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4h ago

Man turns himself in, becomes 5th person charged in Montgomery riverfront brawl

Reggie Ray, 42, is charged with disorderly conduct, according to the Montgomery Police Department.
Witnesses say a large brawl that broke out on an Alabama riverfront Saturday was fueled by alcohol and adrenaline.
Witnesses say a large brawl that broke out on an Alabama riverfront Saturday was fueled by alcohol and adrenaline.
5h ago

Fox's top lawyer exiting company months after $787.5M Dominion settlement

Viet Dinh, Fox’s chief legal and policy officer, plans to step down from his role at the end of the year and become a special adviser to the company, the media company said.
People walk by the News Corporation headquarters, home to Fox News, on April 18, 2023 in New York City. Moments before opening arguments were set to begin this afternoon, Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems said that they had reached a settlement of $787 million in the voting machine company's defamation lawsuit against Fox.
People walk by the News Corporation headquarters, home to Fox News, on April 18, 2023 in New York City. Moments before opening arguments were set to begin this afternoon, Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems said that they had reached a settlement of $787 million in the voting machine company's defamation lawsuit against Fox.
6h ago

Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect's wife has breast and skin cancer, her attorney says

Asa Ellerup filed for divorce from Rex Heuermann days after he was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder.
Crime laboratory officers removes boxes as law enforcement searches the home of Rex Heuermann
Crime laboratory officers removes boxes as law enforcement searches the home of Rex Heuermann
7h ago

Court blocks Idaho law restricting trans students’ restroom use

“The court’s ruling will be a relief for transgender students in Idaho, who are entitled to basic dignity, safety, and respect at school,” a lawyer for the plaintiffs said.
People gather at the state Capitol to oppose anti-transgender legislation
People gather at the state Capitol to oppose anti-transgender legislation
7h ago

Woman says she found live frog in her container of spinach

“It was alive and moving,” she said. “Just thank God I didn’t eat the frog.”
A North American female bullfrog in Germany on Aug. 9, 2023.
A North American female bullfrog in Germany on Aug. 9, 2023.
8h ago

Texas man released from prison after killing 8-year-old girl now charged with 2 more murders

Raul Meza Jr. was arrested earlier this year in the deaths of his roommate in May and a woman in 2019. He was convicted in the 1982 rape and killing of 8-year-old Kendra Page.
Raul Meza Jr.
Raul Meza Jr.

California judge accused of killing his wife had 47 weapons in his home

Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 72, was arrested last week after his son called 911 to report his mother, Sheryl Ferguson, had been shot at the family’s home.
Investigators remove firearms from Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson's  house in Anaheim, Calif. on Aug. 4, 2023.
Investigators remove firearms from Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson's  house in Anaheim, Calif. on Aug. 4, 2023.
11h ago

Teen suspect in NYC stabbing of a dancer is indicted on a hate-crime murder charge

O'Shae Sibley, 28, was fatally stabbed late last month after dancing to music by Beyoncé with friends at a Brooklyn gas station.
O'Shae Sibley.
O'Shae Sibley.

With students back in classrooms, schools work to deal with ongoing heat

In Phoenix, which recorded daily highs at or above 110 F for 31 consecutive days in July, daily heat index is carefully monitored by schools.
Students arrive for their first day of school at Dr. Joaquin Garcia High School in western Lake Worth Beach, Florida on August 10, 2023.
Students arrive for their first day of school at Dr. Joaquin Garcia High School in western Lake Worth Beach, Florida on August 10, 2023.
12h ago

Tory Lanez refuses to apologize after conviction in Megan Thee Stallion shooting

"Regardless of how they try to spin my words, I have always maintained my innocence and I always will," the rapper said in an Instagram post. Before he was sentenced Lanez addressed the court and took full responsibility for the shooting.
Tory Lanez performs in London
Tory Lanez performs in London
12h ago

New Kentucky school bus routes a 'disaster,' prompts class cancellation as last kids arrive home at 10 pm

Schools Superintendent Marty Pollio called the decision to close schools on Thursday and Friday difficult but necessary. District officials will spend the four days before Monday reviewing the routes and having drivers practice them.
School buses packed with students on the first day of school on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, Louisville, Ky.
School buses packed with students on the first day of school on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, Louisville, Ky.