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Uvalde 2 years later: Where the investigation stands
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas.) To Veronica Mata, mother of 10-year-old Uvalde, Texas, victim Tess Marie Mata, the second year after her daughter’s death feels even “more real.” “The reality is hitting that Tess is [Read More…]
Kouri Richins, Utah mom accused of fatally poisoning husband with fentanyl, asserts innocence in audio message
Getty Images – STOCK (PARK CITY, Utah.) — Kouri Richins, the Utah mother accused of murdering her husband by mixing a lethal dose of fentanyl with his cocktail, is speaking out from jail and proclaiming [Read More…]
Memorial Day weekend travel: The busiest days to fly and drive
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A record-breaking number of travelers are expected to hit the road and take to the skies this Memorial Day weekend. Thursday even marked the Transportation Security Administration’s second-busiest day [Read More…]
Tennessee Attorney General to look into attempted auction of Elvis Presley’s Graceland
Exterior view of Elvis Presley’s house Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 2018. (Photo by GAB Archive/Redferns) (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced Thursday that his department would look into the attempt by [Read More…]
Memorial Day Weekend forecast to bring severe weather, tornadoes and record highs
franckreporter/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It has been a very active week in severe weather across the country with almost 80 reported tornadoes since Sunday. On Thursday alone, there were 21 reported tornadoes in North [Read More…]
Two people shot during California high school graduation ceremony
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (OAKLAND, Calif.) — Two adults — a man and a woman — have been shot during a high school graduation taking place in California, according to police. The incident occurred at approximately [Read More…]
Shattered towns pick up the pieces as 2024 stacks up to be the most active tornado season since 2017
john finney photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The town of Greenfield, Iowa, resembled a war zone on Thursday with uprooted trees and overturned cars in all directions and splintered wood that was once part of [Read More…]
Officer involved in Scottie Scheffler arrest violated body-worn camera policy: Chief
Louisville Metro Police Department (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A Louisville, Kentucky, police officer violated department policy when he failed to turn on his body-worn camera during a traffic incident involving golf star Scottie Scheffler during the [Read More…]
NOAA predicts record hurricane season for 2024
George Doyle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued its highest-on record May hurricane forecast for the upcoming hurricane season. All categories of storms are expected to exceed the typical [Read More…]
NASA announces new launch date for Boeing’s Starliner astronaut-crewed mission after several delays
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — NASA announced the new target launch date for the first astronaut-crewed flight into space aboard Boeing’s Starliner after several delays. The first flight will attempt to launch on Saturday, [Read More…]
Trump trial updates: Appeals court denies defense’s bid for judge’s recusal
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. [Read More…]
Highest-on record early season hurricane outlook issued by NOAA
George Doyle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued its highest-ever early-season hurricane forecast for the upcoming hurricane season. All categories of storms are expected to exceed the typical number [Read More…]
2024 has been the most active tornado season to date since 2017
john finney photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wednesday was another day of severe weather across the country with more than 200 severe storm reports from New York to Texas. Wednesday’s severe weather included three reported [Read More…]
1,400 packages of meth weighing almost 6 tons and worth over $18 million found in squash shipment
CBP (NEW YORK) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in California have discovered more than 1,400 packages of methamphetamine worth over $18 million inside a shipment of squash, officials said. The discovery happened early [Read More…]
Wife of Missouri man who says he was falsely imprisoned for 33 years speaks out
Kira Dunn, the wife of Christopher Dunn, a Missouri man who claims he was falsely convicted, speaks to “ABC News Live Prime’s” Linsey Davis. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — A wrongful conviction hearing for a [Read More…]
American Airlines backtracks on filing that blamed 9-year-old for being filmed in bathroom
Estes Thompson is shown in this booking photo. (Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority) (NEW YORK) — One day after lawyers for American Airlines argued a 9-year-old child acted negligently when she was recorded by a [Read More…]
Four dead, 35 injured in Greenfield, Iowa, as dozens of tornadoes impact six states
Continued severe weather threat on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Four people were killed and at least 35 were injured after a powerful tornado devastated Greenfield, Iowa, state police announced Wednesday. [Read More…]
Vials of blood found in package addressed to Trump at RNC’s DC headquarters: Sources
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a package found at the Republican National Committee’s Washington, D.C., headquarters Wednesday. The package was addressed to former President Donald Trump and [Read More…]
Special counsel plans to use infamous laptop as evidence in Hunter Biden’s firearm trial
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Prosecutors plan to use Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop as evidence in an upcoming trial to help them prove that the president’s son unlawfully obtained a firearm in 2018. Special counsel [Read More…]
‘Garbage argument’: Classified docs hearing gets heated over charges against Trump co-defendant Walt Nauta
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (MIAMI) — A hearing in former President Donald Trump’s federal classified documents case got heated at times on Wednesday as prosecutors with special counsel Jack’s Smith’s office became frustrated with what they [Read More…]