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Brendan Banfield to be sentenced for elaborate double-murder plot to get rid of his wife

Friday, June 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A Virginia man found guilty of killing his wife and a stranger lured to their home in an elaborate plot to get rid of his spouse so he could be with his au pair is set to be sentenced on Friday.Brendan... Read More.

Homicide convictions reversed for paramedics involved in 2019 death of Elijah McClain

Friday, June 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Colorado Court of Appeals reversed the convictions of two former Aurora paramedics, who were convicted in December 2023 of criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old unarmed Black man who was walking home from a... Read More.

Karen Read files lawsuit against Massachusetts State Police, Canton Police after acquittal

Friday, June 5 by ABC News

(Canton, Mass.) -- Karen Read has filed a lawsuit against Massachusetts State Police and the Canton Police Department nearly a year after she was acquitted of killing her police officer boyfriend.Prosecutors had accused Read of fatally hitting John O'Keefe with her car outside of... Read More.

Appeals court to hear arguments over whether Trump’s ballroom plans can continue

Friday, June 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's plans to build a White House ballroom are in the hands of three appellate judges who will hear oral arguments Friday over whether construction should be allowed to continue.The panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.... Read More.

Temperatures soar in the Northeast as Great Plains brace for more severe weather

Thursday, June 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As residents of the Great Plains brace for more severe weather stretching into the weekend, summer-like temperatures are heating up the Northeast.From New York City to Raleigh, North Carolina, temperatures are expected to be in the 90s on Friday and... Read More.

Lawmakers ask DOJ to investigate additional alleged abusers named by former Epstein assistant

Thursday, June 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) on Thursday asked the Justice Department to investigate allegations of sexual abuse raised by a former assistant to Jeffrey Epstein during her interview with the committee last month, according to a letter from Comer and... Read More.

Father kills 2 daughters, their mother in Miami stabbing murder-suicide

Thursday, June 4 by ABC News

(MIAMI) -- A man, woman and two girls were found stabbed to death in what investigators believe is a murder-suicide in Miami.Investigators said they believe 42-year-old Ryan Charles Whiten killed 46-year-old Melanie Lauren Hyer, 11-year-old Savannah Whiten and 8-year-old Sienna Whiten before taking his... Read More.

Alleged Ohio fraudsters filed false health claims, purchased luxury cars

Thursday, June 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senior Justice Department leaders on Thursday announced a number of cases against those who they say perpetrated fraud in Ohio.Four people, including two state of Ohio employees, were charged with a $30 million fraud scheme targeting the state's behavioral health department.Two of... Read More.

Teenage girl accused of stabbing 3 horses due in court

Thursday, June 4 by ABC News

(LAS VEGAS) -- The teenage girl accused of stabbing three horses is due in court for a hearing on Thursday as prosecutors hope to move her case to adult court.The girl -- who was in Las Vegas for the National Barrel Horse Association's Professional's... Read More.

High school graduation shooting kills 18-year-old, wounds 3, including 11-year-old

Thursday, June 4 by ABC News

(FAIRFIELD, Calif.) -- A teenager was killed and three people were wounded, including an 11-year-old, when gunfire erupted outside a high school graduation ceremony in Northern California, according to police.The shooting took place at about 7:15 p.m. local time Wednesday in the parking lot... Read More.

USDA confirms detection of New World screwworm in Texas

Thursday, June 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins confirmed the detection of New World screwworm in a cow in Texas after the U.S. Department of Agriculture warned Wednesday that the parasitic fly may have arrived in the mainland U.S after moving north from countries in... Read More.

Former NRA CEO must repay $4.3 million for misappropriating money, court rules

Wednesday, June 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- An appellate court in New York has upheld a $4.3 million judgment imposed on former National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre after he was found liable of misappropriating money. The Appellate Division's First Department also upheld the prohibition on LaPierre from... Read More.

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Brendan Banfield to be sentenced for elaborate double-murder plot to get rid of his wife

Homicide convictions reversed for paramedics involved in 2019 death of Elijah McClain

Karen Read files lawsuit against Massachusetts State Police, Canton Police after acquittal

Appeals court to hear arguments over whether Trump’s ballroom plans can continue

Temperatures soar in the Northeast as Great Plains brace for more severe weather

Lawmakers ask DOJ to investigate additional alleged abusers named by former Epstein assistant

Father kills 2 daughters, their mother in Miami stabbing murder-suicide

Alleged Ohio fraudsters filed false health claims, purchased luxury cars

Teenage girl accused of stabbing 3 horses due in court

High school graduation shooting kills 18-year-old, wounds 3, including 11-year-old

USDA confirms detection of New World screwworm in Texas

Former NRA CEO must repay $4.3 million for misappropriating money, court rules

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