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State of emergency issued in Florida, 90% chance of tropical depression developing: What to expect
(NEW YORK) -- A tropical disturbance near Cuba is taking aim at Florida and could strengthen into a tropical depression or tropical storm this weekend.It has an 80% chance of developing into a tropical depression over the weekend and a 90% chance of developing into a tropical depression over the…
Detective says ‘a switch just flipped’ before he strangled wife: Police
(MESA, Ariz.) -- An Arizona detective has been arrested and charged in his wife's death after he allegedly strangled her and locked her body in their bedroom before fleeing the scene.John Byrd, 47, has been arrested and charged with one count of second degree murder after he admitted to police…
Trump shooting probe: Secret Service says it didn’t have access to radio traffic that could’ve been crucial
(BUTLER, Pa.) -- There may have been radio traffic from local police that the Secret Service didn't have access to that could’ve proved crucial to stopping former President Donald Trump from going on stage the day of the assassination attempt, the acting director of the Secret Service said Friday."It was…
Ex-aide to Josh Shapiro allegedly invoked Pennsylvania governor’s name in threat that left woman ‘weeping’
(WASHINGTON) -- A one-time aide to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro left a woman "weeping and in shock" after threatening her on a phone call in 2018, according to an email the woman sent to state lawmakers in 2023, five years after the alleged conversation.The former aide, Mike Vereb, allegedly invoked…
Man arrested after allegedly striking Lowe’s employee on head with sledgehammer
(DURHAM, N.C.) -- A North Carolina man has been arrested after he allegedly struck a Lowe's store employee with a sledgehammer and stole a drill set, police said.Aaron Deshown Willams, 25, has been arrested on warrants for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury and…
Supreme Court returns Trump Jan. 6 immunity judgment to lower court
(WASHINGTON) -- One month after the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling on presidential immunity, the judge overseeing former President Trump's federal election interference case now has jurisdiction over the case again.U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is now likely to set a series of deadlines, including a potential status conference.The…
Murder trial for suspect accused of killing Laken Riley expected to begin Nov. 18
(ATHENS, Ga.) -- The murder trial for the suspect accused of killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia's campus is expected to start in mid-November, a judge said Friday, as the defense is seeking to move the high-profile case to another county.Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge…
New images reveal what NASA learned from colliding a spacecraft into an asteroid
(NEW YORK) -- Recent images released from NASA have revealed new information on the origins of the asteroid system.Nearly two years ago, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, collided with Dimorphos, a small asteroid that is the moon of a bigger space rock, Didymos, at about 14,000 miles…
Extreme heat, bone-dry vegetation and human misconduct prompting intense wildfire season
(REDDING, Calif.) -- It's only August, but already the U.S. wildfire season has burned more than 4.4 million acres, up a staggering 278% from last year, the National Interagency Fire Center reported Thursday.Fueled by record high temperatures, including prolonged heat waves that have left many parts of the West with…
Twenty-year-old man falls 400 feet to his death from rim of Grand Canyon
(NEW YORK) -- A 20-year-old man has fallen 400 feet to his death from a scenic overlook at the Grand Canyon, officials said.The Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report on Wednesday at approximately 10:40 a.m. that a visitor to the park had fallen from the rim of the…
