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Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (GLENDALE, Ariz.) -- A man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly impersonated a law enforcement officer and brought a weapon to the stadium where Charlie Kirk's memorial service will be held on Sunday, according to officials.Joshua Runkles, 42, was booked on charges of carrying a weapon into a prohibited place and impersonating a police officer, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.Runkles was […]

(NEW YORK) -- The federal indictment that makes Luigi Mangione eligible for the death penalty if he's convicted of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson should be dismissed because a "torrent of prejudice from multiple public officials" violated his constitutional rights and made it impossible for him to receive a fair trial, defense attorneys argued in a new court filing Saturday.Mangione has pleaded not guilty to four federal charges, including one […]

(NEW YORK) -- Some pop-up showers and thunderstorms are possible on Saturday, mainly to the north of areas hit hardest by flash flooding recently, but there is no organized threat of flash flooding today as tropical moisture begins to thin out. No flood alerts are currently in effect.However, another burst of monsoonal moisture will bring a low threat (Level 1 of 4) of flash flooding to parts of the Desert […]

(NEW YORK) -- Two NYPD officers will face departmental misconduct charges in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Win Rozario after he had called 911 during what his family said was a mental distress episode, a police department spokesman confirmed to ABC News.Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch is charging officers Salvatore Alongi and Matthew Cianfrocco with using excessive force against Rozario when they shot him five times after they say he lunged […]

(NEW YORK) -- A new book by two artificial intelligence researchers claims that the race to build superintelligent AI could spell doom for humanity.In "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All," authors Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares claim that AI development is moving too fast and without proper safety measures."We tried a whole lot of things besides writing a book, and you really want […]

(BARSTOW, Calif.) -- A desperate search is underway in Barstow, California, for a 2-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters Thursday evening, authorities said.Xavier Padilla Aguilera was traveling with his father, Brandon Padilla Aguilera, 26, when their vehicle was swept off a main road in Barstow, California, about 115 miles northeast of Los Angeles, by rushing flood waters around 7:14 p.m., according to Barstow Police.The father and son became […]

Leon Neal/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A federal judge has tossed President Donald Trump's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and Penguin Random House, calling the complaint "decidedly improper and impermissible." U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday struck the complaint and gave the president's lawyers 28 days to refile their lawsuit. "A complaint is not a megaphone for public relations or a podium for a passionate oration at a political rally or […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Days before a memorial service for Charlie Kirk, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed a "National Day of Remembrance" for the conservative influencer after he was killed on Sept. 10.The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution marking Oct. 14, 2025 -- Kirk's birthday -- a "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk."While on the Senate floor, Sen. Rick Scott, the Florida Republican leading the passage of the […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Days before a memorial service for Charlie Kirk, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed a "National Day of Remembrance" for the conservative influencer after he was killed on Sept. 10.The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution marking Oct. 14, 2025 -- the influencer's birthday -- a "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk."While on the Senate floor, Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who was leading the passage of […]