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Lieutenant testifies in case of officers accused of beating Tyre Nichols to death
amphotora/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — The federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in connection with the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols continued Monday, with the cross-examination of a Memphis Police [Read More…]
Lawyers spar over evidence ahead of Smartmatic’s election defamation case against Newsmax
A Newsmax microphone is seen during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, July 17, 2024. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for [Read More…]
Two retired FDNY chiefs arrested for alleged corruption: Sources
Fraser Hall/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two now-retired chiefs from the New York City Fire Department were arrested early Monday morning following a yearlong corruption investigation, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Retired Chief Brian [Read More…]
Possible Tropical Storm Helene nears landfall in the Carolinas
Timing the system map for Monday. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — A tropical storm warning is in effect in the Carolinas as the coast braces for a new storm set to make landfall on [Read More…]
What we know about suspect in Trump ‘attempted assassination’ Ryan Wesley Routh
This screen grab taken from AFPTV on September 16, 2024 shows Ryan Wesley Routh speaking during an interview at a rally in support of humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians and Ukrainian servicemen on [Read More…]
New sketch of Gilgo Beach victim to be released
In this handout provided by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, Rex Heuermann poses for his booking photo on July 14, 2023. — Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — A new [Read More…]
California Wildfires updates: Firefighters score success in containment battle
Brais Seara/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — More than 8,600 firefighters simultaneously battling three major Southern California wildfires made substantial progress overnight, taking advantage of cooler and wetter weather to increase containment lines on all three [Read More…]
Trump thanks ‘outstanding’ law enforcement after apparent assassination attempt
Law enforcement personnel investigate the area around Trump International Golf Club after an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on September 15, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The FBI and U.S. Secret [Read More…]
More threats in Springfield, Ohio: College closes campus as fear grips community
Ocala Police Department A new bomb threat prompted officials Sunday at Clark State College in Springfield, Ohio, to close the campus this week and hold classes virtually, the school said. Clark officials said it received [Read More…]
Fani Willis skips Georgia state Senate hearing seeking her testimony
Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is leading the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, did not appear Friday at a hearing held by a Republican-led [Read More…]
NASA astronauts say they don’t feel ‘let down’ by not returning on Boeing’s Starliner
Paul Hennessy/Anadolu via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The NASA astronauts who flew Boeing’s Starliner to the International Space Station (ISS) and will now remain there until next year say they don’t feel let [Read More…]
Teen screamed he was ‘going to die’ after being shot in face while looking for place to take homecoming pictures
Kali9/Getty Images (JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo.) — A Colorado teenager who was shot in the face while looking for a place to take homecoming photos said he knew he was bleeding and told deputies he screamed [Read More…]
Boar’s Head to indefinitely close plant at center of deadly listeria outbreak
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (JARRATT, Va.) — The Boar’s Head plant in Virginia at the center of a deadly listeria outbreak is indefinitely closing, the company announced on Friday. Boar’s Head also said it has decided [Read More…]
Where do Trump and Harris stand on housing policy?
STOCK/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Housing costs are top of mind for voters across the country, as rising prices force many renters and potential home buyers to empty their pockets. Nearly half of all renter households [Read More…]
Timeline of searches, subpoenas, seizures dogging New York City Mayor Eric Adams and his inner circle
Tim Drivas Photography/GETTY Images (NEW YORK) — On the night he was elected the 110th mayor of New York City, former police Capt. Eric Adams vowed to fight for those “this city has betrayed.” “This [Read More…]
Man charged after altercation, shooting at pro-Israel rally: Official
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEWTON, Mass.) — A 47-year-old Massachusetts man has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after he allegedly shot another individual during an altercation at a pro-Israel demonstration in [Read More…]
California Bridge Fire updates: Cooler weather slows wildfire’s growth, but evacuations orders continue
Brais Seara/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — As hundreds of firefighters battled a raging wildfire on Thursday in the steep mountains north of Los Angeles, cooler weather sweeping into Southern California aided their fight, fire officials [Read More…]
California Bridge Fire updates: Newsom expands emergency due to ‘extreme behavior’
Brais Seara/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Bridge Fire straddling Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties was the largest of three major wildfires menacing Southern California on Thursday as federal assistance and the state National [Read More…]
No CBP personnel responding to Uvalde shooting violated policy or law: Internal report
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel who responded to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, did not violate policy or the law, according to an internal [Read More…]
Suspect pleads guilty in connection with death of ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor
Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — One of the four suspects charged in connection to the shooting death of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor has pleaded guilty, a spokesperson for Los [Read More…]