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Bridgeton Police Department (BRIDGETON, N.J.) -- A 24-year-old woman has been charged for allegedly hopping a fence at a New Jersey zoo and "enticing" a tiger, according to police.Zyair Dennis was charged with one count of defiant trespassing and was issued two city ordinances related to climbing fences in the zoo, Bridgeton police said in a statement Monday.Dennis allegedly entered a restricted area at the Cohanzick Zoo on Aug. 18, […]

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- The 29-year-old daughter of a former longtime MLB pitcher has been missing since last week after visiting a bar with her ex-boyfriend, according to police.Brenna Swindell, the daughter of Greg Swindell, was last seen on Aug. 22 at Poodies Hilltop Bar in Spicewood, Texas, outside Austin, according to the Austin Police Department.Swindell was at the bar at about 10:20 p.m. with her ex-boyfriend, Morgan Guidry, who has […]

(BOSTON) -- The family of a Boston police officer whose death is at the center of the Karen Read murder case has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her and two Massachusetts bars they went to before his death.John O'Keefe III, 46, was found dead the morning of Jan. 29, 2022, outside a home in Canton, Massachusetts, police said. The civil lawsuit, filed Monday, alleged that his girlfriend, Read, struck […]

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- The legal team of Sean Grayson, the former deputy charged with fatally shooting Illinois mother Sonya Massey in her home, notified the court Monday during his first pretrial hearing that they filed a request for an appeal with the Illinois Appellate Court last week following a lower court's decision to deny Grayson's pretrial release, according to Grayson's lawyer.Grayson has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with […]

Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Nearly one million spectators are expected to attend the US Open, which begins Monday in Queens, New York. Although a new assessment warns that large events "remain attractive targets for attacks by violent extremists and malicious actors," the NYPD said there are currently no known causes for concern."There are no specific or credible threats to the US Open. However, we're […]

Maxar Technologies/Getty Images (LOVELOCK, Nev.) -- Authorities are investigating the death of a female attendee who died on the first day of the Burning Man Festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert.Burning Man’s emergency services personnel found the victim unresponsive around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, according to the Burning Man Project. Deputies responded and confirmed her death, Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen said."This death will remain under investigation until a Cause and […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Thirty-eight million people are under heat alerts Monday as dangerously high temperatures are set to take over the Midwest.An excessive heat warning has been issued in Chicago, where the heat index -- what the temperature feels like with humidity -- could reach a scorching 110 degrees on Monday and Tuesday.The cities of Minneapolis; Madison, Wisconsin; and Omaha, Nebraska, are also under excessive heat warnings. The […]

(MERRITT ISLAND, Fla.) -- Embarking on a new chapter of private space exploration, the Polaris Dawn mission is poised to make history this week by launching four private citizens into ultra-high orbit and attempting the first civilian spacewalk.Led by billionaire Jared Isaacman and in collaboration with SpaceX, the crew aims to reach as far as 870 miles above Earth, the highest altitude of any human spaceflight mission in more than […]

(KETCHIKAN, Alaska) -- A landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, blocked roads and damaged houses, killing at least one person, officials said.Three other people were transported to a nearby hospital, Kacie Paxton, a public information officer for the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, said in a statement. One of those people was later released, she said.Forced mandatory evacuations were put in place after the landslide swept through several streets in Ketchikan at about 4 […]