By her own telling, Mississippi authorities provided Carolyn Bryant Donham with preferential treatment rather than prosecution after her encounter with Emmett Till led to the lynching of the Black teenager in the summer of 1955. Instead of arresting Donham on a warrant that accused her of kidnapping days after Till’s […]
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Montenegro mourns after 10 are killed in street attack
CETINJE, Montenegro — Montenegro declared three days of national mourning Saturday, a day after 10 people, including two children, were killed in a daylight attack by a 34-year-old gunman who police said had recently exhibited a “change in behavior.” The attacker used a hunting rifle to first shoot to death […]
Anne Heche’s son says he is ‘left with deep, wordless sadness’ following her death
Tributes have begun pouring in for actress Anne Heche. The actress, who suffered serious injuries after a fiery car crash in Los Angeles last week, was declared brain dead Thursday night but was kept on life support for organ donation, her representative said Friday. Heche’s family released a statement Friday […]
Real estate market cooling for some, still volatile for others
Just a few months ago, the real estate market was favorable to people selling homes. The amount of buyers was increasing, the number of listings were down and interest rates were dropping, it seemed, across the country. Now, brokers are saying the market has shifted. “Today, week after week, we […]
Police shoot and kill Wisconsin man after domestic dispute
Law enforcement authorities say police shot and killed a man in Appleton, Wisconsin, while investigating a domestic disturbance APPLETON, Wis. — Police in Appleton, Wisconsin, shot and killed a man after responding to a domestic disturbance call, authorities said Saturday. The shooting happened after officers were confronted by an armed […]
Driver walkout halts trains as UK summer strike wave spreads
LONDON — Thousands of U.K. train drivers walked off the job Saturday in a strike over jobs, pay and conditions, scuppering services across much of the country. The action was the latest in a spreading series of strikes by British workers seeking substantial raises to offset soaring prices for food […]
1 dead, more than 20 injured as winds destroy music festival stage
At least one person was killed and more than 20 others were injured when strong gusts of wind caused parts of a stage to fall at a music festival in Spain, officials said. Three of the injured were in serious condition on Saturday, an official with the Valencia government said. […]
Gun in ‘Rust’ shooting could not have been fired without pulling trigger: FBI report
The gun used in the fatal shooting on the “Rust” movie set could not have been fired without pulling the trigger, according to an FBI forensic report obtained Friday by ABC News. Actor Alec Baldwin shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western, which he was producing and […]
Former detective charged in Breonna Taylor case to plead guilty
Former Louisville detective Kelly Goodlett will plead guilty to one count of conspiring to violate the civil rights of Breonna Taylor . Goodlett confirmed the plea with her attorney during an online court hearing Friday. Taylor was fatally gunned down when Louisville, Kentucky, police officers executed a “no-knock” search warrant […]
Dems pass major health, climate, tax bill along party lines; Biden signing next week
Every House Democrat on Friday voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) over uniform Republican opposition, sending the multibillion-dollar climate, health and tax bill to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. The package, which similarly passed the Senate on Sunday along party lines, was approved around […]