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Virginia Tech student goes missing driving home to take exam
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MERRIMAC, Va.) — A 20-year-old Virginia Tech student has been reported missing after he vanished days ago, according to the university. Johnny Roop, a senior at the school’s business college, was [Read More…]

YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke, business partner Jodi Hildebrandt sentenced in child abuse case
seng kui Lim / 500px /Getty Images (ST. GEORGE, Utah) — YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke, who pleaded guilty to aggravated child abuse of two of her children, was sentenced Tuesday to four consecutive sentences of [Read More…]

Suspect in killings of Minnesota first responders had been banned for life from possessing firearms
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The gunman suspected in the fatal shootings of two Minnesota police officers and a paramedic during a domestic violence standoff in a Minneapolis suburb was serving a lifetime ban [Read More…]

Suspect in killings of Minnesota first responders had been banned for life from possessing firearms
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BURNSVILLE, Minn.) — The gunman suspected in the fatal shootings of two Minnesota police officers and a paramedic during a domestic violence standoff in a Minneapolis suburb was serving a lifetime ban [Read More…]

Raskin blasts GOP’s top Biden impeachment witness Tony Bobulinski over interview with Oversight panel
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin, slammed Tony Bobulinski, one of House Republicans’ top witnesses in their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, in [Read More…]

Powerful storm continues to slam California with rain, snow, wind
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A flood watch remains in effect Tuesday across California, from San Diego in the south to Redding in the north, as a powerful storm continues to unleash rain, snow and [Read More…]

Fani Willis ethics case may reverberate long after judge decision: Experts
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on Feb. 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Alyssa [Read More…]

Detroit man awarded $10 million after wrongful conviction
Wolf Mueller Law (DETROIT) — A man who was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for over six years was awarded $10 million in damages by a jury in Detroit. Alexandre Ansari, who was awarded last Friday, [Read More…]

83-year-old convicted robber back behind bars in new series of bank heists
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An 83-year-old man imprisoned for more than three decades for a string of 1980s bank robberies is back behind bars, according to federal officials. Donald “Doc” Bennett, once dubbed by [Read More…]

Why an ancient lake that reemerged at Death Valley National Park will stick around
This series of images compares the desert basin before flooding (left) with its more-waterlogged state following each major storm. In both August 2023 (middle) and February 2024 (right), a shallow lake several kilometers across fills [Read More…]

California storm: Santa Barbara airport closes as rain drenches state
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A flood watch is in effect from Redding in Northern California to San Diego in Southern California as a storm slams the state with rain and wind. Two to 5 [Read More…]

Cyclists ‘fight off’ cougar, save friend being mauled: Washington Police
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A group of cyclists saved a fellow rider’s life by fighting off a cougar that attacked her over the holiday weekend on a suburban Seattle trail, according to authorities. [Read More…]

One dead, five injured in mass shooting at Indianapolis Waffle House, police say
mphotoi/Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — One person was killed and five others were injured in a mass shooting at a Waffle House in Indianapolis early Monday, police said. Officers were dispatched to the scene around 12:40 [Read More…]

Killer remains at large in University of Colorado double homicide: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — Classes at the University of Colorado were canceled for a “day of healing” Monday as investigators continued to work to identify a suspect in the fatal shooting of [Read More…]

Woman visits over 90 HBCUs on mission to bring the experience to students
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New Jersey woman is on a mission to bring the HBCU experience to students who might not know about or realize the many historically Black colleges and universities [Read More…]

Search continues after 11-year-old girl disappears from Texas school bus stop
Audrii Cunningham is seen in this undated photo released by Texas Police following her disappearance. — Polk County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook (LIVINGSTON, Texas) — Authorities are searching for an 11-year-old Texas girl who vanished [Read More…]

Powerful storm batters California with dangerous flooding
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Some 37 million people are on alert for flooding from Sacramento in Northern California to San Diego in Southern California. The Santa Barbara Airport closed Monday morning due to flooding. [Read More…]

Flooding, mudslides threaten California amid back-to-back winter storms
Feldhaar Christian / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Some 37 million people remain on alert for flooding in California, spanning the coast from the cities of Eureka to San Diego. An area just northwest of [Read More…]

One dead, five injured in shooting at Indianapolis Waffle House, police say
mphotoi/Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — At least one person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a Waffle House in Indianapolis, Indiana, early Monday, police said. Authorities said they were dispatched to [Read More…]

Joel Osteen prays for 7-year-old shot at Lakewood Church in 1st Sunday service since shooting
Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (HOUSTON) — Joel Osteen preached for “restoration and healing” in the first Sunday service following the shooting that erupted at his Lakewood Church in Houston last week. “Lord, we [Read More…]