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(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — A judge on Thursday set preliminary hearing dates for Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, 2023 in Lester’s case, according to ABC affiliate in Kansas City, KMBC. The hearing came one day after a Clay County judge agreed to partially seal the case in response to a protective order filed by Lester’s […]
(NEW YORK) — Payton Washington, one of two Texas cheerleaders shot in April after her friend accidentally opened the door of the wrong car, is speaking out for the first time since the attack that left her in critical condition. “My spleen was shattered. My stomach had two holes in it. And my diaphragm had […]
(NEW YORK) — North Carolina’s Fort Bragg, named after Confederate Army Gen. Braxton Bragg, was officially redesignated to Fort Liberty on Friday. The renaming ceremony Friday was part of a national campaign to change the names of nine U.S. Army installations, as recommended by the Department of Defense’s Naming Commission to erase symbols that commemorate […]
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice has notified former Vice President Mike Pence that no criminal charges will be sought in their investigation into his handling of classified documents after leaving office, according to a letter sent to Pence’s attorneys by the DOJ that ABC News has reviewed. A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed […]
KGO-TV (NEW YORK) — Three people have been killed and three others injured in a Northern California crime spree, the motive for which authorities say remains under investigation. The suspect, whose name was not released, was taken into custody following the Thursday afternoon attacks. The spree began at about 3:11 p.m. when the attacker stabbed […]
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice has notified former Vice President Mike Pence that no criminal charges will be sought in their investigation into his handling of classified documents after leaving office, according to a letter sent to Pence’s attorneys by the DOJ that ABC News has reviewed. Story developing… Copyright © 2023, […]
(NEW YORK) — A settlement has been approved in the wrongful death suit filed by Matthew Hutchins and his son following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the film set of Rust. The cinematographer died in October 2021 after allegedly being shot by a prop gun that Alec Baldwin, also a producer for the […]
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (OXON HILL, Md.) — Dev Shah hoisted the coveted Scripps Cup after correctly spelling the word psammophile — an organism that prefers or thrives in sandy areas — to win the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday. “It felt good knowing that I accomplished something I worked hard for,” Shah […]
The Great Plains Zoo (SIOUX FALLS, S.D.) — A zoo in South Dakota has welcomed a litter of critically endangered red wolf pups — a litter vital to the existence of the species with only an estimated two dozen left existing in the wild. The Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, said that […]
(WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Thursday night passed legislation to lift the nation’s debt ceiling and stave off what would’ve been an economically disastrous default days before Monday’s deadline. The final vote was 63-36. The bill will now go to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. Biden heralded the Senate vote passing the budget […]
