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Tennessee fugitive wanted in killing of deputy caught after dayslong manhunt: Authorities

Blount County Sheriff's Office(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) -- A murder suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of a Tennessee deputy has been caught following a nearly weeklong manhunt, authorities said. Kenneth DeHart was detained in Knoxville on Tuesday, the Blount County Sheriff's Office said on social media while sharing a photo of a large police presence outside a residence. The 42-year-old fugitive was wanted on first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder charges in connection with the shooting of two Blount County deputies […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024

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Indiana man arrested over alleged threats to kill pro-Israel government officials

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) --An Indiana man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly posting threats to kill Jewish people and U.S. government officials who expressed support for Israel following Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, newly unsealed court records show. An FBI arrest affidavit says Jeffrey Stevens, 41, admitted in interviews with law enforcement that he leveled the threats in posts to the CIA's website as well as in a Facebook direct message to the Fort Wayne Police Department. "I am going to shoot […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024

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Dramatic body camera video released of officers shooting woman mistaken as intruder

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Dramatic new body camera footage showing Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies in Houston, Texas, opening fire through a window while responding to a reported break-in has been released. In the new body-worn video of the incident released by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, which spans about four minutes in total, two officers can be seen approaching an upstairs Houston apartment in the early hours of Feb. 3. After encountering a window screen out of its […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024

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Rare baby white rhino born on Super Bowl Sunday at Indianapolis Zoo

Indianapolis Zoo(INDIANAPOLIS) -- Most of America’s eyes on Sunday might have been on Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas but about halfway across the country 1,600 miles away in Indiana, the Indianapolis Zoo celebrated a different kind of victory -- the birth of a rare white rhino. With an estimated global population of less than 17,000 white rhinos left in the world, according to Save the Rhino, an international Rhino conservation charity, the live-birth in captivity of the white rhino […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024

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Plane lands safely after door falls off mid-flight

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A small plane carrying two people has landed safely after losing a door mid-flight over a public park, according to police. The incident occurred at approximately 6:00 p.m. Monday when officials at the Cheektowaga Police and Fire Dispatch received a call for assistance from the Buffalo International Airport in New York. “A small plane carrying two people reported losing a door to the plane while flying over the area of Stiglmeier Park in Cheektowaga,” Cheektowaga […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024

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Suspected Lakewood Church shooter had criminal history, mental health issues, documents say

Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) -- The past of Genesse Ivonne Moreno, the suspected Lakewood Church shooter, includes a turbulent marriage, a contentious divorce, allegations of child and spousal abuse, a checkered criminal record and a well-documented history of mental health issues, according to an ABC News review of documents and records. Moreno is accused of entering the Houston megachurch with her 7-year-old son before opening fire as hundreds of people were taking their pews before a Sunday afternoon […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024

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Northeast snowstorm live updates: Fast-moving storm to slam major cities on Tuesday

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A major winter snowstorm is hitting the northeastern United States on Tuesday and could wreak havoc on roadways from New York City to Boston. The fast-moving storm is expected to last only from Tuesday morning to Tuesday afternoon, but it could bring up to 1 foot of snow to parts of the Northeast. Here's how the news is developing: Feb 13, 5:52 AM 50 million Americans on alert for heavy snow Some 50 million Americans are […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024

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One dead, five injured in New York City subway station shooting

WABC-TV(NEW YORK) -- One person was killed and five others wounded in a shooting at a subway station in the Bronx Monday evening, police said. Around 4:30 p.m. ET, officers responded to 911 calls of a shooting at the Mount Eden Avenue station and found six people shot, New York City Police Department Chief of Transit Michael M. Kemper told reporters at a media briefing Monday night. The victims, four men and two women, whose ages ranged from 14 to […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024

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Inflation expected to have slowed significantly in January

Noel Hendrickson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Inflation data to be released on Tuesday will show whether price increases resumed a monthslong slowdown in January. The report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics follows a slight acceleration of price increases in December. That jump in inflation complicated the Federal Reserve's plans to deescalate its inflation fight with a series of interest rate cuts this year. Fewer than two weeks ago, the central bank decided to leave interest rates unchanged, opting to […]

todayFebruary 12, 2024

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