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Carlee Russell, Alabama woman who lied about abduction, forced to pay nearly $18K in restitution

Carlee Russell, Alabama woman who lied about abduction, forced to pay nearly $18K in restitution

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 in […]

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Chicago grieves 11-year-old killed trying to ‘protect his mother’ during domestic violence incident

Chicago grieves 11-year-old killed trying to ‘protect his mother’ during domestic violence incident

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 their […]

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New York AG takes 1st step toward possibly seizing Trump’s assets as part of $464M fraud judgment

New York AG takes 1st step toward possibly seizing Trump’s assets as part of $464M fraud judgment

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) — New York Attorney General Letitia James […]

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Stormy Daniels says she is ‘absolutely ready’ to testify at Trump’s hush money trial

Stormy Daniels says she is ‘absolutely ready’ to testify at Trump’s hush money trial

Lorenzo Bevilaqua/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stormy Daniels is “absolutely ready” to testify at former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial, the adult film actress — whose hush money payment sits at the center of Trump’s criminal case — told ABC’s “The View” […]

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Judge in Trump’s civil fraud trial imposes monitor to oversee Trump Organization’s finances

Judge in Trump’s civil fraud trial imposes monitor to oversee Trump Organization’s finances

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Effective Thursday, former President Donald Trump’s namesake family real estate company has a babysitter. New York Judge Arthur Engoron, who oversaw Trump’s civil fraud trial, imposed a monitor over the Trump Organization as part of a judgment that also required Trump to pay a […]

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5th white Mississippi officer sentenced to decades in prison after pleading guilty in torture of 2 Black men

5th white Mississippi officer sentenced to decades in prison after pleading guilty in torture of 2 Black men

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 is […]

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Prosecutors blast Trump’s effort to further delay his criminal hush money trial

Prosecutors blast Trump’s effort to further delay his criminal hush money trial

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 thousands […]

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Food prices could increase further due to climate change’s effect on inflation around the world: Study

Food prices could increase further due to climate change’s effect on inflation around the world: Study

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 to […]

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Trump’s attorneys tell appeals court he can’t secure $464M bond for fraud judgment

Trump’s attorneys tell appeals court he can’t secure $464M bond for fraud judgment

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 Trump […]

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Spring begins with snow heading toward Midwest, flash flooding threatening Northeast

Spring begins with snow heading toward Midwest, flash flooding threatening Northeast

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 Michigan from Thursday into Friday morning, bringing […]

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