Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (CHARLESTON, W.V.) — West Virginia has the right to block the sale of the abortion drug mifepristone, even though federal regulators have decided the medication is safe, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. The decision by U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers is a blow to abortion rights […]
Trevor Williams/Getty Images (TULAS, Okla.) — The Oklahoma state school board voted unanimously on Thursday to upgrade the status of Tulsa Public Schools (TPS) to “accredited with deficiencies” amid fears the largest school district in the state – with more than 33,000 students – could have lost its accreditation status […]
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (EAST POINT, Ga.) — body found at a garbage collection station in Georgia Thursday is believed to be missing 2-year-old J’Asiah Mitchell, whose father reported the child had been kidnapped during an armed robbery last week. The toddler’s father was charged with lying about the robbery to […]
David Talukdar/Getty Images (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — Maui County says it has filed a lawsuit against local electric companies over damage caused by the devastating Maui wildfires, including ones in Lahaina and Kula. The lawsuit alleges that Maui Electric Company, Limited, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Hawaiʻi Electric Light Company, Inc., and […]
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (MONTGOMERY COUNTY, N.C.) — Authorities said they believe they’ve found the remains of 39-year-old Allisha Watts, a North Carolina woman who has been missing for over a month. Watts’ boyfriend, James Dunmore, was arrested Thursday for murder, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. “This is […]
Michigan State Police (DETROIT) — Three people have been charged in the kidnapping of 14-day-old Michigan newborn twins from their mother’s hotel room earlier this week. Curtis Lee Slay, 18; Davion Demetrius Sherman Chandler, 19; and Shantell Re-Azia Jones, 23, are each being charged with two counts of kidnapping, two […]
KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — A retired police sergeant allegedly killed three people and wounded six others in a mass shooting at a popular Southern California biker bar, according to authorities. The shooting was reported just after 7 p.m. PT Wednesday at Cook’s Corner in Trabuco Canyon, and deputies responded within […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The search for loved ones on Maui following the devastating wildfires has grown increasingly dire as the community grieves those lost in the blazes. Between 1,000 and 1,100 individuals remain unaccounted for following the Maui wildfire disaster, as of Aug. 22. It’s a reduction […]
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former football star Reggie Bush and his attorneys announced Wednesday he’s suing the NCAA, claiming the organization’s past statement suggesting that he had a “pay-for-play” arrangement was defamatory. “Most recently, the NCAA has made a statement about me, accusing me of engaging in a […]
KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — At least three people were killed and several others were wounded in a shooting at a popular biker bar in Southern California on Wednesday night. The alleged gunman is also dead, authorities said. The incident was reported just after 7 p.m. PT at Cook’s Corner in […]
