Carol Yepes/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Investigators probing the murders of four University of Idaho students sought records of Amazon purchases, Apple data and communications and payments made through PayPal/Venmo, according to newly released records.
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Vulnerable children’s education at risk if government shutdown takes place
Sasi Ponchaisang / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Renee Kline’s 4-year-old son attends the local Head Start program in Hampshire County, West Virginia, where he spends his days learning the alphabet and counting.
However, if the federal government sh…
Vulnerable children’s education at risk if government shutdown takes place
Sasi Ponchaisang / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Renee Kline’s 4-year-old son attends the local Head Start program in Hampshire County, West Virginia, where he spends his days learning the alphabet and counting.
However, if the federal government sh…
Vulnerable children’s education at risk if government shutdown takes place
Sasi Ponchaisang / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Renee Kline’s 4-year-old son attends the local Head Start program in Hampshire County, West Virginia, where he spends his days learning the alphabet and counting.
However, if the federal government sh…
Judge rejects Trump’s effort to have her recused from his federal election interference case
Sean Rayford/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A district judge has denied former President Donald Trump’s effort to have her recuse herself from presiding over his federal election interference case.
Washington, D.C., District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected …
Judge rejects Trump’s effort to have her recused from his federal election interference case
Sean Rayford/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A district judge has denied former President Donald Trump’s effort to have her recuse herself from presiding over his federal election interference case.
Washington, D.C., District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected …
Remains of Suzanne Morphew found 3 years after her disappearance
Morphew Family via AP(SALIDA, Colo.) — The remains of Suzanne Morphew, a Colorado mother of two who went missing in 2020, have been found, authorities said.
Human remains located on Sept. 22 during an unrelated search in the town of Moffat in Saguach…
Senior Baton Rouge officer on leave after son arrested in ‘brave cave’ case
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(BATON ROUGE, La.) — A Baton Rouge police deputy chief was placed on leave a week after his son, an officer with the department, was arrested for allegedly tasing and handcuffing a suspect, according to a source familiar with…
Ghost guns found at licensed Manhattan day care: Police
WABC(NEW YORK) — Ghost guns have been found at a licensed Manhattan day care, the New York City police announced, just weeks after drugs were found at a different day care in the city where a 1-year-old boy died from fentanyl exposure.
The Manhattan …
Suspect wanted in murder of Baltimore tech CEO linked to attempted murder case: Police
EcoMap(BALTIMORE) — A convict accused of murdering a Baltimore tech CEO has also been linked to an attempted murder, arson and rape that occurred last week, police said, as a manhunt for the suspect continues.
Jason Dean Billingsley, 32, of Baltimore…
Murder suspect mistakenly freed from Indianapolis jail captured after 2-week manhunt
Marion County Sheriff’s Office via AP(INDIANAPOLIS) — A murder suspect who was accidentally released from an Indiana jail due to a clerical error has been apprehended following a two-week manhunt, authorities said.
Kevin Mason, 28, was initially arre…
These neighborhoods in New York City are sinking the fastest, according to a new study
Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York City is sinking at the same time that sea levels around the world are rising, which could exacerbate flooding concerns for the region.
Researchers have found a way to determine exactly w…
Boyfriend of missing mother of 5 Crystal Rogers arrested in connection with her 2015 disappearance
Hardin County Detention Center(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — The boyfriend of a Kentucky mother of five who vanished in 2015 has been arrested in connection with her disappearance, state and federal authorities said.
Crystal Rogers, 35, was last seen by Brooks …
Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann not a ‘monster,’ maintains his innocence: Attorney
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The attorney for Gilgo Beach, New York, murder suspect Rex Heuermann on Wednesday denied that his client is a “monster of a person” and maintained Heuermann’s innocence.
Heuermann returned to court Wedn…
200 people have died from gun violence in DC this year: Police
makenoodle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A student was shot and killed on Tuesday just blocks from his high school, according to police. The student’s death marks the 200th homicide in the District of Columbia this year, according to police statistics.
