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The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is searching for Melodee Buzzard. This is the most recent photograph available, which was taken two years ago. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) -- California authorities trying to track down missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard say it appears she was seen earlier this month, but her mother is still not cooperating with investigators.Evidence points to Melodee being with her mom, Ashlee Buzzard, as recently […]

Federal agents clash with anti-I.C.E. protesters at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on Oct. 12, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- An appeals court on Monday overturned a temporary restraining order that prevented the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon.The ruling by a panel of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judges allows the Trump administration to deploy Oregon National Guard troops in the […]

(WASHINGTON) -- In a legal challenge that could have sweeping implications for President Donald Trump's picks for top prosecutors across the country, a federal appeals court heard arguments Monday about whether Trump's former defense attorney, Alina Habba, is unlawfully serving as the acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey. A federal judge in August concluded that Habba was serving without legal authority after she ended her 120-day term as interim U.S. attorney without being confirmed by […]

(NEW YORK) -- Last month's indictment of James Comey on charges of making false statements to Congress was the result of a yearslong relentless pressure campaign by President Donald Trump that shattered Justice Department norms and violated multiple laws and the former FBI director's free speech rights, Comey's attorneys argued Monday in a sweeping 51-page filing seeking dismissal of his case. Comey pleaded not guilty earlier this month to one count of false statements and […]

David McNew/Getty Images (SHREVEPORT, La.) -- A 17-year-old boy was killed over the weekend in an apparent lightning strike while hunting deer in Louisiana, authorities said.Colton Gauge Honeycutt went missing while hunting alone on Saturday in the Bernice area, according to Union Parish Sheriff Dusty Gates.His family members became concerned when he never returned from hunting and went looking for him, according to Gates. He was reported injured and Union […]

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office released this mugshot of Gbemisola Akayinode. Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HOUSTON) -- A mother has been charged with murder after her 9-year-old daughter died in a hot car in Texas, authorities said.Gbemisola Akayinode, 36, was arrested on Friday for the murder of 9-year-old Oluwasikemi Akayinode after the girl's death was ruled a homicide as a result of hyperthermia (heat stroke), according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.Oluwasikemi […]

A baby was found on a subway platform in Manhattan, New York, on Oct. 20, 2025. WABC (NEW YORK) -- A newborn girl was discovered wrapped in a blanket at a subway station in Midtown Manhattan during New York City's Monday morning rush hour, authorities said.The baby was found just before 9:30 a.m. on a staircase leading to a train platform at West 34th Street and Seventh Avenue, the New […]

(PHILADELPHIA) -- Human remains found Saturday have been confirmed to be 23-year-old Philadelphia woman Kada Scott, who had been missing since Oct. 4, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office confirmed on Monday.The confirmation came during a press conference on Monday morning when the DA's office announced new charges against Keon King, the suspect in Scott's disappearance.King, 21, who was previously charged with kidnapping in relation to Scott's disappearance, is now facing charges including […]

(NEW YORK) -- Researchers have quantified how meat consumption in the U.S. is contributing to the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change.More than 11 million tons of meat is consumed in U.S. cities annually -- equating to about 329 million tons of carbon emissions, according to a study published Monday in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change.That figure is comparable to emission levels from domestic fossil fuel combustion in the […]