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Man, au pair charged in double murder of wife, man months apart

Wednesday, September 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A grand jury has indicted 39-year-old Brendan Banfield in the stabbing death of his wife and murder of another man in the couple's bedroom 19 months after the killing, according to Virginia's Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Office.Banfield is accused of fatally... Read More.

Secret Service tells Trump more security, planning needed to continue golf outings

Wednesday, September 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Amid Florida's state investigation into the apparent assassination attempt made against Donald Trump, Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe told the former president additional planning and security procedures are needed for him to continue his golf outings.Trump met with Rowe to discuss... Read More.

Sean Diddy Combs set for bail appeal hearing in sex trafficking indictment

Wednesday, September 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Sean "Diddy" Combs is expected to learn Wednesday afternoon whether he will continue to be held without bail on charges including sex trafficking by force, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy.The music mogul's attorney, Marc Agnifilo, appealed Judge Robyn... Read More.

Schools reopen as search for suspect in Kentucky interstate shooting enters 11th day

Wednesday, September 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Schools in a Kentucky country reopened Tuesday under heavy police guard for the first time since a massive search was launched for a suspect in an interstate shooting that injured five people 11 days ago.As the suspect, 32-year-old Joseph Couch, remained... Read More.

Another Southern California community faces gas shutoffs amid landslide threat

Wednesday, September 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As the embattled cliffside city of Rancho Palos Verdes continues to face indefinite utility shutoffs due to landslide risk, a neighboring Southern California community has lost gas services this week.Officials from Rolling Hills, an adjacent city on the Palos Verdes Peninsula,... Read More.

Nine dead, thousands injured after pagers explode across Lebanon: Health officials

Tuesday, September 17 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- At least nine people are dead and over 2,750 people were injured after pager devices owned by a large number of workers in various Hezbollah units and institutions exploded on Tuesday, according to Lebanese officials and the group.Hezbollah blamed Israel for the... Read More.

Appeals court upholds sex crimes conviction of Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell

Tuesday, September 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal appeals court in New York on Tuesday upheld the sex crimes conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associated of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Ghislaine, in March, asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to overturn... Read More.

Sean Diddy Combs hit with sex trafficking, racketeering charges in sprawling indictment

Tuesday, September 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Sean "Diddy" Combs has been charged with sex trafficking by force, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy, alleging he ran an "enterprise that he engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor or, kidnapping, arson and other crimes," according to the... Read More.

Secret Service agents exemplary during Trump assassination attempt, friend says

Tuesday, September 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Steve Witkoff -- a friend of, and donor to, former President Donald Trump -- told ABC News' Good Morning America on Tuesday that Secret Service agents protecting the Republican presidential nominee during Sunday's apparent assassination attempt did "exactly what they're supposed... Read More.

Lawyers spar over evidence ahead of Smartmatics election defamation case against Newsmax

Tuesday, September 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Attorneys for the voting machine company Smartmatic and the cable channel Newsmax argued at a hearing Monday over evidence and witnesses expected to be presented when Smartmatic's defamation case against the news channel goes to trial later this month.Smartmatic has accused... Read More.

Lieutenant testifies in case of officers accused of beating Tyre Nichols to death

Tuesday, September 17 by ABC News

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- The federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in connection with the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols continued Monday, with the cross-examination of a Memphis Police Department (MPD) lieutenant who trained the defendants.Kevin Whitmore, who is representing... Read More.

Last messages revealed from Titan submersible before implosion: Coast Guard

Tuesday, September 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- One of the last messages sent from the doomed Titan submersible during its June 2023 voyage to the Titanic wreckage was "all good here," according to a presentation from a U.S. Coast Guard hearing on the deadly implosion.The Marine Board of... Read More.