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DOJ set to seek hate crime charges in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers: Sources

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department is set to seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against the alleged gunman who fatally shot two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News Wednesday.Prosecutors are poised to request... Read More.

2.7 earthquake rattles New York City metro area, 2nd in 4 days

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A small earthquake centered in northern New Jersey on Tuesday rattled the New York City metropolitan area, officials said.The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor that hit just after noon was centered in Hillsdale, in Bergen County, and measured a magnitude... Read More.

Manhunt intensifies for Montana bar shooting suspect, 38 agencies part of the ‘unrelenting’ search

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(ANACONDA, Mont.) -- A manhunt is intensifying for the former U.S. Army soldier who's been at large for days after allegedly gunning down four people at a Montana bar.Michael Paul Brown, 45, is suspected of opening fire on Friday morning at The Owl Bar... Read More.

10-year-old dead, woman critically injured in alleged drunken boating incident

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(SHEARON HARRIS LAKE, N.C.) -- A 10-year-old girl is dead and a woman suffered "critical injury" after a drunken boater struck swimmers in a North Carolina lake over the weekend, according to officials.Quinten Gregory Kight, 40, has been charged with felony operating a motor... Read More.

10-year-old dead, woman critically injured in alleged drunken boating incident

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(SHEARON HARRIS LAKE, N.C.) -- A 10-year-old girl is dead and a woman suffered "critical injury" after a drunken boater struck swimmers in a North Carolina lake over the weekend, according to officials.Quinten Gregory Kight, 40, has been charged with felony operating a motor... Read More.

Karen Read grand juror pleads guilty to leaking information

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- A woman charged with leaking grand jury material related to the Karen Read murder case has pleaded guilty, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.Jessica Leslie, 34, pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court on Monday to a charge of criminal contempt that... Read More.

Trooper who once protected NJ Gov. Phil Murphy suspected in murder-suicide, prosecutor says

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(PITTSTOWN, N.J.) -- A New Jersey State Police sergeant, who once served on Gov. Phil Murphy's security detail, is suspected of killing his former girlfriend and the volunteer firefighter she was dating in a house in Franklin Township before dying by suicide, authorities said.Following Sunday's... Read More.

Gifford Fire continues to rage in California, burning 72,000 acres and accompanied by 2 other emerging wildfires

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(SOLVANG, Calif.) -- The Gifford Fire, a wildfire burning in Central California that has destroyed over 72,000 acres in five days, continues to rage and is now accompanied by two additional fires emerging nearby, according to officials.Since it started on Friday afternoon, the Gifford... Read More.

A 4-year-old boy killed in 1972 finally has a name. But what happened to his baby brother is still a mystery.

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.) -- A 4-year-old boy who was killed more than 50 years ago has finally been identified thanks to genetic genealogy -- but mysteries surrounding his murder, and what happened to his baby brother, remain.On June 13, 1972, the little boy's body... Read More.

Suspect in Tennessee quadruple killing captured after days on the run

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(JACKSON, Tenn.) -- A manhunt for the suspect in the Tennessee kidnappings and killings of four people, including three from the same family, ended Tuesday when he was taken into custody, police said.Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was taken into custody in Jackson by the... Read More.

DOJ set to seek hate crime charges in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers: Sources

2.7 earthquake rattles New York City metro area, 2nd in 4 days

Manhunt intensifies for Montana bar shooting suspect, 38 agencies part of the ‘unrelenting’ search

10-year-old dead, woman critically injured in alleged drunken boating incident

10-year-old dead, woman critically injured in alleged drunken boating incident

Karen Read grand juror pleads guilty to leaking information

Trooper who once protected NJ Gov. Phil Murphy suspected in murder-suicide, prosecutor says

Gifford Fire continues to rage in California, burning 72,000 acres and accompanied by 2 other emerging wildfires

A 4-year-old boy killed in 1972 finally has a name. But what happened to his baby brother is still a mystery.

Suspect in Tennessee quadruple killing captured after days on the run

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