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(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- Investigators have found no criminality in the death of a 32-year-old man who was found unresponsive after riding a roller coaster at Universal's Epic Universe theme park in Florida in September, authorities announced on Thursday.Kevin Rodriguez Zavala died after sustaining multiple blunt impact injuries while riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster at the Universal Orlando Resorts park on Sept. 17.He was pronounced dead at a hospital that night, authorities […]

(NEW YORK) -- Up to 100,000 people in Washington state could be ordered to evacuate amid the threat of "catastrophic" flooding, officials said.Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, who has declared a state of emergency, stressed Thursday that the flooding "is extremely unpredictable" and "potentially historic.""If you have instructions to evacuate from your local authorities, please, please, please evacuate," the governor pleaded.This dangerous flooding was sparked by an atmospheric river event that […]

(VIRGINIA) -- For a second time in recent days, a federal grand jury in Virginia has refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud, sources said, again rejecting the Department of Justice's attempt to refile the case after a federal judge dismissed an earlier case based on the unlawful appointment of the U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia. Federal prosecutors on Thursday failed to convince a […]

Tyler Robinson, 22, the suspect in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, appears before Judge Tony Graf of the 4th District Court via a video confrerence call during a hearing on September 16, 2025 at the Fouth Judicial District Courthouse in Provo, Utah. (Scott G Winterton - Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, is making his first in-person court […]

(NEW YORK) -- Two men were fatally shot and two others were injured in a shooting Wednesday at a New Jersey recording studio used to make music videos, according to officials.The deceased victims were identified by investigators as Namir Bynum, 20, and Osayuwamen Uyamu, 20.Bynum was pronounced dead at the scene while Uyamu was taken to University Hospital in Newark and pronounced dead shortly after, according to the Essex County […]

(NEW YORK) -- Up to 100,000 people in Washington state could be ordered to evacuate amid a threat of "catastrophic" flooding from an atmospheric river event, officials said.Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, who announced a state of emergency on Wednesday, pleaded with residents to follow evacuation orders and warned on social media, "Catastrophic flooding is likely."In Skagit County, north of Seattle, officials called for evacuations amid the major flooding, saying "residents […]

(FRANKFORT, Ky.) -- The parent of two Kentucky State University students who is accused of opening fire on campus during an altercation, killing a student and critically injuring another, has been ordered held on $1 million bond.Jacob Lee Bard, 48, of Evansville, Indiana, was charged with murder and assault in the first degree in the shooting on Tuesday.A not guilty plea was entered during his initial court appearance on Thursday.According to the […]

(NEW YORK) -- Luigi Mangione returned to court in New York City Thursday for a sixth day of a hearing to determine what evidence will, or will not, be used against him when he goes on trial on charges of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk last December.The day began with an argument by the defense that prosecutors were trying to "prejudice Mr. Mangione" by releasing CCTV footage that showed […]

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention.U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said in her order Thursday that "since Abrego Garcia's wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority."Xinis said that the absence of a removal order prevents the government from removing Abrego Garcia from the United States.Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran native who had been living in […]