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ABC News (NEW YORK) — A major storm is moving from the Rockies to the East Coast over the next two days, bringing with it heavy snow to the Upper Midwest and severe thunderstorms to the east. A winter storm warning has been issued in the Upper Midwest and the Great Lakes where snow is […]

(NEW YORK) — A devastating tornado outbreak in western Kentucky has claimed the lives of at least 50 people, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. The total could reach 75 to 100 people, he added, calling it “one of the toughest nights in Kentucky history.” “Dozens” were killed at a candle factory in Mayfield, where 110 […]

Emily Elconin/Getty Images (OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich.) — Michigan’s Oxford school district is reopening for the first time since last week’s deadly shooting at Oxford High School. Four students were killed and seven people were hurt in the Nov. 30 shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford Township. The suspected gunman and his parents have been […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A major storm is moving from the Rockies to the East Coast over the next two days, set to bring heavy snow to the Upper Midwest and severe thunderstorms to the east. A winter storm warning has been issued in the Upper Midwest and the Great Lakes where snow is […]

(SAN FRANCISCO) — Scott Peterson was resentenced on Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, nearly 17 years after he was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife and unborn son. Peterson was convicted in November 2004 for killing his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, who was to […]

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A father and son were being held in jail on $1 million bail each Thursday after they were arrested in connection with California’s Caldor Fire, which burned more than 200,000 acres, destroyed more than 1,000 structures and prompted the evacuation of South Lake Tahoe. The El Dorado County district attorney’s office announced […]

(TORRANCE, Calif.) — Following allegations of excessive force, racist text messages, and discriminatory misconduct, the Torrance Police Department in California is being investigated by the state’s Department of Justice. “Our communities deserve to know they can get equal justice under the law,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement Wednesday. “Police departments are […]

(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — Daunte Wright’s girlfriend, Alayna Albrecht-Payton, tearfully recalled his final moments on the witness stand on day two of the trial of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter. Albrecht-Payton was in the passenger seat of the car when Wright was pulled over by police on April 11. She and Wright had not […]

(STOCKTON, Calif.) — A shirtless man screaming and wielding a handgun was fatally shot by police after he charged at several officers and refused to put down his gun outside the police headquarters building in Stockton, California, authorities said. The police-involved shooting began around 8:30 p.m. local time Wednesday when the Stockton Police Communications Center […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — After just 10 hours of deliberation, a Chicago jury has found actor Jussie Smollett guilty on five of six counts for filing a false police report related to the hoax racist attack he suffered at the hands of two men in January 2019. The “Empire” actor alleged he was attacked, […]