The alleged shooter who killed three people in an Alabama church last week had multiple firearms violations against his federal firearms business in 2018, according to Bureau of Alcohol Firearms and Tobacco documents obtained by ABC News. Robert Findley Smith allegedly failed to keep receipts of firearms he sold at […]
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Civil jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused teenager in 1975
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Jurors at a civil trial found Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975. The Los Angeles County jury delivered the verdict in favor of Judy Huth, who is now 64, and awarded her $500,000. “It’s been torture,” Huth […]
3 hospitalized after plane lands and catches fire in Miami
Three people were hospitalized Tuesday after a Red Air plane landed at Miami International Airport and caught on fire. There were 126 people on the flight that landed from Santo Domingo at 5:30 p.m., the Miami Dade Aviation Department told ABC News. The fire is extinguished and the passengers will […]
South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh likely to lose license
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who faces more than 70 criminal charges after police scrutinized his finances in the aftermath of the unsolved shooting deaths of his wife and son last year, is likely going to permanently lose his law license. The South Carolina Supreme Court […]
Stocks gain ground, clawing back a piece of last week’s drop
NEW YORK — Stocks finished broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, clawing back some of the ground they lost in their worst weekly drop since the beginning of the pandemic. The rally to start the holiday-shortened week came as investors look ahead to what Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will […]
State trial of former cops involved in George Floyd’s death changed again
For the second time this month, a Minnesota judge has changed the start date of a state trial for two former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in George Floyd’s 2020 in-custody death. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill moved up the state trial date of Tou Thao and […]
Perfect storm of factors caused chaos at airports
Long gone are the days, at the height of the pandemic, when air travelers avoided flying for fear of catching COVID-19. The busy summer travel season is here, and airlines are struggling to keep up with the demand of millions of people flying again, on top of a myriad of […]
Lobster fisherman saves 3 people, 2 dogs from yacht fire
A New Hampshire lobster fisherman saved three people and two dogs from a burning yacht near New Castle on Saturday. An investigation is currently underway into what caused the 70-foot yacht to burn and eventually sink, authorities said. “We don’t know what caused the fire and we probably never will […]
Governor signs abortion bills imposing criminal penalties on providers
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed two abortion bills into law Tuesday that ban most abortions in the state and criminalize providers who perform the procedure. One of the bills strengthens a 2006 trigger law on the books in Louisiana that would go into effect if the Supreme Court overturns […]
Supreme Court says Maine cannot bar religious schools from state tuition program
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state of Maine must allow parents who receive taxpayer-funded tuition assistance payments to use them at religious schools, saying a ban on the practice had violated the First Amendment. The decision is a significant expansion of religious liberty and opens the door for […]