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(BROADVIEW, Ill.) -- A man who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this month was temporarily released from an Illinois facility on Friday, after community advocates and officials appealed for his freedom so he can resume the kidney donation process in hopes of saving his brother's life.José Gregorio González, who was detained by ICE on March 3, was reunited with his brother José Alfredo Pacheco, who is […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- An investigation is underway after authorities found a body matching the description of a missing 13-year-old boy, Los Angeles police said.Oscar Omar Hernandez, of the San Fernando Valley, was reported missing by his family on Sunday after he "failed to return home from visiting an acquaintance in Lancaster," LAPD Capt. Scot Williams said in a statement.The Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division assumed the lead Tuesday in […]

(FRISCO, Texas) -- A 17-year-old student charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of another student at a track meet allegedly confessed to the killing and officers say he told them he was protecting himself, according to the arrest report.The incident occurred Wednesday morning at a Frisco Independent School District stadium during a track and field championship involving multiple schools in the district.Austin Metcalf, 17, an 11th grader at Frisco Memorial High […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Maryland has granted a preliminary injunction and ordered the government to facilitate the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was deported to El Salvador in error, by Monday."I am going to grant the motion for preliminary injunction I've reviewed, and I'll read this word for word, so that there is no dispute that the oral order is the written order," said […]

Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge is hearing arguments Friday in the case of a Maryland man with protected legal status who was sent to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador following an "administrative error" by the Trump administration.The government has acknowledged the error but said in a court filing that because Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is no longer in U.S. custody, the court cannot […]

(SENECA, Kan.) -- A man has been arrested in the murder of a Catholic priest, who was shot Thursday outside the residence at his church in the small town of Seneca, Kansas.Gary Hermesch, 66, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was booked on suspicion of first-degree murder.A 911 call was made at around 3 p.m. on Thursday to report shots fired at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, according to the Kansas […]

(NEW YORK) -- ​​​​A four-day, once-in-a-generation weather event is pounding the middle of the U.S. with destructive tornadoes and life-threatening flooding.Friday marks day three of the devastating storm. Here's what you need to know:8 deaths reported in 4 statesAt least eight people have died across four states.In Franklin County, Kentucky, a boy died after he got caught in floodwaters on Friday while walking to the school bus stop, officials said.A […]

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LOS ANGELES) -- A man is at large after he allegedly gunned down his estranged girlfriend and her daughter in their car, authorities said.Donte Lamont Brown, 41, of Compton, is considered armed and dangerous, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department warned.La'von Hall and her daughter, Ma'Laysia Martin, were stopped at a traffic light in Compton around 7 p.m. on Tuesday when Brown allegedly drove up […]

Ross Harried/NurPhoto via Getty Images (MADISON, Wis.) -- Two people are missing after a boat capsized on the Wisconsin River on Thursday, according to the Wisconsin Dells Police Department.At approximately 4:24 p.m. on Thursday, police received reports that a "boat had capsized on the Wisconsin River, south of the Kilbourn Dam," which is an hour north of Madison, police said.Three people were in the boat at the time of the […]