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(ST. LOUIS) — Flash flood warnings continue Saturday for parts of Missouri and Illinois, as severe weather is forecast across parts of the U.S. over the next three days. More than six inches of rain fell overnight, leading to flash flooding in northeastern Missouri, with water rescues needed for civilians and law enforcement in the Kahoka […]

(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Two police officers were injured in a shooting in Orlando, Florida, on Friday night after they stopped a vehicle allegedly connected to a homicide, police said. The suspected gunman was killed in a shootout with SWAT officers at a hotel Saturday morning, Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said at a press briefing. The […]

(NEW YORK) — FIFA, soccer’s world governing body, confirmed Friday that it is investigating alleged misconduct involving the women’s national team of Zambia during the World Cup. “FIFA takes any allegation of misconduct extremely seriously and has a clear process in place for anyone in football who wants to report an incident,” a FIFA spokesperson […]

(NEW YORK) — The Parkland, Florida, high school massacre will be reenacted in the same building on Friday as a part of a lawsuit against former school officer Scot Peterson, who is accused of retreating while students were being shot. Peterson has said he couldn’t decipher where the gunfire was coming from because of echoes. […]

(NEW YORK) — Kimberly Mata-Rubio, whose 10-year-old daughter Alexandria was killed in the Uvalde school shooting last year, recently announced she is running for mayor of the city – a decision, she says, that comes from both honoring her daughter’s legacy and wanting “to be the change I seek.” “Right now, after fighting at the […]

IronHeart/Getty Images The next drawing for Mega Millions’ mega-billion jackpot is Friday night. (NEW YORK) — The lottery game’s jackpot has grown over several months to an estimated $1.35 billion. That figure would be the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever and the fourth-largest in U.S. lotto history when also factoring in Powerball jackpots. The estimated […]

WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — An Orange County Superior Court judge has been arrested and charged with shooting and killing his wife in California’s upscale Anaheim Hills neighborhood. Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 72, is under arrest for murder. He has been booked on $1 million bail. Police received a 911 call about a shooting at a […]

(NEW YORK) — Authorities have identified another victim in the Gilgo Beach, New York, murders investigation, officials announced Friday, though police have not said if this new victim is linked to suspect Rex Heuermann. Jane Doe No. 7, whose remains were found on Long Island’s Fire Island on April 20, 1996, has now been identified […]

(LOS ANGELES) — Three women were injured, with one woman needing to be airlifted to hospital, after an otter attacked them while they floated down a river on inner tubes. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening at approximately 8:15 p.m. when the three friends were floating on inner tubes about three miles upstream from the […]