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Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- The 20-year-old who allegedly killed two and wounded several others in a mass shooting on the Florida State University campus last month made his first appearance in court on Tuesday after spending weeks in the hospital.The suspect, FSU student Phoenix Ikner, was shot and wounded by officers minutes after he allegedly opened fire on the Tallahassee campus on April 17, officials said.Ikner was released […]

(NEW YORK) -- In an obscure courthouse in downtown Manhattan on Tuesday, a group of small businesses will take on one of President Donald Trump's boldest uses of executive authority.A panel of judges on the Court of International Trade will hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Trump's sweeping tariffs, as the president's trade war continues to disrupt the international economy and raise the specter of a recession.The lawsuit was filed […]

(NEW YORK) -- Attorneys for wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia pushed back on the Trump administration's invocation of the state secrets privilege in a court filing Monday, saying that the government has produced no evidence "showing that it has made the slightest effort to facilitate" Abrego Garcia's release from detention in El Salvador."There is little reason to believe that compliance with a court order to facilitate the release and return […]

(NEW YORK) -- As testimony begins in Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal trial, his fate is in the hands of a jury that represents the city that allowed Combs to rise from working-class roots to the pinnacle of global cultural fame.Twelve New Yorkers were sworn in as jurors, along with six alternates -- who do not yet know of their alternate status -- on Monday.The jurors range in age from 30 […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Tory Lanez was hospitalized on Monday after a fellow inmate at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi attacked the rapper at around 7:20 a.m. local time, a spokesperson for the prison told ABC News."Staff immediately responded, activated 911 and began medical aid. Peterson was subsequently transported to an outside medical facility for further treatment," the spokesperson said.The rapper, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, is serving a […]

Facebook / Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office (OKANOGAN COUNTY, WA) -- Three people are dead, and another is injured after falling off of a mountain in a climbing accident involving a suspected failed anchor while they were rappelling, police said.The Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office, along with Okanogan County Search and Rescue volunteers, received a call at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Sunday about a climbing accident in the area of North Early […]

(DALTON, GA) -- A 19-year-old college student from Georgia remains in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after a traffic stop led to her detainment, records show.Ximena Arias-Cristobal was arrested on May 5 in Dalton, Georgia, when her dark gray truck was mistaken for a black pickup that made an illegal turn.The Dalton Police Department announced on Monday that a review of dash cam video showed she was not the […]

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A disturbing avian mystery is unfolding in a Northern California town where residents have reported birds "exploding."Residents of a neighborhood in the Bay Area community of Richmond, northeast of San Francisco, claim they have found multiple dead birds in their yards on their street. Security cameras even recorded one fowl's fatality, showing it falling to its death from a power line after a loud pop was captured […]

(NEWARK, NJ) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is considering temporary flight reductions in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, and it's launching an emergency task force to ensure safety, among other system upgrades announced by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy at a press conference on Monday.Duffy blamed recent telecommunications issues at Newark Liberty International Airport on former President Joe Biden's administration, claiming that it mishandled a move of air traffic […]