John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The bipartisan House Ethics Committee on Monday released a scathing report concluding its yearslong investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, finding “substantial evidence” that he had sex with a 17-year-old in 2017 in violation of Florida’s statutory rape law, and […]
ABC/Al Drago (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 inmates on federal death row, the White House said Monday. The move reduces the sentence for all but three of the 40 inmates on federal death row. Biden said that the commutations are “consistent with the moratorium […]
WTVD (GREENSBORO, N.C.) — A North Carolina police officer was fatally shot while responding to a report of a person with a gun inside a supermarket, authorities said. The shooting occurred Monday morning at a Food Lion in Greensboro, police said. Greensboro officer Michael Horan was fatally injured after responding […]
XNY/Star Max/GC Images (NEW YORK) — Luigi Mangione on Monday pleaded not guilty to state murder and terror charges in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The 26-year-old Mangione entered the Manhattan courtroom in shackles and under heavy guard. He was dressed in civilian clothes, wearing a maroon […]
XNY/Star Max/GC Images (NEW YORK) — Luigi Mangione is expected to appear on Monday in a Manhattan court for his arraignment on state murder and terror charges in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. He is facing 11 charges, including first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism. The arraignment […]
kali9/Getty Images (KILLEEN, Texas) — Five people were hurt after a man fleeing troopers drove a truck “several hundred yards” through the entrance of a mall on Saturday in Killeen, Texas, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. Four people were injured as the driver was “actively running people over” […]
ABC News (CHICAGO) — Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport issued a ground stop on Friday, pausing departures amid snowy and icy conditions as airports around the country grappled with inclement weather. The stop came as the clipper system that brought heavy snow and airport delays to the Upper Midwest on Thursday […]
youngvet/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot surged to $944 million on Saturday after no ticket matched the numbers drawn on Friday, the lottery said. The winning numbers on Friday were 2, 20, 51, 56, 57 and gold Mega Ball 19. The next drawing will be on Tuesday, […]
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office (WASHINGTON) — A Virginia college student is accused of plotting a “mass casualty attack” on the Consulate General of Israel in New York, according to court records. The FBI arrested Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, 18, a student at George Mason University, this week in connection with […]
(BERLIN) — A car plowed into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday, injuring multiple victims and sending people fleeing in panic, according to police. Extensive police operations are underway at the Magdeburg Christmas market, which is now closed, police said. Magdeburg is about […]
