ABC News(NEW YORK) — Among the almost 200 damaging storms reported from Texas all the way to Pennsylvania over the last 24 hours were four tornadoes — two in Texas and two in West Virginia. Damage also was reported in Atlanta where wind gusts of up to 60 mph were reported. Thousands were without power. …
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Jun 24
Police release video of Jussie Smollett with noose around his neck
Chicago Police Department(CHICAGO) — Portions of police video obtained in connection to the Jussie Smollett case have been released, giving a never-before-seen-look into the controversial case. Some 69 hours of police video were released Monday, with two videos showing the moment when police first arrived at the actor’s residence after receiving a 911 call that …
Jun 24
‘Execution’ of Missouri police officer comes amid deadly week for police nationwide
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(NEW YORK) — A 26-year-old woman on the job for six months. A father of two with 24 years of experience in law enforcement. These are just two of the four police officers shot and killed in the United States this week — part of what one expert calls a disturbing “multi-year” trend of violence …
Jun 24
Driver who plowed into motorcyclists in New Hampshire charged in all 7 deaths
Chalabala/iStock(NEW YORK) — The driver of a pickup truck that plowed into a group of motorcyclists in New Hampshire has been charged with seven counts of murder. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, was arrested near his home in West Springfield, Massachusetts, Monday morning, Jane Young, deputy attorney general for New Hampshire, said in a press release. Zhukovskyy …
Jun 24
Trump dismisses Khashoggi investigation, Pompeo doesn’t raise it in Saudi meeting
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The murder of Washington Post Jamal Khashoggi did not come up in Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s meeting with the Saudi king on Monday, according to a senior State Department official. It’s the latest sign that the Trump administration has dropped the issue and tried to move past the brutal killing …
Jun 24
Missing woman may have disappeared ‘Gone Girl’ style, says husband’s attorney
New Canaan Police Department(NEW YORK) — Connecticut mom of five Jennifer Dulos, who vanished last month amid a custody battle with her estranged husband, may have disappeared intentionally in a “‘Gone Girl’-type case,” her husband’s attorney alleges. But Dulos’ decades-old friend has shut down that theory. Dulos was last seen on May 24, police said. …
Jun 24
Indiana Catholic high school fires gay teacher days after nearby school refused
smolaw11/iStock(INDIANAPOLIS) — A second Catholic high school in Indiana faced the decision of whether or not to fire a teacher in a same-sex marriage, and unlike the first school that publicly refused, this school decided to cut ties with the teacher for the church. The push by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis for local schools to …
Jun 24
Houston mother arrested for allegedly killing son with SUV during game of ‘chicken’
Houston Police Department(HOUSTON) — A Texas mother has been charged with killing her 3-year-old son by hitting him with her SUV during what prosecutors are describing as a game of “chicken.” On June 11, 26-year-old Lexus Stagg allegedly drove toward three of her children in the parking lot of their Houston apartment complex when she …
Jun 24
More than 2,000 people win lottery prizes in North Carolina by matching the winning numbers of 0-0-0-0
mikdam/iStock(NEW YORK) — Goose egg, zilch, nada. The number zero is commonly associated with having nothing, but now it has more than 2,000 lottery players in North Carolina seeing green. North Carolina’s Pick 4 game drew the combination of 0-0-0-0 Saturday afternoon, according to a news release from the lottery. There were 2,014 winning tickets …
Jun 24
Quadruple murder-suicide shooting under investigation at San Jose home: Police
Andrei Stanescu/iStock(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — Police in San Jose, Calif., are investigating a quadruple murder-suicide after they say a suspect shot and killed four people and then himself inside a home. Around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to multiple calls of a shooting and found several family members fleeing the house, according to the San …