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Scott Peterson case taken up by LA Innocence Project: Exclusive

Scott Peterson case taken up by LA Innocence Project: Exclusive

Andy Alfaro/The Modesto Bee/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The LA Innocence Project has taken up the notorious case of convicted wife killer Scott Peterson in new court filings, ABC News has learned exclusively. The group is seeking new evidence from the original trial. Laci Peterson, who […]

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Sept. 11 victim’s remains newly identified through DNA testing

Sept. 11 victim’s remains newly identified through DNA testing

Matthew T. Carroll/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Well over two decades since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the unyielding DNA testing by the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner paid off with a positive identification of another victim. John Ballantine Niven, of Oyster Bay, New […]

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Suspect arrested in NYC stabbing spree; charged with attempted murder, police say

Suspect arrested in NYC stabbing spree; charged with attempted murder, police say

NYPD (NEW YORK) — A suspect is in custody in connection with a random stabbing spree that occurred in the Queens borough of New York City, police said. The suspect — identified as 27-year-old Jermain Rigueur of Queens — was arrested Wednesday evening for four assaults that occurred over the […]

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DOJ cites ‘unimaginable horror’ and ‘cascading failures’ in scathing Uvalde shooting report

DOJ cites ‘unimaginable horror’ and ‘cascading failures’ in scathing Uvalde shooting report

Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A scathing Justice Department report into the 2022 mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, described “cascading failures of leadership” during the attack and an “unprecedented” level of misinformation in its aftermath that crippled the community’s attempts to recover. A review team […]

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Weather-related deaths climb to 37 as winter maintains icy grip over much of US

Weather-related deaths climb to 37 as winter maintains icy grip over much of US

Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — There have been at least 37 weather-related deaths across the United States since Sunday, as an arctic blast continues to unleash heavy snow and icy temperatures from coast to coast. The state with the most fatalities so far was Tennessee, where […]

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E. Jean Carroll defamation case live updates: Cross-examination of Carroll to resume

E. Jean Carroll defamation case live updates: Cross-examination of Carroll to resume

Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center, Jan. 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former […]

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Suspect arrested in NYC stabbing spree; laughed in victim’s face, police say

Suspect arrested in NYC stabbing spree; laughed in victim’s face, police say

NYPD (NEW YORK) — A suspect is in custody in connection with five unprovoked stabbings that occurred in the Queens borough of New York City in recent days, police said. The suspect — identified as 27-year-old Jermain Rigueur of Queens — was arrested Wednesday evening and charged with three counts […]

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Chinese-manufactured drones ‘pose a significant risk to critical infrastructure and U.S. national security,’ DHS and FBI warn

Chinese-manufactured drones ‘pose a significant risk to critical infrastructure and U.S. national security,’ DHS and FBI warn

Richard Newstead/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security’s cyber agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are warning that Chinese-manufactured drones “pose a significant risk to critical infrastructure and U.S. national security,” and could steal American data, according to a public service announcement released on Wednesday. DHS’ Cybersecurity […]

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Boy, 14, with autism tased by police in what family says was case of mistaken identity

Boy, 14, with autism tased by police in what family says was case of mistaken identity

Dolton Police Department (CHICAGO) — An Illinois family said they are still reeling weeks after their 14-year-old son who has autism was tased by police in what they contend was a case of mistaken identity. The family told ABC Chicago station WLS-TV that the teen — Avarius Thompson — suffered […]

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Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic dies of heart attack

Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic dies of heart attack

PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic died from a heart attack suffered during a team dinner Tuesday night, according to the organization. “We are absolutely devastated by Dejan’s sudden passing,” Golden State head coach Steve Kerr said in a statement. This […]

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