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From cold cases to connected: Serial predator linked to 5 attacks
ABC News (NEW YORK) — When four young women disappeared in 1997, fear ravaged their tight-knit Texas and Oklahoma communities along the corridor of Interstate 45. Despite the proximity and similarity of the cases, it [Read More…]
At least three dead after suspected tornadoes tear through Ohio
FILE photo — john finney photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least three people are dead after suspected tornadoes ripped through Lakeview, Ohio, overnight, according to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office. Widespread damage has also [Read More…]
Judge in Trump election case expected to rule today on effort to disqualify Fulton County DA Fani Willis
ftwitty/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and his co-defendants is expected to issue a decision Friday on whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will be [Read More…]
James Crumbley convicted of involuntary manslaughter over son’s school shooting
James Crumbley, father of Ethan Crumbley, waits for the jury to enter the courtroom after they reached a verdict, on March 14, 2023, in Oxford, Michigan. — Pool via ABC News (OXFORD, Mich.) — A [Read More…]
6 eighth graders face criminal charges over ‘hateful and racist’ online chat: DA
Google Maps Street View (SOUTHWICK, Mass.) — Six Massachusetts eighth graders face criminal charges in connection with “hateful and racist comments” in a group chat that allegedly included threats and a mock slave auction, officials [Read More…]
Judge declines to dismiss charges against Sen. Bob Menendez in bribery case
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York declined to dismiss bribery charges against Sen. Bob Menendez, ruling his conduct is not protected by the nature of his job as a [Read More…]
80-year-old man pleads guilty to genetically engineering giant hybrid sheep in ‘audacious scheme,’ DOJ announces
Dennis Fast/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (GREAT FALLS, Mont.) — A Montana man pleaded guilty before a federal judge to two felony wildlife crimes for an almost decade-long effort to create giant sheep hybrids [Read More…]
Biggest winter storm of the year hits Denver metro area
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A major snowstorm slamming the Rockies on Thursday has become the Denver metro area’s biggest snowstorm of the year. All Denver Public Schools are closed Thursday [Read More…]
SpaceX loses Starship on reentry over Indian Ocean
CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP / Getty Images (NEW YORK) — SpaceX lost contact with its Starship rocket on reentry over the Indian Ocean, the company said Thursday, but the third test flight was still deemed [Read More…]
Book ban efforts spike across US, new data shows: By the numbers
Diyosa Carter/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New data released by the American Library Association highlights the growing battle libraries and schools face over book bans and other challenges. The number of books targeted by critics [Read More…]
Snowstorm hitting Denver metro area could be biggest in three years
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A major storm bringing heavy snow to the Rockies could be the Denver metro area’s biggest snowstorm in three years. The worst of the storm will [Read More…]
Family of Sloan Mattingly, 7-year-old girl who died after getting buried in sand, speaks out
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Therese Mattingly’s two children were playing in the sand while the family was vacationing in Florida last month when suddenly “it just became chaos and horror,” the mother told ABC [Read More…]
Student pilot allegedly tried to enter cockpit of Alaska Airlines flight multiple times
An Alaska Airlines airplane takes off at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 5, 2023. (Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A 19-year-old student pilot is facing a federal charge [Read More…]
National Weather Service issues tornado watch for several Kansas counties
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Several counties in Kansas are under a tornado watch. The National Weather Service on Wednesday night issued the tornado watch for Atchison, Coffey, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, [Read More…]
Former rideshare driver arrested after launching alleged antisemitic attack on passenger
avid_creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A former rideshare driver has been arrested after launching an attack on a passenger because he perceived the individual to be Jewish or Israeli, according to the Office of Public [Read More…]
Winter storm heading toward Denver could be city’s biggest in three years
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A major storm set to bring heavy snow to the Rockies could be Denver’s biggest snowstorm in three years. Nine states from California to Montana to [Read More…]
LGBTQ teen Nex Benedict died by suicide, medical examiner says
Courtesy Sue Benedict (NEW YORK) — Oklahoma 16-year-old Nex Benedict died by suicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Benedict, a member of the 2SLGBTQ [Read More…]
Judge eyes June 3 trial date for Hunter Biden’s gun case
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The judge overseeing Hunter Biden’s felony gun case in Delaware has tentatively scheduled his trial for June 3 — just weeks before his Los Angeles-based tax trial is scheduled [Read More…]
National Weather Service issues tornado watch for several Kansas counties
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Several counties in Kansas are under a tornado watch. The National Weather Service on Wednesday night issued the tornado watch for Atchison, Coffey, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, [Read More…]
Florida man arrested after 27-year-old woman found dead on cruise ship
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 27-year-old Florida woman has been found dead on a cruise ship in the Bahamas, authorities say. Initial reports of the woman’s death began at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday [Read More…]