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(BOISE, Idaho) -- Bryan Kohberger, the admitted killer in the University of Idaho quadruple murders, will be face-to-face with the victims' families on Wednesday at his high-profile sentencing hearing, with President Donald Trump even weighing in on how it should unfold.Here's what to expect:The caseRoommates Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle, and Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, were stabbed to death at the girls' off-campus house in the early hours […]

George Rose/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A 4-year-old child was attacked by a mountain lion at a national park in Washington state, officials said.The incident occurred Sunday afternoon in Olympic National Park, near the Victoria Overlook area on Hurricane Ridge, according to the National Park Service.The child was bitten by the mountain lion while walking with their family on a "popular trail," park officials said.Paramedics and park staff responded and […]

(NEW YORK) -- As parts of the Midwest continued to experience catastrophic flooding overnight and into Monday, dangerous heat and humidity are expected to set in this week.Overnight, a flash flood emergency was declared in central Illinois for catastrophic flooding as rain fell at rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour. The area in and surrounding Brownstown, Illinois, seems to have taken the brunt of the rapid rainfall that made streets […]

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) -- Nearly two dozen whales have died in the San Francisco Bay Area in recent months, according to animal rescue groups.A total of 19 gray whales, two unidentified baleen whales and one minke whale have died in the Bay Area region so far this year, according to the California Academy of Sciences.At least seven of the gray whale deaths have been determined to be suspect or probable vessel […]

Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) -- An investigation has been opened after a cellphone video that appears to show sheriff’s deputies punching and beating a Black man during a traffic stop went viral on social media, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office."We are aware of a video circulating on social media showing a traffic stop represented to be from February 19, 2025," the sheriff's office said in a […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for Harvard University and the American Association of University Professors asked a federal judge Monday to prevent the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from the school.Lawyers for university are seeking a motion for summary judgment to prevent the administration from withholding federal funding if the school does not comply with its list of demands.At a hearing Monday, the government argued that its grant contracts with Harvard include language saying the […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorneys on Monday asked a federal judge for a 30-day stay if he is ordered released from custody while awaiting trial.The lawyers said their request comes after they were advised by the government that if released, the Department of Homeland Security would begin removal proceedings for the accused MS-13 gang member."Given the uncertainty of the outcome of any removal proceedings, Mr. […]

New York State Sex Offender Registry (NEW YORK) -- A Florida man was arrested last week for allegedly threatening on X to kill "EVERY ONE" on what he believed was the Jeffrey Epstein client list, charging documents unsealed Monday show.Terrell Bailey-Corsey allegedly posted the threats on X last Tuesday, seemingly reacting to a response from X's AI agent Grok that disputed any such client list exists, as the FBI and […]

Scott Eisen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for Harvard University and the American Association of University Professors are in federal court Monday to argue against the Trump administration's withholding of federal funds from the school.Lawyers for university are seeking a motion for summary judgment to prevent the administration from withholding federal funding if the school does not comply with its list of demands.At Monday's hearing, the government is arguing that its […]