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University of Georgia murder sparks finger-pointing over immigration

Tetra Images via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The New York Police Department is pushing back after an official from Immigration and Customs Enforcement claimed the Venezuelan suspect arrested for Laken Riley's murder was previously arrested and released by NYPD in 2023.Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, was charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, obstructing an emergency call and concealing the death of another."There is no arrest on file with the name provided in 2023," NYPD […]

todayFebruary 28, 2024

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Footage of ‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez’s interviews with sheriff’s office shown to jurors

Jim Weber-Pool/Getty Images(SANTA FE, N.M.) -- Jurors in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Hannah Gutierrez saw footage of the "Rust" armorer being interviewed by law enforcement hours after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the set of the Western."I wish I would have checked it more," Gutierrez said of the Colt .45 revolver while being questioned at the Santa Fe Sheriff's Office in New Mexico on Oct. 21, 2021, in footage shown to jurors Tuesday on the fourth day […]

todayFebruary 28, 2024

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Fans propose statue, legislation in honor of Flaco the owl’s legacy

Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Just days after the untimely death of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl who became world famous after escaping from his vandalized enclosure at New York City's Central Park Zoo, fans and politicians are proposing ideas to preserve his legacy, including erecting a statue in honor of the fugitive fowl.A Change.org petition had already garnered more than 2,300 signatures as of Tuesday, calling on the city and park officials to create a permanent memorial […]

todayFebruary 28, 2024

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King salmon populations are dying, simultaneously affecting orcas and local Alaskan communities

ABC News(SITKA, Alaska) -- Tad Fujioka always had great problem-solving skills. After studying and working as an engineer, he left the field 14 years ago to become a troll fisherman based in Sitka, Alaska."If you’re good at solving problems in one environment, that translates directly to another environment,” he told ABC News, adding that there are other benefits to the job. “I love the freedom to follow my instincts, I don’t have to report to a boss, I love being […]

todayFebruary 28, 2024

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‘Devastating’ Texas wildfires spark disaster declaration, nuclear plant partial evacuation

Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images"Devastating" wildfires in Texas have prompted a disaster declaration for dozens of counties and evacuation orders in parts of the Texas Panhandle.Gov. Greg Abbott declared a disaster declaration for 60 counties on Tuesday due to "widespread wildfire activity throughout the state."The declaration will ensure that fire response resources are quickly deployed to "areas in the Texas Panhandle being impacted by devastating wildfires," Abbott said in a statement Tuesday.According to an internal situation report from DHS/CISA, […]

todayFebruary 28, 2024

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Nashville Police Department, FBI investigating bomb threat at Covenant School

Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- The Covenant School, which was the site of a 2023 mass shooting, received a bomb threat on Monday, according to a Nashville Police Department spokesperson."Yesterday an employee of Covenant School received an emailed bomb threat. We cleared the site, with assistance from a THP (Tennessee Highway Patrol) bomb dog. Our Specialized Investigations Division detectives are working with the FBI to investigate the origin of the threat," according to a Metropolitan Nashville Police Department spokesperson.The school […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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Hunter Biden interview marks pivotal moment for GOP-led impeachment inquiry

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Hunter Biden will come face to face this week with the Republicans lawmakers he once accused of trying to kill him to harm his father's political career in a highly anticipated face-off that could be a pivotal moment for the sputtering GOP-led impeachment inquiry.Members of the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees will interview President Joe Biden's son on Wednesday during a closed-door session on Capitol Hill.Republicans hope to elicit revelations that could justify moving forward […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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Escaped Louisiana inmate captured in hotel in New Orleans

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office(NEW ORLEANS) -- A convicted felon who escaped custody on Sunday after pepper spraying his transporting deputy and stealing her car was captured in New Orleans on Tuesday, authorities said.Leon Ruffin, 51, who had been in custody on a second-degree murder charge, was found at a hotel in New Orleans East, with the help of New Orleans Police and the U.S. Marshals Service, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said in a media briefing Tuesday.At about 2:30 p.m. […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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Tourist rescued after driving rental car off cliff in Hawaii

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(SOUTH POINT, Hawaii) -- A Canadian tourist is lucky to be alive after he apparently took a wrong turn on a remote road in Hawaii and drove his rental car off a 60-foot cliff, before falling out of the vehicle and getting washed out to sea, authorities said.The 27-year-old man, whose name was not released, was rescued by firefighters and a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew after several fishermen saw the crash and called 911, officials said.The incident […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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