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Judge issues ruling to vacate Missouri man’s murder conviction

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(ST. LOUIS) -- A judge in St. Louis issued a written order Monday vacating the murder conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has served 33 years in a Missouri prison for a murder he has maintained he did not commit.The order follows a hearing two months ago during which Circuit Court Judge Jason Sengheiser heard evidence in favor of Dunn's exoneration, including findings from an evidentiary hearing four years ago in which the presiding judge declared that if Dunn […]

todayJuly 24, 2024

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High school coach, 28, randomly shot and killed at bar while attending conference

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A 28-year-old high school coach was “randomly shot and killed” standing on a rooftop bar while she was in town for a conference, police said.Ayden Burt, a 28-year-old high school coach from Jasper Independent School District in Texas, was visiting San Antonio for the Texas High School Coaches Association Conference when, just after midnight, she was randomly shot and killed while standing at a local rooftop bar on the 500 block of E. Crockett St., […]

todayJuly 24, 2024

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‘Horrendous’ Southern California wildfire sparked by illegal fireworks: Mayor

Homes are threated as the Hawarden Fire burns in Riverside, Calif., July 21, 2024. (David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Officials in Southern California said they are searching for suspects in a fire sparked by illegal fireworks that has caused more than $10 million in damages.The Hawarden Fire in Riverside County ignited Sunday afternoon and within three hours had burned more than 500 acres, according to Riverside Mayor Lock Dawson.Six homes have been completely destroyed and seven others damaged […]

todayJuly 24, 2024

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Man wounded in Philly mass shooting now under arrest on murder charges: Police

Obtained by ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) -- A 28-year-old man who was wounded in a mass shooting that broke out at a West Philadelphia party early Sunday in which nine people were shot, three fatally, has been arrested and accused of being one of the gunmen involved in the violence, authorities said Tuesday.The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, was charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder, Philadelphia Deputy Police Commissioner Frank Vanore announced in a […]

todayJuly 24, 2024

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Yellowstone geyser explosion sends visitors running

Daniel Grill/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A geyser explosion in Yellowstone National Park sent dozens of visitors running Tuesday morning, officials said.Videos taken of the event show the dramatic moment, with water and debris raining down over the park's Biscuit Basin thermal area, about two miles from Old Faithful.The geothermal explosion damaged the boardwalk, but did not cause any injuries, officials said.The Biscuit Basin has been temporarily closed while geologists investigate the event.Hydrothermal explosions are somewhat common in the area, occurring […]

todayJuly 24, 2024

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Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns

Valerie Plesch for The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who came under scrutiny for the agency's failure to prevent the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, has resigned.Cheatle had faced calls to step down since the shooting at a Trump rally on July 13, which left one attendee dead and two others critically injured.She announced her resignation Tuesday morning in an email to Secret Service employees, which was obtained by ABC News."The […]

todayJuly 23, 2024

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Search underway for 70-year-old California man who went missing after taking Jeep on off-road trail

Authorities in Placer County, California, search for missing Jeeper Warren Elliott, who was last seen on July 19, 2024. (Placer County Sheriff's Office)(NEW YORK) -- A 70-year-old man has been missing since Friday after taking his Jeep on an off-road trail in California, authorities said.Warren Elliott was last seen on the Rubicon Trail in Placer County Friday afternoon, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Office.Searchers from multiple agencies and organizations are involved in the search, according to the sheriff's office.The […]

todayJuly 23, 2024

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Body camera footage released by Illinois State Police of woman killed by former sheriff’s deputy

Courtesy Ben Crump(NEW YORK) -- Police body camera footage of the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman who was shot in her own home by a deputy after calling 911 to report a possible intruder, was released by the Illinois State Police Monday afternoon.The video, reviewed by ABC News, shows Massey, 36, being shot in the face by former Illinois Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson. Grayson, 30, who is white, has since been charged with three counts of […]

todayJuly 23, 2024

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Trump appeals his $454 million New York civil fraud case

Presidential nominee former President Donald J. Trump holds his first public campaign rally with his running mate, Vice Presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) (not pictured), at the Van Andel Arena on July 20, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Five months after a New York judge held Donald Trump liable for committing business fraud, the former president on Monday appealed his $454 million civil fraud case.Trump and his co-defendants asked New York's Appellate Division […]

todayJuly 23, 2024

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