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(NEW YORK) -- Nearly 70 million Americans are under a severe weather threat heading into the weekend, including the possibility of tornadoes in the central United States, after deadly storms swept through Oklahoma.A storm system is bringing rain, snow, ice and severe weather from the Rockies to the Upper Midwest and across much of the Plains on Friday.The severe storm threat stretches from Dallas to Milwaukee, including Des Moines, Iowa, […]

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Barack Obama reflected on the late Rev. Jesse Jackson's "legacy of hope" on Friday, telling thousands who gathered to celebrate the late civil rights leader's life in Chicago that "we are living in a time when it can be hard to hope.""I'd always be grateful for that legacy of hope," Obama said."We are living in a time when it can be hard to hope. Each […]

(CLEVELAND) -- A 28-year-old mother has been charged with murder days after the bodies of two girls were found in suitcases in a field in Cleveland, police said.Aliyah Henderson was charged with two counts of aggravated murder in connection with the deaths of her daughters, according to prosecutors.The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office said the girls were determined to be half-siblings and identified them as Amor Wilson, 10, and Mila […]

(NEW YORK) -- On one quiet night in Miami, a rising college football star had his life cut short in a murder that sent shockwaves through the city.Just months before he was expected to be selected in the NFL draft, University of Miami defensive lineman Bryan Pata was tragically gunned down on Nov. 7, 2006, leaving his family, friends and teammates seeking answers for nearly two decades."I'll think back how […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice on Thursday released three previously withheld FBI interview reports from 2019 related to a woman who made uncorroborated allegations that she was abused by Donald Trump in the 1980s, when she was a minor.In a statement on social media, the Department of Justice said the interview summaries -- known as FBI 302 reports -- were initially withheld from the January release of millions of […]

(CHICAGO) -- Three former American presidents and a former vice president are set to honor the late Rev. Jesse Jackson at a memorial service in Chicago on Friday morning – a "Celebration of Hope" that is being held by the family of the pioneering civil rights leader, who died on Feb. 17 at the age of 86.Former Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala […]

(CLEVELAND) -- A 28-year-old woman has been arrested days after the bodies of two girls were found in suitcases in a field in Cleveland, police announced Thursday.The Cleveland Division of Police did not say what charges the suspect was arrested on in connection with the suspected homicides, noting that the woman is expected to be formally charged later Thursday. Her name will be released at that point, police said.Detectives began […]

(El PASO, Texas) -- The contract for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement tent facility in El Paso, Texas, is under review, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed in a statement.Camp East Montana, a detention center on the grounds of Fort Bliss, was opened in August by the Trump administration. The facility has faced criticism from immigrant advocates following the deaths of three detainees and a current measles outbreak."ICE is always […]

(TORREY, Utah) -- A suspect in a triple murder investigation was taken into custody Thursday morning after investigators tracked him in one of the victim's vehicles, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety.Three women were found murdered on Wednesday in two locations.The suspect -- 22-year-old Ivan Miller from Blakesburg, Iowa -- is believed to have had no prior relationships with the victims or prior ties to the area, Utah […]