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Man drowns after pushing two kids to safety from strong river currents
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 39-year-old man has drowned after pushing two children to safety from a river before succumbing to the current himself, officials said. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon in [Read More…]
Female student at Rice University killed in dorm room on first day of classes
avid_creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A female student at Texas’ Rice University was shot and killed on Monday by a man authorities said she had been in a “dating relationship” with. University police responded to [Read More…]
Body of man who went missing while on vacation believed to have been found
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office released this Ring camera still of Stanley Kotowski in the clothes he was last seen wearing before going missing. (Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office) (NEW YORK) — Authorities in South Carolina [Read More…]
Polaris Dawn mission launch delayed 24 hours due to ‘ground-side helium leak,’ SpaceX says
The Crew of the next SpaceX private astronaut flight called Polaris Dawn, (Left to Right) Anna Menon, who works to develop astronaut operations for SpaceX, Scott Poteet, who served as the mission director of the [Read More…]
Former deputy arrested in connection with fatal shooting of airman Roger Fortson
US Air Force (NEW YORK) — Former deputy Eddie Duran has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of United States Air Force Sr. Airman Roger Fortson who was killed in his own home, [Read More…]
Judge in Arizona ‘fake elector’ case against several Trump allies sets 2026 court date
seng kui Lim/500px/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — The judge overseeing the Arizona “fake elector” case that charged several Trump allies with alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state has set [Read More…]
Special counsel asks appeals court to reverse judge’s dismissal of Trump’s classified docs case
Ian Maule/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Special counsel Jack Smith filed his argument Monday urging the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a federal judge’s surprise dismissal of former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case. [Read More…]
Woman dies on 1st day of Burning Man Festival, cause of death not known
Maxar Technologies/Getty Images (LOVELOCK, Nev.) — Authorities are investigating the death of a 39-year-old woman on the first day of the Burning Man Festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. Burning Man’s emergency services personnel found [Read More…]
1 dead as landslide sweeps across roads, into homes in Alaska, officials say
Ketchikan Gateway Borough/via Reuters (KETCHIKAN, Alaska) — A landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, has killed at least one person and has blocked roads and damaged houses, officials said. Three people were injured and taken to the [Read More…]
Woman charged for allegedly ‘enticing’ tiger after hopping zoo fence: Police
Bridgeton Police Department (BRIDGETON, N.J.) — A 24-year-old woman has been charged for allegedly hopping a fence at a New Jersey zoo and “enticing” a tiger, according to police. Zyair Dennis was charged with one [Read More…]
Former MLB pitcher Greg Swindell’s daughter missing after visiting Austin bar with ex-boyfriend: Police
Austin Police Department (AUSTIN, Texas) — The 29-year-old daughter of a former longtime MLB pitcher has been missing since last week after visiting a bar with her ex-boyfriend, according to police. Brenna Swindell, the daughter [Read More…]
Karen Read sued by family of police officer boyfriend she’s accused of killing
John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (BOSTON) — The family of a Boston police officer whose death is at the center of the Karen Read murder case has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against [Read More…]
Sean Grayson, ex-deputy charged in Sonya Massey killing, fighting for pretrial release
Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — The legal team of Sean Grayson, the former deputy charged with fatally shooting Illinois mother Sonya Massey in her home, notified the court Monday during his first pretrial [Read More…]
NYPD prepares for possible US Open security threats
Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly one million spectators are expected to attend the US Open, which begins Monday in Queens, New York. Although a new assessment warns that large [Read More…]
Dangerously high temperatures to take over Midwest, excessive heat warning issued in Chicago
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Thirty-eight million people are under heat alerts Monday as dangerously high temperatures are set to take over the Midwest. An excessive heat warning has been issued in Chicago, where the [Read More…]
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission poised to make history with first civilian spacewalk
The Crew of the next SpaceX private astronaut flight called Polaris Dawn, (Left to Right) Anna Menon, who works to develop astronaut operations for SpaceX, Scott Poteet, who served as the mission director of the [Read More…]
One dead as landslide sweeps across roads, into homes in Alaska, officials say
FILE photo — Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images (KETCHIKAN, Alaska) — A landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, blocked roads and damaged houses, killing at least one person, officials said. Three other people were transported to a [Read More…]
Body found of woman washed away in Grand Canyon floodwaters
Lori Andrews/Getty Images (FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.) — The body of a 33-year-old woman who was swept away in flash flooding at the Grand Canyon has been discovered, according to the National Park Service. Chenoa Nickerson of [Read More…]
Child, 4, stabbed multiple times in New Jersey home, suspect at large: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (PATERSON, N.J.) — As the search continued Sunday for a relative accused of stabbing a 4-year-old girl multiple times at the child’s New Jersey home, the father of the young victim said [Read More…]
Hurricane Hone moves south of Hawaii’s Big Island as Category 1 storm
ABC News Hurricane Hone was moving late Saturday south of the Big Island of Hawaii as a weak Category 1 storm, with winds of 75 mph. The storm was expected to remain at about the [Read More…]