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 […]
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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 […]
Firefighters continue battling large Hawaii wildfire
HONOLULU — A wildfire on Hawaii‘s Big Island grew overnight as firefighters worked to contain the large blaze that is burning in a rural area between the Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea volcanoes. No homes were at risk, but the flames came within miles of a critical highway Friday. The […]
Padres star Tatis suspended 80 games for positive drug test
WASHINGTON — San Diego Padres dynamo Fernando Tatis Jr., one of the brightest, freshest stars in all of Major League Baseball, was suspended 80 games on Friday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. MLB said Tatis tested positive for Clostebol, an anabolic steroid. Tatis said he accidentally took a […]
What unsealed Trump search warrant papers suggest about federal investigation
A redacted copy of the warrant and related papers from the FBI’s search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago indicates that the Justice Department is investigating the potential violation of at least three separate criminal statutes, including under the Espionage Act. The filing — released Friday by the court, at the government’s […]
2 dead amid ‘restless’ monsoon-season flooding in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — The most “restless” summer monsoon season in a decade became deadly Thursday, as intense lightning and thunderstorms flooded parts of southern Nevada and a leaky ceiling forced table games to stop at one Las Vegas Strip casino. A man’s body was found Friday by public works crews […]
Britney Spears’ ex convicted of trespassing in wedding raid
VENTURA, Calif. — A man once briefly married to Britney Spears was convicted Friday of aggravated trespassing and battery at the pop star’s June wedding. Jason Alexander, 40, pleaded no contest to the two misdemeanor counts in a California court. The Ventura County judge sentenced him to the 64 days […]
Young Thug hit with additional felony charges
Young Thug is facing additional gang-related charges in connection to a sweeping grand jury indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, that led to the arrest of the Atlanta rapper in May on gang-related charges. The Grammy-winning rapper, whose legal name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams, was initially charged with two counts but […]
Pipeline break spills 45,000 gallons of diesel in Wyoming
BILLINGS, Mont. — A diesel pipeline in Wyoming owned by a company that’s being sued by federal prosecutors over previous spills in two other states cracked open and released more than 45,000 gallons (205,000 liters) of fuel, a state official said Friday. Cleanup work is ongoing from the spill that […]