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Karen Read asks Supreme Court to prevent retrial for murder
(WASHINGTON) — Karen Read has filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court seeking an immediate stay of her retrial — which has begun jury selection — pending review by the high court on her claims of [Read More…]
Former clerk for judge who tossed Trump’s classified docs case now in senior DOJ position
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A former law clerk to the federal judge who dismissed the classified documents case against President Donald Trump is now serving in the Justice Department directly under Trump’s former defense [Read More…]
Flooding danger isn’t over in wake of deadly storm: ‘Do not drive through water,’ governor pleads
Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (FRANKFORT, Ky.) — The rain may have stopped, but Kentucky’s governor warned the danger isn’t over from the four days of deadly storms that devastated the central U.S. [Read More…]
Hawaii man arrested for trapping elderly woman in her car for days: Police
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (HONOLULU) — A Hawaii man was arrested for allegedly trapping an elderly woman in her car for several days and later forcing her to withdraw money from her bank account, according to [Read More…]
80-year-old allegedly shoots, kills fellow turkey hunter: Sheriff
mbbirdy/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — An 80-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing another man in a turkey hunting incident in Northern California, authorities said. The 65-year-old victim was shot once on [Read More…]
Lori Daybell trial: Opening statements set to begin in latest murder case of ‘doomsday mom’
Natalie Behring/Getty Images (CHANDLER, AZ) — Lori Daybell, the mother convicted of murdering two of her children in a so-called doomsday plot, is now on trial in Arizona on allegations she conspired to also kill [Read More…]
Several injured, including children, after minivan drives into crowd in Los Angeles
KABC7 (LOS ANGELES) — A minivan plowed into a crowd of bystanders in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, leaving several injured — including two children and one teenager, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. [Read More…]
Judge says Maryland man’s erroneous deportation to El Salvador prison ‘shocks the conscience’
The Washington Post via Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — A federal judge is defending her decision to order the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a notorious El Salvador prison by [Read More…]
‘Horrific scene’ as police take down man allegedly attacking 4 young girls in NYC
WABC (NEW YORK) — A 49-year-old man wielding a blood-covered meat cleaver was shot and critically injured by New York City police officers on Sunday after allegedly stabbing four young girls believed to be his [Read More…]
Prosecutors seek more than 7 years for George Santos in ‘brazen web of deceit’
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to sentence disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos to seven years and three months in prison, calling his conduct a “brazen web [Read More…]
Significant severe weather, flash flooding to continue impacting South, Midwest
via ABC News (NEW YORK) — Significant severe weather and life-threatening flash flooding continue to impact much of the mid-South up through the Ohio River Valley. Saturday will be the final day of this multi-day [Read More…]
American teacher’s sister pleads for his release from Russian captivity
American teacher Stephen Hubbard was taken prisoner by Russian forces in Ukraine. Image via ABC News. (NEW YORK) — The last time Stephen J. Hubbard was seen in public, he was being led handcuffed into [Read More…]
Kidney donor released by ICE after appeal to save his brother’s life
Alfredo Pacheco, a Venezuelan migrant who earlier this year was diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure, displays a photo of himself and his brother Jose Gregorio Gonzalez, March 26, 2025, in Cicero, Illinois. Gonzalez, also a [Read More…]
Investigation underway after body found during search for missing 13-year-old
Evgen_Prozhyrko/Getty Images/STOCK (LOS ANGELES) — An investigation is underway after authorities found a body matching the description of a missing 13-year-old boy, Los Angeles police said. Oscar Omar Hernandez, of the San Fernando Valley, was [Read More…]
Texas track meet stabbing: Suspect allegedly told police he was protecting himself
Frisco Police Department (FRISCO, Texas) — A 17-year-old student charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of another student at a track meet allegedly confessed to the killing and officers say he told them he was protecting [Read More…]
Judge orders government to return Maryland man deported in ‘error’ to El Salvador
Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Maryland has granted a preliminary injunction and ordered the government to facilitate the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was [Read More…]
Beloved Catholic priest fatally shot at church in Kansas
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SENECA, Kan.) — A man has been arrested in the murder of a Catholic priest, who was shot Thursday outside the residence at his church in the small town of Seneca, Kansas. [Read More…]
At least 8 killed as devastating storm pounds central US with more flooding, tornado threats
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A four-day, once-in-a-generation weather event is pounding the middle of the U.S. with destructive tornadoes and life-threatening flooding. Friday marks day three of the devastating storm. Here’s what you need [Read More…]
Man at large after allegedly gunning down estranged girlfriend and her daughter: LA sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LOS ANGELES) — A man is at large after he allegedly gunned down his estranged girlfriend and her daughter in their car, authorities said. Donte Lamont Brown, 41, of Compton, [Read More…]
2 people missing after boat capsizes on Wisconsin River: Police
Ross Harried/NurPhoto via Getty Images (MADISON, Wis.) — Two people are missing after a boat capsized on the Wisconsin River on Thursday, according to the Wisconsin Dells Police Department. At approximately 4:24 p.m. on Thursday, [Read More…]