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Former Illinois deputy sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (598+ words) A former Illinois sheriff's deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home. Sean Grayson, 31, was convicted in October. Grayson, who is white, received…...
Mountain lion found after several sightings in San Francisco neighborhood
2+ day, 4+ min ago (212+ words) SAN FRANCISCO -- The young mountain lion that was spotted roaming around a San Francisco neighborhood has been located, according to a city alert. An ALERTSF notice says that Animal Care & Control and Fish & Wildlife personnel are on scene "managing the…...
IRS now accepting 2025 federal income tax returns. Americans can start filing for their refunds
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (390+ words) WASHINGTON -- The IRS began accepting 2025 federal income tax return filings on Monday. Not an early bird? No problem. You have until Wednesday, April 15, to file your return and pay any remaining taxes you still owe for last year. But if…...
Air Force One returns to Washington area due to minor electrical issue: White House
1+ week, 1+ day ago (196+ words) WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's plane, Air Force One, is returning to Joint Base Andrews after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday evening. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision to return was made after takeoff when the crew aboard…...
Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested for alleged assault of rideshare driver in LA
2+ week, 1+ day ago (124+ words) HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES -- Actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested early Monday morning after an alleged altercation with a rideshare driver in Hollywood, according to Los Angeles police. The "Designated Survivor" actor was arrested just after midnight, LAPD tells ABC News. Officers…...
U-Haul driver arrested after going into crowd during anti-Iranian regime protest in Los Angeles
2+ week, 3+ day ago (394+ words) LOS ANGELES -- The man who drove a U-Haul truck into a crowd of protesters in Westwood, Los Angeles, causing the otherwise peaceful anti-Iranian regime demonstration to turn chaotic, was arrested for reckless driving, investigators confirmed Monday. The driver was identified…...
Police rescue freezing teen after he falls through ice on New Jersey pond
3+ week, 2+ day ago (373+ words) WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- A teenage boy was pulled from an icy retention pond Sunday afternoon after police officers in New Jersey crawled onto thin ice and ultimately went into the water to reach him. Police said the 13-year-old boy fell through…...
Caribbean holiday travel disputred, hundreds of flights canceled by Maduro's capture
3+ week, 5+ day ago (372+ words) Major airlines canceled hundreds of flights across the eastern Caribbean and warned disruptions could continue for days NEW YORK -- The U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicol's Maduro and flew him out of the country early Saturday has also disrupted…...
Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes
3+ week, 6+ day ago (815+ words) Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year. Democrats forced…...
SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1
4+ week, 1+ day ago (731+ words) Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of…...