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Alex Murdaugh ‘invented’ story about dogs causing housekeeper’s fatal fall at house

Wednesday, May 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Alex Murdaugh, the former South Carolina lawyer serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son, said he "invented" the story about a dog causing his housekeeper's fatal fall at the family’s hunting property, Moselle, in February of 2018, causing... Read More.

Suspect accused of gunning down five in Texas taken into custody

Wednesday, May 3 by ABC News

(CLEVELAND, Texas) -- Francisco Oropesa, the man accused of gunning down five people in an "execution-style" mass shooting in Cleveland, Texas, has been taken into custody after a multi-day manhunt, officials said. Oropesa, 38, was taken into custody in Montgomery County, about 20 miles from... Read More.

7 people killed, dozens injured as dust storm causes major car crash in Illinois: Officials

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A seventh person has been confirmed dead after a massive pileup Monday in Illinois caused by a sudden dust storm, officials said. Thirty-seven people were transported to area hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to critical, Illinois State Police said. Victims range in... Read More.

Construction fraud scheme faked ties to minority, women-owned businesses: Manhattan DA

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Eight people and six companies have been charged in a series of indictments with pervasive fraud and corruption in the construction industry, motivated by “greed at all costs," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. said Tuesday while announcing the indictments. The defendants allegedly... Read More.

Cash App founder Bob Lee stabbed in chest, hip: Autopsy records

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Cash App founder Bob Lee was stabbed three times, twice in the chest and once in the hip, according to autopsy documents released Tuesday. Lee, 43, an executive at cryptocurrency firm MobileCoin, was killed last month in the San Francisco neighborhood of Rincon... Read More.

Woman arrested for allegedly throwing wine at Matt Gaetz

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla.) -- A Florida woman was arrested and charged with battery on an elected official after she allegedly threw a glass of wine at Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred on Saturday in Miramar Beach, Florida. Gaetz... Read More.

6 people killed, dozens injured as dust storm causes major car crash in Illinois: Officials

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Six people are dead and dozens more injured after a massive pileup Monday in Illinois caused by a sudden dust storm, officials said. More than 30 people were injured and transported to the hospital, including multiple people with life-threatening injuries, Illinois State Police... Read More.

3rd escaped Mississippi detainee found dead in New Orleans: Sheriff

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- A third detainee who escaped from a Mississippi jail more than a week ago was found dead inside a vehicle at a New Orleans truck stop on Sunday, authorities said. Casey Grayson, 34, was one of four men who broke out of the... Read More.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. charges 14 in construction fraud scheme

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Eight people and six companies have been charged in a series of indictments with pervasive fraud and corruption in the construction industry, motivated by “greed at all costs," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. said Tuesday while announcing the indictments. The defendants allegedly... Read More.

2 inmates escape from Virginia jail, including man arrested in murder of North Carolina deputy

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(FARMVILLE, Va.) -- Federal, state and local officials are searching for two inmates who escaped from a Virginia jail, including a man who's suspected of being involved in the murder of a North Carolina deputy, according to authorities. Alder Marin-Sotelo, 26, and Bruce Callahan, 44, both... Read More.

Trump will not testify in E. Jean Carroll battery, defamation case, his attorney says

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Donald Trump will not testify in his own defense in writer E. Jean Carroll's civil defamation and battery case against the former president, Trump's attorney said Tuesday at the end of the day's testimony. Carroll, who brought the lawsuit in November, alleges that... Read More.

Some Black farmers worry they could be left out of federal debt relief programs

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(KEYSVILLE, Ga.) -- For nearly three decades, Lucious Abrams says he has gotten letters from the United States Department of Agriculture promising to wipe out his debt --but for him and other Black farmers in the country, receiving relief from the federal government has been... Read More.

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Alex Murdaugh ‘invented’ story about dogs causing housekeeper’s fatal fall at house

Suspect accused of gunning down five in Texas taken into custody

7 people killed, dozens injured as dust storm causes major car crash in Illinois: Officials

Construction fraud scheme faked ties to minority, women-owned businesses: Manhattan DA

Cash App founder Bob Lee stabbed in chest, hip: Autopsy records

Woman arrested for allegedly throwing wine at Matt Gaetz

6 people killed, dozens injured as dust storm causes major car crash in Illinois: Officials

3rd escaped Mississippi detainee found dead in New Orleans: Sheriff

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. charges 14 in construction fraud scheme

2 inmates escape from Virginia jail, including man arrested in murder of North Carolina deputy

Trump will not testify in E. Jean Carroll battery, defamation case, his attorney says

Some Black farmers worry they could be left out of federal debt relief programs

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