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Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images (MIAMI) -- Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has been charged in an illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia, law enforcement sources told ABC News.Billups was arrested in Oregon, where is expected to make an initial court appearance on Thursday, sources said.Billups coached the Trail Blazers in their season opener on Wednesday night, a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is also […]

mbbirdy/Getty Images (LA MESA, Calif.) -- A 25-year-old police officer in California has died in the line of duty after she was hit by a car while stopping to help two motorists involved in a collision, authorities said.La Mesa Police Officer Lauren Craven was driving eastbound on Interstate 8 at Fairmount Avenue while returning to the city of La Mesa from San Diego Central Jail when she stopped to assist […]

(NEW YORK) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James launched a portal on Wednesday for members of the public to submit photos and videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity after federal agents carried out a joint ICE crackdown in New York City's Chinatown neighborhood one day earlier.In a statement on Wednesday, James vowed to review the materials to determine if any laws were violated, including "unlawful questioning, detention, or intimidation.""Every New […]

(NEW YORK) -- In a matter of seconds, a New York City mom said she worried her 10-month-old boy might not live to see his first birthday after he started to choke and suddenly could not breathe. But thanks to two police officers who saved the child, the "endless bundle of joy" is alive."Knowing that my son's alive, he's OK, he's happy, he's growing, I get to see his first […]

(PEORIA, Ill.) -- The trial began on Wednesday of Sean Grayson, the former sheriff’s deputy, who was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the July 2024 fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a possible intruder at her home in Springfield, Illinois.Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Dawson Farley, who responded to Massey's home along with Grayson, took to the witness stand on Wednesday afternoon and […]

Police in Middlebury, Vermont, released this photo of Lia Smith. Middlebury Police Department (MIDDLEBURY, Vt.) -- Police in Vermont said they are searching for a missing college student who hasn't been seen for nearly a week.Lia Smith, 21, a senior at Middlebury College, was reported missing on Sunday, according to police.The California native was last seen in a building on campus on Friday at approximately 9 p.m., according to the […]

(PEORIA, Ill.) -- The trial began on Wednesday of Sean Grayson, the former sheriff’s deputy, who was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the July 2024 fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a possible intruder at her home in Springfield, Illinois.The Sangamon County deputy was charged with a total of three counts in connection with Massey’s death -- first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm […]

(MADERA COUNTY, Calif.) -- Two farmworkers were honored Tuesday for rescuing 20 children from a burning school bus last month in California.Carlos Perea Romero and Angel Zarco were honored by the Madera County Board of Supervisors in a ceremony after they courageously evacuated the flaming bus filled with students on the way to school on Sept. 4."All the students made it out safely without any injuries due to the immediate […]

(NEW YORK) -- After federal agents carried out a joint Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in New York City's Chinatown neighborhood on Tuesday, a federal official said the city will see an "increase in ICE arrests" because there are "so many criminal illegal" immigrants."You will see us making those criminal arrests to make New York safe again. It's definitely intelligence driven, it's not random. We aren't pulling people off the street. There […]