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Developing storm Rafael could hit the Gulf Coast this week: Latest forecast

ABC NewsA tropical system churning in the Caribbean is forecast to strengthen into Tropical Storm Rafael on Monday as it takes aim at Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and the Gulf Coast.A tropical storm warning has been issued for Jamaica, where Rafael is forecast to bring heavy rain and mudslides Monday night into Tuesday morning. A hurricane warning has been issued for the Cayman Islands.Rafael could strengthen to a hurricane by Tuesday night into Wednesday morning as it makes landfall in […]

todayNovember 4, 2024

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Truck crash kills 4, injures 17 on Michigan interstate

Footage of a vehicle explosion taken by a driver on I-96 in Webberville, Mich., Nov. 2, 2024. (Simon Schuster)(LANSING, MI) -- A semitractor-trailer crashed into backed-up traffic on a Michigan interstate, killing four people and injuring 17 others just before midnight on Saturday, police said.Troopers with the Michigan State Police had been stationed on Interstate 96, controlling traffic as workers installed power lines across the road, the department said in a statement.Prior to the crash, "numerous" cars had come to […]

todayNovember 3, 2024

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Ex-Louisville officer guilty of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights

ftwitty/Getty Images(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- A jury on Friday found former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison guilty of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights during a fatal botched police raid, in a retrial of the federal case against him.The guilty verdict came hours after the jury acquitted Hankison of a second count of violating the civil rights of three of Taylor's neighbors, who lived in an adjacent apartment that was also struck by gunfire during the raid. After the partial verdict was […]

todayNovember 2, 2024

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College quarterbacks’ retirements put spotlight on concussions and kids

Lance King/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The back-to-back retirements of two college quarterbacks seemingly at the start of their careers has put a spotlight again on concussions and youth sports, particularly football.On Oct. 23, North Carolina State quarterback Grayson McCall announced on Instagramthat he would retire from the sport after being carted off the field in an Oct. 5 game that saw him lose his helmet in a hit."As you all know I have battled injuries my whole career, but this […]

todayNovember 1, 2024

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Texas public hospitals now must ask patients if they are in US legally

Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images(HOUSTON) -- Public hospitals in Texas will now be required to ask patients if they are in the U.S. legally and keep a record of the funds spent on illegal migrants after an executive order went into effect Friday.Public hospitals are required to collect information regarding the "cost of medical care provided to illegal immigrants," the number of inpatient discharges and the number of emergency visits, then submit that data to the Texas Health and […]

todayNovember 1, 2024

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2 killed, several hurt in Halloween night shooting in Orlando, mayor announces local state of emergency

WFTV(ORLANDO, Fl) -- The mayor of Orlando, Florida, is cracking down in the city's entertainment district after two people were killed and several others injured in a Halloween night shooting.The suspect, 17-year-old Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, has been taken into custody, Orlando police said.Officers responded to reports of shots fired just after 1 a.m. Friday, and within minutes, the officers witnessed a second shooting, police said.One person was killed at the first scene and the second victim was killed at the […]

todayNovember 1, 2024

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Mom, daughter shot dead by home intruder in New Jersey

WPVI(WILLINGBORO, N.J.) -- Police are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a mother and daughter during a home invasion in New Jersey.Catherine Nunez, 33, and her mother, Marisol Nunez, 54. were found dead in an upstairs bedroom of their home in Willingboro early Wednesday, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said.It appears the intruder broke a first-floor window to enter the home, prosecutors said.No arrests have been made, prosecutors said.Authorities said they believe the crime wasn't random and don't […]

todayNovember 1, 2024

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Daniel Penny trial: Opening statements begin Friday as protesters gather outside

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Opening statements begin Friday in the trial of Daniel Penny, who is charged in the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who was acting erratically on a New York City subway car, by putting him in a fatal chokehold on May 1, 2023.The sounds of a sidewalk protest over the death of Neely were audible in the 13th-floor courtroom ahead of opening statements. Protesters were heard calling Penny a "subway strangler."Judge Max Wiley said he would instruct jurors […]

todayNovember 1, 2024

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Clubhouses offer potential solutions for those with severe mental illness

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When Jordan Neely boarded the subway on May 1, 2023, he was homeless, ranting about having nothing to eat or drink and said he was willing to die, according to authorities. Perceptions of Neely's final moments differ, but each account tells a similar story at its core: Neely appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis when Daniel Penny put him in the chokehold that ended his life.Opening arguments are set to begin in Penny's trial in Neely's death Friday. […]

todayNovember 1, 2024

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