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Gilgo Beach: ‘Cutting edge’ DNA evidence helped link suspect to 4th victim, DA says

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Among the new evidence against alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is "cutting edge" DNA evidence, the district attorney told ABC News. Heuermann was charged Tuesday with the murder of a fourth woman, 25-year-old escort Maureen Brainard-Barnes, who disappeared in 2007. Heuermann... Read More.

Four new species of deep-sea octopus discovered near Costa Rica

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Scientists have discovered at least four new species of octopus in the deep waters of a 100-square-mile area near Costa Rica, officials from the Schmidt Ocean Institute said on Tuesday. An international team of scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor (too)... Read More.

E. Jean Carroll defamation case live updates: With Trump in attendance, Carroll set to testify as first witness

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll additional damages for defaming her in 2019 when he denied her allegations of... Read More.

Kohberger lawyer wants the public to see request for the judge to rethink dismissing charges

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In a capital murder case that has been marked by secrecy and media restrictions, a lawyer for accused Idaho college killer Bryan Kohberger is now asking the judge to make public their arguments that he should rethink his decision to deny... Read More.

Daniel Penny returns to court for dismissal hearing in NYC subway chokehold death

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A judge is expected to decide Wednesday if he will dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges against Daniel Penny, a former Marine who choked a man to death on a New York City subway car. Penny’s attorneys argue that the victim, Jordan Neely, was... Read More.

‘This is the end’: Alaska Airlines passengers sue over door plug blowout

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Four passengers are suing Alaska Airlines and Boeing for the "terror" they say they experienced after a door plug "blew off" during their flight, according to a complaint filed Tuesday. The door plug for the fuselage of a Boeing 737 Max 9... Read More.

Millions of Americans under wind chill alerts as winter storm brings heavy ice, snow, rain to Northwest

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than 105 million Americans remain on alert for dangerously low wind chills after an artic blast swept across the United States. There were at least nine weather-related fatalities nationwide this week -- six in Tennessee, two in New Jersey and one... Read More.

Four college students rescued by helicopter after camping during winter storm in Kentucky

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Four college students camping in Red River Gorge in Kentucky were rescued by helicopter Tuesday morning after getting stranded on Courthouse Rock, Powell County Search and Rescue said. The four students from Asbury University were camping overnight and "underestimated the weather conditions,"... Read More.

E. Jean Carroll defamation case: Trump expected to attend trial Wednesday, sources say

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll additional damages for defaming her in 2019 when he denied her allegations of... Read More.

Special counsel rebuts Hunter Biden’s attempt to dismiss his felony gun charges

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Special counsel David Weiss' office on Tuesday issued a biting rebuttal to Hunter Biden's attempt to have three felony gun charges against him thrown out, calling Biden's selective prosecution claim "a fiction designed for a Hollywood script." Attorneys representing Hunter Biden are seeking... Read More.

Club Q shooter charged with 50 federal hate crimes

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) -- The shooter who killed five people and injured 40 at an LGBTQIA+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, pleaded not guilty to federal hate crimes Tuesday. Anderson Aldrich was charged with more than 50 federal hate crime violations stemming from the November... Read More.

Court rejects Twitter’s appeal of ruling that let special counsel access Trump’s DMs

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected an effort by Twitter to appeal a ruling that allowed special counsel Jack Smith to access records from former President Donald Trump's Twitter account as part of his federal election interference probe. As... Read More.

Gilgo Beach: ‘Cutting edge’ DNA evidence helped link suspect to 4th victim, DA says

Four new species of deep-sea octopus discovered near Costa Rica

E. Jean Carroll defamation case live updates: With Trump in attendance, Carroll set to testify as first witness

Kohberger lawyer wants the public to see request for the judge to rethink dismissing charges

Daniel Penny returns to court for dismissal hearing in NYC subway chokehold death

‘This is the end’: Alaska Airlines passengers sue over door plug blowout

Millions of Americans under wind chill alerts as winter storm brings heavy ice, snow, rain to Northwest

Four college students rescued by helicopter after camping during winter storm in Kentucky

E. Jean Carroll defamation case: Trump expected to attend trial Wednesday, sources say

Special counsel rebuts Hunter Biden’s attempt to dismiss his felony gun charges

Club Q shooter charged with 50 federal hate crimes

Court rejects Twitter’s appeal of ruling that let special counsel access Trump’s DMs

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