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Idalia live updates: Damaging tornadoes, severe flooding from Florida to Carolinas

Thursday, August 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Idalia made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region Wednesday morning as a powerful Category 3 hurricane -- the strongest hurricane to ever make landfall in Florida's Apalachee Bay. Idalia weakened throughout the day and is now a tropical storm moving through Georgia... Read More.

Woman who stabbed grandfather in the face after he asked her to shower is arrested

Thursday, August 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A 22-year-old Louisiana woman has been arrested after allegedly stabbing her grandfather in the face over an argument over her hygiene habits, police say. Carrington Harris, a 22-year-old woman from Keithville, Louisiana -- approximately 20 miles south of Shreveport -- was arrested... Read More.

Two men, four children hospitalized after Illinois shooting

Thursday, August 31 by ABC News

(PEORIA, Ill.) -- Six people have been hospitalized and two are currently in critical condition after a shooting on the south side of Peoria, Illinois, on Wednesday night, according to the Peoria Police Department. Officers responded to the scene at about 9 p.m. Wednesday evening... Read More.

Idalia live updates: Tornado watch remains in effect for the North Carolina coast

Thursday, August 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Idalia made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region Wednesday morning as a powerful Category 3 hurricane -- the strongest hurricane to ever make landfall in Florida's Apalachee Bay. Idalia weakened throughout the day and is now a tropical storm moving through Georgia... Read More.

Chicago police searching for man who tried to kidnap 8-year-old boy

Thursday, August 31 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- Chicago police are searching for a man who attempted to kidnap an 8-year-old boy on Monday. The 8-year-old was walking with a guardian after 2 p.m. when an unknown man driving a blue four-door sedan stopped near him and tried to pull him... Read More.

Charges won’t be filed in fatal shooting of college student who tried to enter wrong house

Thursday, August 31 by ABC News

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- No charges will be filed against a homeowner who shot and killed a 20-year-old University of South Carolina student who accidentally tried to enter the wrong house on the street where he lived and was mistaken for a burglar, police said... Read More.

Biden pledges $95 million to help Maui recover from wildfires

Thursday, August 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden has announced that $95 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be given to Hawaii to aid in Maui’s rebuilding efforts following the deadly, devastating wildfires. “We're not only building back but we’re going to build back a stronger and... Read More.

Ralph Yarl, teen shot after accidentally going to wrong house, set to face suspect in court

Thursday, August 31 by ABC News

(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) -- Andrew Lester, the Missouri man who is charged in the shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl, is set to appear in a Kansas City courtroom on Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing after the judge ordered the evidence in this case... Read More.

Suspect arrested in connection with deadly shooting at Oklahoma high school football game

Wednesday, August 30 by ABC News

(CHOCTAW, Okla.) -- A juvenile suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that occurred during a high school football game in Oklahoma on Friday, authorities said. Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III said the arrest warrant was issued Tuesday evening and executed... Read More.

Giuliani sanctioned by judge in defamation case brought by two Georgia election workers

Wednesday, August 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge on Wednesday awarded a default judgment to a pair of Georgia election workers as part of their civil defamation suit against former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, who also faces separate criminal charges in Fulton County. The mother-daughter tandem of... Read More.

Idalia live updates: Category 1 hurricane roars across Florida, one death reported near Tampa

Wednesday, August 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region Wednesday morning as a powerful Category 3 storm. Idalia is the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend region since 1896. The storm, now a Category 1 hurricane, is moving into Georgia... Read More.

Judge finds defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick not competent to stand trial for sexual assault

Wednesday, August 30 by ABC News

(DEDHAM, Mass.) -- A Massachusetts judge ruled that defrocked Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial in a sex abuse case. He was charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago. Dedham District Court Judge Paul McCallum dismissed the... Read More.

Idalia live updates: Damaging tornadoes, severe flooding from Florida to Carolinas

Woman who stabbed grandfather in the face after he asked her to shower is arrested

Two men, four children hospitalized after Illinois shooting

Idalia live updates: Tornado watch remains in effect for the North Carolina coast

Chicago police searching for man who tried to kidnap 8-year-old boy

Charges won’t be filed in fatal shooting of college student who tried to enter wrong house

Biden pledges $95 million to help Maui recover from wildfires

Ralph Yarl, teen shot after accidentally going to wrong house, set to face suspect in court

Suspect arrested in connection with deadly shooting at Oklahoma high school football game

Giuliani sanctioned by judge in defamation case brought by two Georgia election workers

Idalia live updates: Category 1 hurricane roars across Florida, one death reported near Tampa

Judge finds defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick not competent to stand trial for sexual assault

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