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(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) -- William McNeil, Jr., the 22-year-old Florida man whose violent arrest by Jacksonville sheriff’s deputies was caught in a viral video, is expected to speak out about the incident during a press conference outside the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday morning.The sheriff's office said on Sunday that the agency launched an investigation into the Feb. 19 incident after the 2-minute cell phone video captured by McNeil went viral. […]

Facebook / Shelby Township Police Department A man has been arrested and charged with murder in Michigan after a call for help suddenly cut off, police said.The incident occurred on Saturday morning around 6:45 a.m. when police in Shelby Township, near Detroit, received a 911 call from a man who immediately hung up the phone, according to a statement from police.Officers were then sent to the apartment to check on […]

(NEW YORK) -- Tuesday, July 22 will be the second-shortest day of the year, as Earth completes a full rotation in less time than usual.The planet on Tuesday will experience a shorter rotation than the typical 24 hours, though not by much: 1.34 milliseconds less than usual, according to Timeanddate.com.Typically, we think of the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere as Dec. 21 or 22, which coincides with the winter […]

Ted Soqui/Getty Images Erik Menendez, 54, is in the hospital and has been diagnosed with a serious medical condition, his family confirmed to ABC News.The condition has not been disclosed.Erik and Lyle Menendez were resentenced in May to 50 years to life in prison, which makes them eligible for parole -- the latest step in a yearslong battle for the brothers trying to get released after 35 years behind bars.The […]

(Mass.) -- The deadly fire at an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, was accidental, however, the cause is classified as undetermined because investigators found two possible origins, officials said.State Fire Marshal Jon Davine there are two possible causes that "were clearly accidental": an electrical or mechanical failure involving an oxygen concentrator, or improper use or disposal of smoking materials.Officials will continue to investigate, but may not be able to […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- The gun allegedly used in the killing of an "American Idol" music supervisor and her husband at their home in Los Angeles belonged to the victims, according to prosecutors.Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, both 70, were found shot to death in their Los Angeles home during a welfare check on July 14, authorities said. Kaye had been with "American Idol" since 2009, according to a […]

(NEW YORK) -- A woman accused of impersonating four nurses from other states and using around 20 aliases since 2020 has been arrested and charged with dozens of counts, police said.Shannon Nicole Womack, 39, has been charged with 43 counts, including endangering the welfare of a care-dependent person, identity theft, forgery and falsely pretending to hold a license, according to court records.Womack is also charged with use and possession of […]

(NEW YORK) -- Columbia University announced on Tuesday that it is disciplining more than 70 students over anti-Israel protests that took over Butler Library on the New York City campus earlier this year and during Alumni Weekend last spring.The disciplinary action came as the university seeks to work with the Trump administration, which in March accused the school of "continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students."Most […]

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. State Department confirmed on Tuesday that a U.S. citizen was killed in Syria after disturbing videos surfaced showing him among a group of men apparently being executed by Syrian government forces."We offer condolences to the family on their loss and are providing consular assistance to them," the State Department said in a statement. "We are greatly concerned when any U.S. citizen is harmed overseas, wherever […]