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Paradegoers recount panic during shooting after Chiefs Super Bowl rally

Law enforcement and medical personnel respond to a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade, Feb. 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) -- A celebration turned into chaos on Wednesday in Kansas City, Missouri, after gunfire erupted following the parade and rally for the Chiefs' Super Bowl win. One person was killed and at least 21 people injured by gunfire in the shooting, according to Kansas City police. […]

todayFebruary 15, 2024

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Two arrested after dumping red powder on Constitution at National Archives

amphotora/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Two protesters dumped red powder on the encasement protecting the U.S. Constitution at the National Archives, prompting the closure of its rotunda and galleries Wednesday afternoon. Around 2:30 p.m., two men poured red powder on themselves and the encased Constitution in the Archives' rotunda. D.C. police responded to the scene where they arrested them for destruction of federal property. There was no damage to the Constitution. In a video posted on X, two men covered in the […]

todayFebruary 15, 2024

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Facing simultaneous hearings, Trump chooses to attend arguments in hush money case

Creativeye99/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When Donald Trump first entered a Manhattan, New York courtroom last April for his arraignment on hush money charges, the moment was historic for the country and novel for the former president. But in the year that followed, Trump faced four additional indictments and spent about three weeks in New York courtrooms to attend his civil trials -- denying wrongdoing in each case. The unprecedented became the norm for a former president simultaneously fighting multiple criminal […]

todayFebruary 15, 2024

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French bulldog owners on edge as violent dognapping incidents rise

Courtesy of Ali Zacharias/Teffiney Worthy(LOS ANGELES) -- Ali Zacharias said she has such a bond with her French bulldog Onyx that she went to extremes when the 1-year-old pup was snatched last month. Zacharias told "Nightline" that she was completely caught off guard when the dognapper allegedly took Onyx while Zacharias was eating lunch in downtown Los Angeles and put the bulldog in a car. But at that moment, which was caught on camera and went viral, she said she went […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024

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Michigan ‘fake elector’ for Trump testifies in court, says he never intended to forge public records

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(LANSING, Mich.) -- One of 16 Republicans who allegedly acted as "fake electors" for former President Donald Trump in Michigan after the 2020 presidential election testified in state court Wednesday that he never intended to falsely make or alter a public record. James Renner and his alleged co-conspirators were charged by the Michigan Attorney General in July with charges including forgery and conspiracy to commit election forgery for allegedly attempting to replace Michigan's electoral votes for Joe Biden with […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024

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Great Lakes ice cover is at historic lows heading into peak ice season

ABC News(DETROIT) -- The Great Lakes is seeing record-low levels of ice during a time of year when ice cover is typically closing in on peak levels, according to the latest measurements. It continues to be the winter that wasn't in the upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions, where average ice cover has continued to melt away since last week's Great Lakes ice analysis showed just 5.9% of ice cover. As of Sunday, just 2.7% of the Great Lakes was covered […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024

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California lawmakers try to address homelessness with new proposed encampment ban

Mario Tama/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- A new bill in California aims to ban homeless encampments near "sensitive community areas" statewide. The bipartisan Senate Bill 1011, introduced earlier this month, would ban people from "sitting, lying, sleeping or storing, using, maintaining or placing personal property upon a street or sidewalk" if a homeless shelter is available. It also bans people from camping within 500 feet of a public or private school, open space or major transit stop. A violation could result in […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024

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Jury deliberates in murder trial of former Ohio deputy accused of fatally shooting Casey Goodson Jr.

Family of Casey Goodson(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- The jury in the murder trial of a former Ohio deputy charged in the shooting death of Casey Goodson Jr. began deliberating Wednesday, following more than two weeks of witness testimony, including from a last minute witness who said he came forward after watching news of the trial. "Six shots in the back," special prosecutor Tim Merkle told the jury as he began delivering his closing arguments, echoing special prosecutor Gary Shroyer's words during opening […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024

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1 dead, 9 hurt in shooting after Chiefs Super Bowl parade in Kansas City: Officials

Jamie Squire/Getty Images(KANSAS CITY) -- One person is dead and nine are injured from a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, following the parade and rally for the Chiefs' Super Bowl win, according to the Kansas City Fire Department. Three victims are in critical condition, five are in serious condition and one has non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. The shooting took place west of Union Station, near the garage, as Chiefs fans were leaving, officials said. Two armed people have been detained, according […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024

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