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Man, woman both fatally shot in head in Philadelphia, double homicide investigation underway

Getty Images - STOCK(PHILADELPHIA. Penn) -- A double homicide investigation is underway after two people were both found fatally shot in the head in Philadelphia, authorities said.It appears both victims were shot "execution-style" near the historic Mount Pleasant Mansion in the Fairmount Park neighborhood, Philadelphia police chief inspector Scott Small said, according to Philadelphia ABC station WPVI.The 49-year-old man and 38-year-old woman were both pronounced dead at the scene at 11:12 p.m. Thursday, Philadelphia police said.The victims were found lying […]

todayMarch 1, 2024

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US citizen arrested crossing border back into America from Mexico in taxi with $130,000 of fentanyl

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized 9.7 pounds of fentanyl with an estimated street value of $130,000. -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. citizen has been arrested attempting to cross back into the United States from Mexico after authorities found an estimated $130,000 of fentanyl hidden in the taxi they were riding in, according to officials.The incident occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday when a ride-share taxi driver who was carrying four passengers attempted […]

todayMarch 1, 2024

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‘We are living in a climate of hatred and fear’: Students discuss rooting out antisemitism on campus

Students hold a rally in support of Israel and demand greater protection from antisemitism on campus at Columbia University, February 14, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Nine college students opened up to U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday, saying they are in fear over the rise in antisemitism on university campuses since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.The students, from mostly elite universities including Harvard and Stanford, told members of the […]

todayMarch 1, 2024

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California storm could bring 12 feet of snow to Sierra Nevada mountains

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A blizzard warning is in effect in California's Sierra Nevada mountains as a dangerous storm slams the region.The blizzard began Thursday and will continue off and on through this weekend. The heaviest snow will be Friday and Saturday, when some areas could see snowfall rates of 3 to 5 inches per hour.Most parts of the Sierras will see 4 to 10 feet of snowfall. The snow could reach 12 feet in the highest elevations.Yosemite National Park […]

todayMarch 1, 2024

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Hunter Biden addressed numerous allegations under questioning from lawmakers, transcript shows

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs from a closed-door deposition before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and House Judiciary Committee in the O'Neill House Office Building on February 28, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- A measured and defiant Hunter Biden provided context for a litany of allegations he faced during six hours with Republican lawmakers Wednesday, according to a transcript released Thursday of the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees' closed-door […]

todayMarch 1, 2024

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Former US ambassador accused of spying for Cuba for decades plans to plead guilty

Raul Rubiera/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A former U.S. ambassador charged with spying for Cuban intelligence over a more than four-decade span told a judge Thursday he plans to plead guilty in his case, according to court records.Manuel Rocha, who rose through the ranks of the U.S. government and ultimately served as a U.S. ambassador to Bolivia from 2000 to 2002, will plead guilty to two of the 15 charges brought against him in an indictment returned […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

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Judges could determine the fate of 2 of Trump’s criminal trials in Florida, Georgia

Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Two of Donald Trump's criminal cases face a key inflection point on Friday, as judges in Florida and Georgia weigh plans for the historic trials of the former president.In Florida, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is set to consider moving the May 20 trial date in Trump's federal classified documents case during a court conference that the former president plans to attend in person.Trump's lawyers have argued that the case should be entirely dismissed based on […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

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Death row inmate exonerated 30 years after 1994 arson murder in Philadelphia

Charles O'Rear/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) -- A Philadelphia man who was convicted and sentenced to death in connection with the 1994 arson murder of a woman is now exonerated 30 years later, the District Attorney's Office announced.On Wednesday, Daniel Gwynn, 54, was exonerated and released from state prison in Pennsylvania after the DA's office said they found flaws in the 1994 first-degree murder investigation."The exoneration of Daniel Gwynn today frees a man who is likely innocent," Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

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‘Rust’ assistant director gives emotional testimony in armorer’s trial

KOAT(SANTA FE, N.M) -- David Halls, the first assistant director for "Rust," gave emotional testimony Thursday about the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the involuntary manslaughter trial of armorer Hannah Gutierrez.Actor Alec Baldwin was practicing a cross-draw in a church on the set of the Western movie in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 2021 when the gun fired a live round, striking Hutchins and director Joel Souza, who suffered a non-life-threatening injury.Halls, the film's safety coordinator, had conducted the […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

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