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(BURBANK, Calif.) — A California police dog gave the “ultimate sacrifice” after an armed suspect fled from law enforcement and fatally shot the canine in the line of duty, according to the Burbank Police Department. Spike, who officials described as an “intelligent and devoted partner,” was killed on Saturday after authorities conducted a traffic stop, […]

(NEW YORK) — Portland Trail Blazers head coach and National Basketball Association hall of famer Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty on Monday in Brooklyn federal court to charges he conspired to lure unsuspecting poker players to games allegedly rigged by the Mafia. “We enter a plea of not guilty,” defense attorney Mark Mukasey said.  Prosecutors […]

(POSEN, Ill.) — When she was captured on Sunday night, nearly 200 miles from the Wisconsin group home she allegedly fled, “Slender Man” stabbing assailant Morgan Geyser told officers who asked for her identity to “just Google” her, according to Illinois police. The 22-year-old Geyser, who in 2014 stabbed a friend 19 times to appease the fictional […]

(NEW YORK) — Morgan Geyser, who in 2014 stabbed a friend 19 times to appease the fictional character “Slender Man,” was located Sunday night after she allegedly cut off her Department of Corrections monitoring bracelet and left a Wisconsin group home where she had been a resident, authorities said. Geyser was taken into custody in […]

(NEW YORK) — What started as a dream vacation soon thrust a tight-knit blended family into shock and anguish when one of their own, a beloved teenage girl, was discovered dead on a cruise ship earlier this month. Even more baffling and heartbreaking, her grandparents said in an interview with ABC News, the person authorities […]

New York Jets defensive player Kris Boyd while playing for his former team, the Houston Texans in 2024. (Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images) (NEW  YORK) — A 39-year-old man was fatally shot early Sunday near a Midtown Manhattan nightclub, and the New York City Police Department said the shooter remains on the run. The incident happened a […]

mphotoi/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — At least seven people were injured in a shooting in downtown Chicago on Friday night, police said. Officers were on patrol when they observed a large group of people on the sidewalk close to the Chicago Theater on State Street, according to a statement from the Chicago Police Department. “Officer’s heard […]

(NEW YORK) — A proposal from the Trump administration to revise the Endangered Species Act could have critical impacts on the most vulnerable animals, plants and habitats throughout the U.S., according to environmental advocates. Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of the Interior outlined several rules within the ESA that it plans to roll back. […]

(NEW YORK) — A significant change in the atmosphere means the weeks after Thanksgiving could be colder and snowier than normal across portions of the United States. It’s all thanks to a disruption in the polar vortex. Here’s what you need to know. Why is this happening? Our atmosphere consists of many layers of moving […]

(WASHINGTON) — Government lawyers at a hearing Friday in John Bolton’s classified documents case raised the possibility that more charges could be coming for the former Trump national security adviser. Bolton was back in court Friday one month after pleading not guilty to all 18 counts of an indictment charging him with unlawful retention and dissemination of national defense […]