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Tropical Storm Francine tracker: Storm forecast to make landfall in Louisiana as a hurricane
(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Francine is churning in the Gulf and is set to strengthen to a hurricane before making landfall in Louisiana.Francine is forecast to be a Category 1 hurricane with 85 mph winds by Wednesday. Landfall is forecast in western Louisiana on Wednesday afternoon.A hurricane watch has…
University of Idaho murder trial: Venue will be moved, judge rules
(BOISE, Idaho) -- The venue will be changed in the University of Idaho quadruple murder trial, Judge John Judge has ruled.The judge said, "Considering the undisputed evidence presented by the defense, the extreme nature of the news coverage in this case, and the smaller population in Latah County, the defense…
Federal trial of former officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death to begin
(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the federal trial of three former Memphis officers charged in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin SmithNichols, 29, died several days after a January 2023 traffic stop captured in body camera footage…
Mom of Georgia school shooting suspect: ‘If I could take their place, I would’
(WINDER, Ga.) -- The mother of Colt Gray, the 14-year-old suspected of opening fire at his Georgia high school, was in tears and overcome with emotion while speaking to ABC News."If I could take their place, I would. I would in a heartbeat," Marcee Gray said Sunday night.Barrow County Sheriff…
Suspect in Kentucky freeway shooting bought weapon legally that morning: Officials
(LONDON, Ky.) -- Joseph A. Couch, the man authorities have named as a suspect in a Kentucky freeway shooting that left seven people injured, bought the weapon used in the incident legally on the morning of the shooting, authorities said Sunday night.Laurel County Sheriff's Commander Richard Dalrymple said at Sunday…
Suspect in Kentucky freeway shooting bought weapon legally that morning: Officials
(LONDON, Ky.) -- Joseph A. Couch, the man authorities have named as a suspect in a Kentucky freeway shooting that left seven people injured, bought the weapon used in the incident legally on the morning of the shooting, authorities said Sunday night.Laurel County Sheriff's Commander Richard Dalrymple said at Sunday…
Southern California’s Line wildfire surpasses 20,000 acres amid evacuation orders
(LOS ANGELES) -- The wildfire tearing through the foothills of Southern California's San Bernardino County is now endangering more than 36,000 structures, according to emergency officials.The Line Fire began on Sept. 5 and has since burned some 20,553 acres east of Los Angeles, with three firefighters so far injured attempting…
GOP probe details deadly Afghanistan withdrawal, finds no direct role by Harris
(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans on Monday released the results of a sweeping three-year investigation they say is the most detailed public accounting yet of the Biden administration's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan that left behind hundreds of Americans and thousands of allies, some so desperate they clung to U.S. planes as…
AR-15 rifle found as search continues for person of interest in Kentucky freeway shooting that injured seven
(LONDON, Ky.) -- An AR-15 rifle investigators believe was used in a Kentucky freeway shooting Saturday evening that left seven people injured and nine vehicles with bullet holes was found Sunday afternoon near the crime scene as a search for a person of interest continued, authorities said.The person of interest…
15-year-old shot in Maryland high school bathroom, 16-year-old student in custody
(JOPPA, Md.) -- A 16-year-old student allegedly shot a 15-year-old boy during an "altercation" in the boys' bathroom at Joppatowne High School in Joppa, Maryland, on Friday, authorities said.The 15-year-old was attended to by school nurses and the principal, and then airlifted to a trauma center where he is in…
