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(NEW YORK) -- The birth mother of a 7-year-old girl from Long Island, New York, is planning to sue the county and school district following the death of her daughter in December 2025.Portia Duncan filed a notice of claim against Suffolk County for allegedly neglecting her daughter, Jor'Dynn Duncan, by placing her in the care of her legal guardian, Emily Kelly, who Portia Duncan alleges physically abused, neglected and tortured […]

Law enforcement gather evidence at the scene of a state trooper-involved shooting in LaPorte County, Indiana, July 10, 2026. (WLS) (CHICAGO) -- An Indiana state trooper is recovering in a hospital after he was shot by a suspect Friday who was being pursued by law enforcement across two states in a stolen car.Indiana State Police later found the unidentified suspect dead following a manhunt.The incident began around 5:30 a.m., when […]

(NEW YORK) -- The parents of Nolan Xavier Wells, the 18-year-old student-athlete whose body was recovered on July 6 after a Fourth of July boating trip, called for a transparent investigation as they seek answers about the mysterious death of their son.Christine and Elmore Wonsley told "Good Morning America" anchor Michael Strahan in an interview on Friday that they have called for a "thorough" investigation as they seek answers about […]

(HOUSTON) -- The man fatally shot during a traffic stop by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston this week was seemingly not the original target of the immigration enforcement operation, a Department of Homeland Security official told ABC News.The DHS official said Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, "resembled the target.""After receiving a credible tip from our law enforcement partners, our officers conducted surveillance on a target's address. […]

A video of a police interview with Lance Twiggs is played in the courtroom during a preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson at the Fourth District Courthouse in Provo, Utah, July 9, 2026. (Utah Courts) (UTAH) -- Over objections from defense attorneys, a video was played in a Utah courtroom on Thursday in which the roommate of Tyler Robinson, the suspect charged in the 2025 killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, claimed […]

(SAVANNAH, GA.) -- A now-former Georgia police officer has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after he accidentally discharged his weapon during an arrest, fatally shooting a teenager he was attempting to handcuff, according to court filings.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) filed criminal charges against Derrick Harris Jr., 37, who was an officer with the DeKalb County Police Department, on Wednesday, a day after the deadly shooting.The teen -- 19-year-old […]

Stock image of police tape. (halbergman/Getty Images) (CHESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J.) -- More than one month after a New Jersey mom was killed in her suburban home, prosecutors say no arrests have been made.Brooke Hanlon, 35, was found dead in her house in Chester Township after officers responded to a 911 call in the late afternoon of June 6, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said.Her death was ruled a homicide from […]

Stock image of Molotov cocktail. (Sinenkiy/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- A man was arrested after he allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at two different houses of worship and another building in Queens Wednesday night, the New York City Police Department said.Officers responded to a 911 call at Iglesia Bautista El Mesias Church in Ozone Park around 11:35 p.m. about a man allegedly throwing the incendiary device, according to the NYPD.Surveillance footage […]

The incident occurred in Pikesville, located northwest of Baltimore, just outside the city limits. (Baltimore County Fire Department) (PIKESVILLE, Md.) -- Over 30 people were injured after a public transit bus crashed into a building in Maryland on Wednesday in an incident that involved multiple vehicles, authorities said.The incident occurred in Pikesville, located northwest of Baltimore, just outside the city limits.A Maryland Transit Administration bus collided with a building, according […]