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Clouds pass over the skyline on August 26, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) (CHICAGO) -- Chicago police are investigating a disturbing incident in a downtown park where a large cross was set on fire in the middle of the day on Tuesday.Videos and images of the burning cross in Grant Park, which police say was discovered around 2:30 p.m., went viral, shocking onlookers. The burning cross has historically been a […]

In this booking photo released by the Toledo Police Department, Ka Nye Taylor is shown. (Toledo Police Department) (TOLEDO, Ohio) -- A manhunt is underway after investigators have identified one of the two suspects believed to have opened fire at an Ohio festival last weekend. Investigators are now asking the public for help identifying a second suspect, as both remain at large. Twelve people were shot at the Old West End Festival […]

(PHILADELPHIA) -- Two suspects are being sought in a horrific homicide in which police allege a mother of four was beaten with bricks and stomped to death during a robbery in North Philadelphia.The victim, identified as 45-year-old Keisha Furlow, lived near an alley where she was found brutally beaten early Sunday morning, according to the Philadelphia Police Department."Investigators also recovered two bloodied bricks on the ground in close proximity to the victim, […]

Nighttime shot of unfurled police tape next to flashing lights from a police car. (halbergman/Getty Images) (LIVONIA, Mich.) -- A man allegedly gunned down his parents, his brother and his brother's girlfriend in a domestic mass shooting at the family's home in Michigan, according to authorities.The shooting was reported in Livonia, about 20 miles outside of Detroit, at about 5:35 p.m. Tuesday, Livonia police said.When officers arrived, the 25-year-old suspect […]

An undated photo of Billy Schmidt, 22, who was killed June 6, 2026. (Bill Schmidt) (PHILADELPHIA) -- A vigil and protest will be held in honor of a Penn State University student who was fatally shot about one block from his Philadelphia home.William "Billy" Schmidt, 22, was shot in the chest at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, according to Philadelphia police.Authorities have not announced any arrests or any motive.Billy Schmidt had been watching […]

(LANSING, Mich.) -- Michigan's attorney general condemned a decision by the Michigan Court of Appeals reversing the conviction of a man who allegedly provided support for a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The court overturned the conviction of Joseph Morrison on Tuesday, saying in part that kidnapping was not considered a violent felony in this case. "This ruling is completely and irredeemably nonsensical, outrageous and irresponsible," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told the House Oversight Committee probing the government's investigation of Jeffrey Epstein that Gates "never victimized anyone" and that meeting with Epstein "was a grave error in judgment," according to his prepared opening remarks.Gates is facing questions Wednesday about his relationship with the late financier, marking one of the most high-profile interviews conducted by the Oversight Committee since it began probing the government's handling […]

Nighttime shot of unfurled police tape next to flashing lights from a police car. (halbergman/Getty Images) (LIVONIA, Mich.) -- Four people, including three relatives, were killed in a domestic mass shooting in Michigan, according to authorities.The shooting was reported at a house in Livonia, about 20 miles outside of Detroit, at about 5:35 p.m. Tuesday, Livonia police said.When officers arrived, a man walked out of the home with his hands […]

(WASHIGTON) -- Jeffrey Epstein's longtime executive secretary Lesley Groff told the House Oversight Committee Tuesday that the convicted sex offender was a "master manipulator" and that she was unaware of his crimes, according to her prepared opening remarks and multiple sources familiar with her closed-door testimony.Groff appeared as part of the committee's ongoing inquiry into the federal government's handling of investigations into Epstein and his alleged co-conspirators, which to date […]