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Idaho college murders case prompts prosecution request for big budget hike

Thursday, June 15 by ABC News

(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- Justice may be blind, but it's not cheap. Prosecutors in Moscow, Idaho, this week said the upcoming prosecution of Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with killing four college students last fall, could cost more than eight times their entire annual trial budget. Meeting... Read More.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott buses group of migrants to Los Angeles

Thursday, June 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Gov. Greg Abbott said on Wednesday that Texas bused a group of migrants to Los Angeles, adding it to a growing list of so-called "sanctuary cities" targeted by the Republican governor. The move expanded his efforts to bus migrants outside of Texas,... Read More.

California authorities seize enough fentanyl in San Francisco to kill city’s entire population nearly three times over

Thursday, June 15 by ABC News

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced late Wednesday that the state's highway patrol has seized enough fentanyl in San Francisco in the past six weeks to kill the city's entire population nearly three times over. Since the governor launched a public safety partnership... Read More.

Tornadoes rip through South: Forecast and what to expect

Wednesday, June 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Thirty million Americans are on alert for severe weather as tornadoes slam the South on Wednesday. A tornado watch is in effect for Georgia and Alabama, where two tornadoes have already been reported, and severe thunderstorm watches have been issued for much of... Read More.

28-year-old woman allegedly enrolls at high school as 17-year-old to learn English: Sheriff

Wednesday, June 14 by ABC News

(BOUTE, La.) -- A 28-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly posing as a 17-year-old student and attending a Louisiana high school throughout this school year, authorities said. Martha Jessenia Gutierrez-Serrano, 28, who was placed in the ninth grade, allegedly pretended to be a teenager so... Read More.

Grand jury indicts Daniel Penny in chokehold death of Jordan Neely

Wednesday, June 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A grand jury has indicted former U.S. Marine Daniel Penny in connection with the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard a subway train, law enforcement sources told ABC News. The exact charges will not be unsealed until Penny appears in court at a... Read More.

Following arraignment, Trump narrowing list of potential attorneys to join his legal team: Sources

Wednesday, June 14 by ABC News

(MIAMI) -- Former President Donald Trump is narrowing down his list of potential attorneys as he and his team work to expand his legal team following his arraignment Tuesday on federal charges, sources tell ABC News. Multiple sources have described the process as "productive," with "several... Read More.

Marine faces federal charges in firebombing of Planned Parenthood clinic

Wednesday, June 14 by ABC News

(COSTA MESA, Calif.) -- Two men, including an active duty Marine, are facing federal charges in connection with the firebombing of a Planned Parenthood clinic in California in 2022, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Chance Brannon, 23, an active duty Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton,... Read More.

Mississippi officer accused of shooting 11-year-old Aderrien Murry ‘absolutely sorry,’ lawyer says

Wednesday, June 14 by ABC News

(INDIANOLA, Miss.) -- The attorney for Greg Capers, the Mississippi police officer who was suspended for shooting and injuring 11-year-old Aderrien Murry, says the May 20 incident was unintentional. "The shooting was not intentional, it was not reckless, and [Capers] wishes none of this happened. It... Read More.

Harvard Medical School morgue manager accused of stealing, selling human remains

Wednesday, June 14 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- Five people, including a Harvard Medical School morgue manager, face federal charges after allegedly conspiring to steal and sell body parts from cadavers donated to the institution. A federal grand jury indicted Cedric Lodge, 55, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, who managed the morgue for... Read More.

Officials unveil Interstate 95 collapse repair plan in Philadelphia: ‘This is our championship’

Wednesday, June 14 by ABC News

(PHILADELPHIA) -- Officials unveiled on Wednesday a plan to repair an elevated section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia that collapsed when a tanker truck caught fire in the underpass. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said the "most efficient" way to get the impacted lanes reopened will... Read More.

New condo tower could be built at site of Surfside condo collapse

Wednesday, June 14 by ABC News

(SURFSIDE, Fla.) -- Nearly two years after the 12-story Champlain Towers South condominium complex collapsed, causing the deaths of 98 people in Surfside, Florida, plans were submitted Monday that call for another 12-story condominium building to be constructed on the oceanfront property where the... Read More.