to a video posted by Trump’s communications adviser Margo Martin on X. [Read More…]
5 people shot at Connecticut shopping center, person of interest in custody: Police
(WATERBURY, CT) — Five people were shot at a Connecticut shopping center on Tuesday, police said. Officers responded to the Brass Mill Center in Waterbury at approximately 4:40 p.m. following reports of a “disturbance,” Waterbury [Read More…]
Violent break-in at Beanie Babies mogul Ty Warner’s California home left woman in coma: DA
Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images (LAS ANGELES) — A violent break-in occurred at the California home of Beanie Babies mogul Ty Warner that left a woman in a coma, officials said. A [Read More…]
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration action over congestion pricing
Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to force New York City to end its congestion pricing program. Judge Lewis Liman granted a temporary restraining [Read More…]
New Texas bill makes it easier to request vaccine exemptions
Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (TEXAS) — Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that would make it easier for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children, despite the current measles outbreak in West Texas. The [Read More…]