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14 face charges related to alleged cocaine ring at Penn State fraternities

Tuesday, August 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Charges were announced Monday against 14 people in connection with an alleged cocaine-trafficking operation involving students associated with two Penn State fraternities, the Pennsylvania attorney general's office said.Thirteen current or former students, as well as a student's father, face felony or... Read More.

Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial adjourned

Monday, August 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A judge in New York on Monday gave prosecutors at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office until Oct. 9 to respond to Luigi Mangione's motion to dismiss his state murder indictment, effectively meaning that Mangione's state murder trial -- which had been... Read More.

Supreme Court rejects final Trump appeal of $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict

Monday, August 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined a request from President Donald Trump to reconsider its rejection of his appeal in the 2023 E. Jean Carroll case.The decision means it's the end of the line for Trump's bid to overturn a $5 million... Read More.

Nick Reiner case in probate court as accused killer looks to access trust fund for defense

Monday, August 17 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- The fight over Nick Reiner's trust fund is expected to play out Monday in probate court in Los Angeles, with the 32-year-old looking to access money from the fund for his defense.Nick Reiner is accused of fatally stabbing his parents, renowned... Read More.

2nd earthquake hits Indonesia following powerful magnitude 7.7 quake

Saturday, August 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit Indonesia just hours after a more powerful magnitude 7.7 quake struck off the coast of the eastern part of the country, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.At least 47 people have been killed, according to the... Read More.

5 injured in shooting at Virginia State University, no arrests made

Saturday, August 15 by ABC News

(PETERSBURG, Va.) -- A lockdown has been lifted at Virginia State University after a shooting outside residence halls left five people injured, one of them critically. No arrests have been made in the shooting.Officers responded near the VSU Quad Annexes at around 1:30 a.m.... Read More.

Judge rules Alex Murdaugh’s retrial will have a change of venue, but no location set

Friday, August 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Alex Murdaugh appeared in a South Carolina courtroom on Friday for a hearing to work out some key issues ahead of his April 2027 retrial, including where it will take place, what evidence will be permitted, and how much of Murdaugh's... Read More.

Trump appeals to Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue

Friday, August 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow construction of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom to continue after a lower court put it on pause.The administration on Friday asked the high court for an emergency stay of the injunction,... Read More.

Pirro announces arrest in WWII Memorial vandalism

Friday, August 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Friday announced the arrest of a suspect who allegedly vandalized the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C., saying in a post on social media that her office filed two felony charges against a woman, with a penalty of... Read More.

Suspected murderer who used disguises, multiple identities while on the run arrested

Friday, August 14 by ABC News

(FREEPORT, Fla.) -- Isabelle Johnson, a suspected murderer who authorities say had been using multiple disguises and identities, has been arrested and taken into custody, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office."We got her," officials said in a post on social media late Thursday.... Read More.

Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial adjourned

Supreme Court rejects final Trump appeal of $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict

Nick Reiner case in probate court as accused killer looks to access trust fund for defense

2nd earthquake hits Indonesia following powerful magnitude 7.7 quake

5 injured in shooting at Virginia State University, no arrests made

Judge rules Alex Murdaugh’s retrial will have a change of venue, but no location set

Trump appeals to Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue

Pirro announces arrest in WWII Memorial vandalism

Suspected murderer who used disguises, multiple identities while on the run arrested

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