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Houston police shooter had a prior warrant out against him, prior convictions
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — The man charged with shooting three Houston police officers on Thursday had a warrant issued for him in connection with a December robbery, according to court records. In December, Roland [Read More…]

California ticket wins $421 million Mega Millions jackpot
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.) — A California ticket won a $421 million Mega Millions Jackpot, the equivalent of $289.5 million in cash, on Friday. The winning ticket was sold at a Chevron gas [Read More…]

Police arrest suspect linked to Washington, DC, swastika graffiti
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Police announced Saturday they arrested a suspect in connection with the series of swastika graffiti markings around Washington, D.C. Geraldo Pando, 34, has been charged with “display of certain [Read More…]

Bridge collapses in Pittsburgh, three hospitalized
Pittsburgh Public Safety via Twitter (PITTSBURGH) — A bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh on Friday morning, sending three people to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. Five cars and a Port Authority bus were on [Read More…]

Northeast, Boston may face ‘historic storm’ as blizzard conditions loom
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The East Coast is bracing for a weekend snow storm stretching from the Carolinas to Maine, with blizzard conditions expected in several areas. The snow, set to begin Friday night [Read More…]

New York college student dies after being found unconscious outside in extreme cold: Police
iStock/Motortion (NEW YORK) — Authorities are investigating after an upstate New York college student died after spending hours off-campus in subzero temperatures, police said. SUNY Oneonta student Tyler Lopresti-Castro, 20, was discovered by two Oneonta [Read More…]

Man released after nearly 20 years in prison due to twin confessing to murder
iStock (CHICAGO) — A Chicago man was released from prison on bond Tuesday after serving nearly 20 years due to his twin brother confessing to the crime. Kevin Dugar walked out of Cook County Jail [Read More…]

Rifle used by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha shooting to be destroyed
iStock/south agency (KENOSHA, Wis.) — The AR-15-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used in the shooting of three men during a 2020 protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, will be destroyed. State prosecutors, the defense and the man [Read More…]

Snow storm takes aim on Northeast: Latest forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A snow storm is bearing down on the East Coast, with snow even expected to reach as far south as coastal North Carolina. The brunt of the storm will hit [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: US deaths increasing to highest point in nearly one year
John Moore/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.6 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 876,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]

‘Modern-day lynching’: Man found shot dead during trip with co-worker
Carmela King via Courtesy of Paul Jubas (VENANGO COUNTY, Pa.) — The family of a Jamaican immigrant is calling his death a “modern-day lynching” after he was found shot to death on the front lawn [Read More…]

North Carolina mother, young daughter found safely after going missing in 2016
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BUNNLEVEL, N.C.) — A North Carolina mother who went missing with her young daughter in 2016 have been found safe, according to authorities. Amber Renaye Weber, then 21 years old and her [Read More…]

Laser temporarily blinds medical helicopter crew member
EThamPhoto/Getty Images (SALT LAKE CITY) — A paramedic was temporarily blinded after their helicopter was affected by a laser strike earlier this month. A Utah AirMed helicopter was struck while transporting a patient to the [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: WHO warns of rising cases of omicron sub-variant
Go Nakamura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.6 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 868,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]

Idaho activates crisis standards of care in 3 districts
Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images (BOISE, Idaho) — Faced with a severe medical staffing shortage due to a surge in the COVID-19 cases and dwindling blood supply, Idaho health officials have activated crisis standards of care guidelines [Read More…]

2nd NYPD officer dies from Harlem shooting
Free Agents Limited/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A second NYPD officer has died after being shot at a domestic violence call in Harlem this weekend. Officer Wilbert Mora, 27, who died Tuesday, is “3 times [Read More…]

Coast Guard searching for 39 people after boat capsizes near Florida
@USCGSoutheast/Twitter (FORT PIERCE INLET, Fla.) — The Coast Guard was combing the waters off eastern Florida Tuesday afternoon, looking for 39 people on a boat that capsized. The vessel may have been part of a [Read More…]

Black correction officer mistaken for shoplifter sues Walmart for ‘racial profiling’
Google Maps Street View (FAYETTEVILLE, Ga.) — A Black law enforcement officer is alleging that he was racially profiled in a Georgia Walmart store after he was handcuffed and wrongfully accused of shoplifting — and [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: Scale of education lost ‘nearly insurmountable,’ UNICEF warns
John Moore/Getty Image (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 866,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]

Police investigate homicide of six people found dead at Milwaukee home
Yegor AleyevTASS via Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Six people were found dead at a home in Wisconsin’s largest city in what police are investigating as a homicide. Officers were conducting a welfare check at a [Read More…]