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Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (HOUSTON) -- Public hospitals in Texas will now be required to ask patients if they are in the U.S. legally and keep a record of the funds spent on illegal migrants after an executive order went into effect Friday.Public hospitals are required to collect information regarding the "cost of medical care provided to illegal immigrants," the number of inpatient discharges and the number of […]

(ORLANDO, Fl) -- The mayor of Orlando, Florida, is cracking down in the city's entertainment district after two people were killed and several others injured in a Halloween night shooting.The suspect, 17-year-old Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, has been taken into custody, Orlando police said.Officers responded to reports of shots fired just after 1 a.m. Friday, and within minutes, the officers witnessed a second shooting, police said.One person was killed at the […]

(NEW YORK) -- Opening statements begin Friday in the trial of Daniel Penny, who is charged in the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who was acting erratically on a New York City subway car, by putting him in a fatal chokehold on May 1, 2023.The sounds of a sidewalk protest over the death of Neely were audible in the 13th-floor courtroom ahead of opening statements. Protesters were heard calling Penny a "subway […]

WPVI (WILLINGBORO, N.J.) -- Police are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a mother and daughter during a home invasion in New Jersey.Catherine Nunez, 33, and her mother, Marisol Nunez, 54. were found dead in an upstairs bedroom of their home in Willingboro early Wednesday, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said.It appears the intruder broke a first-floor window to enter the home, prosecutors said.No arrests have been made, […]

(NEW YORK) -- When Jordan Neely boarded the subway on May 1, 2023, he was homeless, ranting about having nothing to eat or drink and said he was willing to die, according to authorities. Perceptions of Neely's final moments differ, but each account tells a similar story at its core: Neely appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis when Daniel Penny put him in the chokehold that ended his life.Opening arguments are set […]

kali9/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) -- At least two people are dead and six others have been injured in a Halloween night shooting in downtown Orlando, police said.Police in Orlando, Florida, first received reports of a shooting at around 1 a.m. and immediately responded to the scene, the Orland Police said in an early morning press conference on Friday morning.Authorities confirmed that at least two people were killed and six others […]

(BIG SKY, Mont.) -- A Montana man has been charged in the killing of a fellow camper that was so brutal it was initially reported by a 911 caller as a possible bear attack.Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, of Basin, Montana, has been charged with deliberate homicide in the killing of Dustin Kjersem, authorities announced at a news conference Thursday evening.Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer said Abbey confessed to the killing […]

(NEW YORK) -- With Election Day around the corner, American parents may be considering paying for childcare to ease the voting process. But in some states, heading to the polls while your child is being cared for can be free of charge.In swing state North Carolina, 11-time Olympic track and field medalist Allyson Felix paired up with the nonprofit Chamber of Mothers to offer up to two hours of paid […]

U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood/Facebook (FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo.) -- An Army specialist has been charged with the murder of a fellow soldier whose body was found on an Army base last week.Spc. Wooster Rancy, 21, is accused in the murder of Sarah Roque, a 23-year-old sergeant, officials said Thursday.Last week, Roque was found dead in a dumpster at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.Rancy also faces obstruction of justice charges, […]