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Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s partner found dead in apparent drug-related incident

Saturday, October 3 by ABC News

Gypsy Rose Blanchard's partner Kenan Urker was found dead on his 34th birthday in what officials describe as an apparent drug-related incident, authorities said.Officers discovered Urker dead when they responded to a call from a home in Raceland, Louisiana, on Thursday evening, according... Read More.

Tennessee Corrections commissioner to resign days after failed execution of Christa Pike: Governor

Saturday, October 3 by ABC News

Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada said he will resign days after Christa Pike was hospitalized following a botched execution attempt, according to Gov. Bill Lee.The Tennessee governor's statement on Saturday did not directly reference the situation with Pike, who is currently Read More.

Luigi Mangione: Full body camera footage released from arrest

Friday, October 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- For the first time, the public can see the full body camera footage of Luigi Mangione's arrest and his subsequent strip search at the Altoona Police Department in Pennsylvania.The footage was released Friday after news outlets, including ABC News, petitioned the... Read More.

Father, son federally charged in connection to death of Ole Miss student

Friday, October 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A father and son who worked at a Mississippi smoke shop were charged by federal prosecutors in connection with one of the two Ole Miss student deaths that took place last week.U.S. Attorney Scott F. Leary for the Northern District... Read More.

Former sheriff’s deputy Eddie Duran found not guilty of manslaughter in fatal shooting of Airman Roger Fortson

Friday, October 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Eddie Duran, a former Florida county sheriff's deputy, was found not guilty by a jury on Thursday after facing one count of manslaughter with a firearm in the 2024 shooting death of a U.S. Air Force airman Roger Fortson.The jury acquitted Duran... Read More.

Cornell’s Jane Doe said she felt like a ‘sex doll’ after alleged rape, newly reviewed texts show

Friday, October 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- One of the Cornell fraternity brothers who allegedly attacked Jane Doe appeared to show remorse days later, writing to her in a text message that was showed to ABC News, "I just wanted to apologize for how things went down the... Read More.

‘Victory for democracy’: Former Olympian David Hearn speaks out after Reflecting Pool vandalism case permanently dismissed

Friday, October 2 by ABC News

Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn says he is "relieved" after a Washington, D.C. judge permanently dismissed the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case against him, ending the possibility that prosecutors could recharge him.Hearn was indicted this summer and prosecutors alleged that he ripped a... Read More.

Attorney General Letitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged Cornell ‘gang rape’ case

Friday, October 2 by ABC News

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday said she issued an executive order to appoint Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor for the alleged "gang rape" that took place at a Cornell fraternity in 2024. "Newly released information continues to raise serious... Read More.

Judge reinstates Washington state US attorney fired by Trump

Friday, October 2 by ABC News

A federal judge on Thursday ordered a U.S. attorney from Western Washington who was fired by President Donald Trump in July to immediately be reinstated to the position, and is barring the Justice Department from again attempting to replace him.The ruling from U.S.... Read More.

New ICE facility to hold families, unaccompanied minors could open in Louisiana next week

Friday, October 2 by ABC News

A new facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, may begin receiving undocumented families with children, local officials and immigrant rights advocates say. The 528-bed facility will house families with children, unaccompanied minors, and single adult females as they await removal inside renovated former Air Force barracks... Read More.

Timeline of alleged Cornell University fraternity house rape investigation

Friday, October 2 by ABC News

An upstate New York prosecutor this week reopened an investigation into a 2024 incident at Cornell University in which a former undergraduate student filed a lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped by seven men at the Chi Phi fraternity house.Here is a... Read More.

ICE sets limits on which officers can stop vehicles

Thursday, October 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is changing its policy on which officers can stop vehicles, and what is required to do when they're stopped, according to sources familiar with the change.Formal guidance was issued to officers this week, sources said. This comes... Read More.

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