Hoover Police Department (HOOVER, Ala.) — An Alabama woman who lied about her kidnapping was ordered to pay nearly $18,000 in restitution and sentenced to probation during a court appearance on Thursday, ABC News has confirmed. Carlee Russell was charged with two misdemeanors for making false statements to police inRead More →
Caspar Benson/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Chicago officials and community members are grieving the loss of 11-year-old Jayden Perkins who police say was fatally stabbed while trying “to protect his mother” in a domestic violence incident. Crosetti Brand, who Perkins’ mother has an order of protection against, allegedly broke into theirRead More →
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The long-awaited bipartisan government funding package bill text was released early Thursday morning, and Congress is now racing to meet Friday’s deadline to avert a partial government shutdown. The $1.2 trillion package — considered a major bipartisan effort in the highly dividedRead More →
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Rankin County sheriff’s deputy Brett McAlpin was sentenced to about 27 years in prison during a hearing in federal court in Jackson, Mississippi, on Thursday for his role in the torture of two Black men, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. McAlpin isRead More →
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s request for a lengthy adjournment of his criminal hush money trial in New York based on recently disclosed potential evidence is “a red herring” and part of a “strategic delay,” prosecutors said Thursday in a court filing. Tens of thousandsRead More →
Storm forecast Friday, 3:00 AM / ABC News (NEW YORK) — The first weekend of spring will be ushered in with snow in the Midwest and New England, and heavy rain and possible flooding in major Northeast cities. The storm will first move through the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin and MichiganRead More →
Oscar Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The strain that rising global temperatures could have on on the agriculture industry and inflation around the world will likely cause food prices to increase even more, according to new research. Changes in average monthly temperatures have the strongest and most consistent correlation toRead More →
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump walk together as they prepare to vote at a polling station setup in the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center, Mar. 19, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Lawyers for former President Donald TrumpRead More →
amphotora/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Washington, D.C. Police Union is set to declare a “crisis” during its testimony at a hearing before lawmakers on Capitol Hill Thursday. The hearing, which will focus on the impact of crime in Washington on Congressional operations and visitors, comes a little over a weekRead More →
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Intel Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Arizona, on March 20, 2024. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that about 78,000 public service workers will have their student loans forgiven by his administration. The workers, which include teachers,Read More →