Th…
A day after judge rules against Trump Organization, attorneys return to court for pre-trial conference
ftwitty/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and the other defendants in the New York attorney general’s $250 million civil fraud case return to court Wednesday for a final conference ahead of a trial that’s scheduled t…
Over a dozen arrested after groups of masked teenagers loot Philadelphia stores, police say
(PHILADELPHIA) — Large groups of teenagers stormed into shops in the heart of downtown Philadelphia on Tuesday night and looted handfuls of merchandise before fleeing, police and witnesses said.
The stores that were ransacked in Center City included …
Mom of slain deputy devastated DA isn’t pursuing death penalty: ‘How dare you’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The mother of a young sheriff’s deputy who was gunned down on duty is devastated that the district attorney isn’t pursuing the death penalty.
“It just seems that the district attorney wants to spare a life, when [the suspect] did…
Flight attendant found dead with sock lodged in her mouth in airport hotel room
WPVI-TV(PHILADELPHIA) — A female American Airlines flight attendant has been found dead with a sock in her mouth in a hotel room near Philadelphia’s Airport, according to ABC News’ Philadelphia station WPVI-TV.
Cleaning staffers discovered the unname…
Police say they thwarted ‘potential active shooter’ outside church in Virginia
Prince William County Police Department(NEW YORK) — A Virginia man was arrested at a church after allegedly being found inside with a loaded semi-automatic pistol with an additional magazine, a folding knife and a folding “credit card”-style knife, ac…
Police looking for little boy at center of pizza gift card scam to support his baseball team
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(TROY, Ill.) — Police are looking for a young boy — estimated to be about 6 years old — who is thought to be at the center of a pizza scam by selling fake gift cards as a fundraiser for his baseball team, authorities said.
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Multiple striking auto workers struck by car outside Michigan plant
WJRT(FLINT, Mich.) — Police in Michigan are looking for an auto plant employee who they say struck a group of picketing auto workers with their vehicle outside a plant Tuesday afternoon.
Chief Matthew Bade of the Metro Police Authority of Genesee Cou…
Police chief went straight to FBI after Baton Rouge ‘brave cave’ allegations: Source
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(BATON ROUGE, La.) — When Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) leadership found out about the allegations of the “brave cave,” the police chief immediately went to the FBI in August, according to a source familiar with the in…
Husband of owner of Bronx day care where child died of fentanyl arrested in Mexico: Sources
U.S. Southern District of New York(NEW YORK) — The husband of the owner of a New York City day care where a 1-year-old boy died following fentanyl exposure has been arrested, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Felix Herrera Garcia was arrested in…
Texas law that restricted drag shows declared unconstitutional
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(HOUSTON) — A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction against a Texas bill that restricted “sexually oriented performances” and has been criticized for limiting public drag performances in the state.
U.S. District Jud…
26-year-old tech CEO found dead with blunt-force trauma wounds: Police
VICTOR HABBICK VISIONS/Getty Images(BALTIMORE) — A homicide investigation is underway after the 26-year-old founder of a tech company was found dead with “blunt-force trauma wounds” in a Baltimore apartment building, police said.
Police found Pava La…
New York’s right-to-shelter policy faces scrutiny amid migrant crisis
Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is narrowing the timeline in which migrants can stay in city-run facilities as he takes the battle over the state’s “right-to-shelter” laws to court.
More t…
Hiker falls to death at North Carolina waterfall overlook
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(REEMS CREEK, N.C.) — A woman who was hiking through Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina this weekend fell 150 feet from an overlook to her death, park officials said.
Nancy Sampson, 61, of Greer, South Carolina, reportedly…
Charges dropped against Philadelphia officer in fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry: Report
Sheila Paras/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A judge dismissed the case against a former Philadelphia police officer who had been charged with murder in connection to the death of Eddie Irizarry, according to Philadelphia ABC station WPVI.
Mark Dial had bee…
JPMorgan to pay $75 million in settlement involving Jeffrey Epstein
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — JPMorgan Chase will pay $75 million in a settlement involving the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein was found dead in his cell at New York City’s Metropolitan Correctional Center in 2019, w…