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(BOISE, Idaho) -- Though the motive behind University of Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger's violent attack remains unknown, the former police chief says "new information could come out still.""There’s always cases that, you know, 10 years later, somebody says something," James Fry, who was the Moscow police chief at the time of the murders, told ABC News moments after Kohberger was sentenced to life behind bars on Wednesday.After nearly three years […]

(NEW YORK) -- At least 130 million people from Texas to Maine are under alert for dangerous heat and humidity over the next few days.Hot and sticky temperatures will make it feel as high as 115 degrees in parts of the Mississippi River Valley. Even Niagara Falls will get no relief from the sweltering conditions; the tourist destination will feel like the mid-to-upper 90s on Thursday.The heat index in Chicago, […]

Martin County Sheriff's Office (MARTIN COUNTY, Fla.) -- A woman was attacked by an alligator while swimming in waist-deep water with her boyfriend and dog in Florida, according to the Martin County Sheriff's Office.The attack occurred on Wednesday, when the 27-year-old woman and her boyfriend took their boat out in the South Fork of the St. Lucie River in Stuart, Florida, the sheriff's office said in a statement.While the two […]

(NEW YORK) -- One week after more than 250 Venezuelan nationals were released to their home country from a mega-prison in El Salvador, a federal judge is holding a hearing Thursday to determine what due process rights the men may be entitled to after they were removed from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.In June, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled that the men, who were then being held […]

Cheng Xin/Getty Images UnitedHealth Group faces a criminal and civil investigation from the Department of Justice, the company disclosed on Thursday.The company in an SEC filing said it was complying with the requests from the DOJ. UnitedHealth said it reached out "proactively" to the DOJ after media reports about a probe into its Medicare practices."The Company has now begun complying with formal criminal and civil requests from the Department. The […]