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(NEW YORK) -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday called for an outside investigation into Cornell University’s campus culture and its response to allegations by an unidentified female former student that she was raped by several men at a fraternity there in 2024.The governor said in part that she is seeking to determine whether “Cornell met every obligation to protect its students and pursue justice.”“The allegations in this case […]

(NEW YORK) -- Jury deliberations are underway in the murder trial of an Ohio man accused of fatally shooting his wife, who had called 911 to report that an intruder broke into their home and killed the mother of two.Caleb Flynn, 40, who once appeared as a contestant on "American Idol" in 2013, was charged with aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence in connection with the death […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Elder Chavez Carranza believed his last year of high school would consist of preparations for his graduation, prom and planning for his future.Instead, the 18-year-old has spent more than 200 days in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, hundreds of miles from his home in Albertville, Alabama.Chavez Carranza who is from Copan, Honduras, entered the U.S. when he was 14 and was later granted Special Immigrant Juvenile classification […]

In this June 21, 2022, file photo, the Robert F. Kennedy Building, the Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters is shown in Washington, D.C. (STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- Another top Trump loyalist tasked to help lead a controversial conspiracy probe targeting President Trump's political foes has resigned from the Justice Department, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News. The resignation of Kurt Olsen, a 2020 election denier who was […]

(NEW YORK) -- The X2 rollercoaster, which is the subject of multiple lawsuits, has been shut down, the president of Six Flags Magic Mountain announced Tuesday."After almost 20 years, we have decided to permanently retire X2," Six Flags Magic Mountain President Brian Oerding said in a statement posted on the Six Flags blog."While X2 consistently passed a multitude of safety tests, we have decided to close the ride because we […]

Three hikers were rescued early Monday, Sept. 28, in Big Sur, Calif. after requesting emergency assistance. (Monterey County Sheriff's Office) (NEW YORK) -- Three hikers were airlifted to safety by rescue crews early Monday morning after becoming lost and disoriented in a Big Sur state park, according to officials.The hikers called 911 at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday to request emergency assistance, prompting a joint search-and-rescue operation by the Monterey County […]

Prosecutors in upstate New York are defending their decision not to bring charges in 2024 after an alleged "gang rape" at a Cornell University fraternity. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten described the allegations as “morally disturbing” but argued that the facts he knew at the time did not support a prosecution. “If what was said on social media about this case was true, those fraternity members would be in prison […]

An Ohio man accused of murdering his wife in their bedroom and allegedly staging the crime scene to make it seem like an intruder broke into their home denied killing his spouse in an interview with police days after the deadly shooting, according to video shown during his trial on Monday.Caleb Flynn, 40, a former pastor who once appeared as a contestant on "American Idol" in 2013, is on trial […]

(Getty Images stock photo) (NEW YORK) -- A 13-year-old boy is in custody after allegedly shooting and seriously wounding a teacher at his New Mexico middle school, authorities said.The teacher, Kelly Matthews, remains in the hospital where he's considered "stable" but in "critical condition," Hobbs Police Chief James Jones said at a news conference on Sunday.The shooting unfolded shortly before noon on Friday outside Highland Middle School, near the building's […]