Roe v. Wade: Abortion bans are an 'unabashed effort' to force Supreme Court to revisit 1973 ruling, says expert
The ruling made abortions legal in multiple circumstances and states that a woman's right to privacy extended to the fetus/unborn child she was carrying
May 20, 2019
Around 50 million people under threat of severe weather, schools in Tulsa to be shut for the day
Even though the risk of severe storms appears to be low, the storms do cover a large population where 18 million people have already been affected
May 20, 2019
1 dead, 8 wounded after shooting disrupts Alabama high school graduation party
The shooting occurred about 2 a.m. Saturday as current and former students of Escambia County High School gathered at an Atmore community center that once housed Escambia County Middle School, police said.
May 20, 2019
Texas girl, 8, abducted in front of her mother, found safe thanks to 'heroes' who reported suspect's car
8-year-old Salem Sabatka has now been found safe after she was kidnapped on Saturday night when a man driving a suspicious car grabbed her off the street in front of her mother. Salem's mother reportedly tried to jump into the vehicle to save her child but the man pushed her out and then drove away.
May 20, 2019
Maleah Davis: Family abductions have to be handled with a 'high level of care', says former detective
Investigators working tirelessly to find missing people, especially children, have to go through copious amounts of pressure from the family of the missing child
May 17, 2019
With the koala becoming 'functionally extinct', here's what needs to be to done to save the species
The iconic marsupial has dropped down in numbers to only 80,000 in the wild with the AKF report declaring the animal as 'functionally extinct'
May 17, 2019
Man who smothered elderly woman and robbed her suspected of killing 11 others
46-year-old accused serial killer Billy Chemirmir was indicted on Tuesday, May 14, on five additional counts of capital murder in Collin County and six counts in Dallas County
May 17, 2019
68-year-old experienced pilot flying solo dies in plane crash in Los Padres National Forest
Pierre Josefsohn was reported missing after he went flying alone in his 2006 Aviat fixed-wing, single-engine aircraft on Wednesday, May 15, afternoon
May 17, 2019
Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Chicago area; scattered hail and strong wind likely
The weather watch reportedly includes Bureau, Ford, Iroquois, La Salle, Marshall, Putnam, Whiteside, Carroll, Grundy, Kankakee, Lee, Mercer, Rock Island, Will, De Kalb, Henry, Kendall, Livingston, Ogle and Stark counties.
May 17, 2019
Alabama abortion ban: Where neighboring states of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi stand
Individual states can regulate the use of abortion or even create 'trigger laws', which will make abortion illegal within the first and second trimesters if the Roe case was overturned by the Supreme Court
May 16, 2019
Search for Maleah Davis: Investigators scouring area suspect claims is "perfect place to hide a body"
Well-wishers were seen releasing pink and white balloons into the evening sky after several emotional speeches at Oyster Creek Park on May 15
May 16, 2019
Dallas Catholic diocese properties raided by police as sexual abuse allegations grow louder
A police investigator said that the diocese had failed to reveal the complete picture of the sexual abuse allegations against several priests
May 16, 2019
Wisconsin teen Jayme Closs receives local hero award after she escaped man who had killed her parents and abducted her
Closs smiled as the members of the Wisconsin State Assembly gave her a standing ovation after she was honored for her bravery and strong will
May 16, 2019
Planned Parenthood and ACLU file lawsuit challenging 'heartbeat bill' in Ohio, want court to block the ban
The attorneys in the case have argued that the state's new abortion law 'is a direct violation of Plaintiffs' patients' fundamental constitutional right to decide whether to have an abortion prior to viability and causes those patients irreparable harm'
May 16, 2019
Florida passes bill to create public database of pimps and johns convicted of soliciting prostitution
Governor Ron DeSantis will decide whether to sign the bill and create the Soliciting for Prostitution Public Database, which passed both houses of the legislature on May 3
May 15, 2019
Son beats mother to death with baseball bat thinking she was an intruder after she walked into his room when he was 'drunk and jet-lagged'
Kane County prosecutors filed second-degree murder charges this week against the 21-year-old Thomas J. Summerwill from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
May 15, 2019
Carnival worker confesses to 'accidentally' shooting two women and one teen in space of 18 days
23-year-old James Michael Wright from Mendota, Virginia, was arrested on Thursday, May 9, on three counts of capital murder
May 15, 2019
Police say woman killed by Texas cop was not pregnant, claim she tasered the officer before he shot her
The officer, whose identity has not been revealed but who has been described as Hispanic, has now been placed on paid administrative leave according to department policy
May 15, 2019
Boyfriend arrested after University of Georgia professor's naked body found near hot tub under suspicious circumstances
42-year-old Marianne Shockley and Marcus Lillard, her boyfriend, were in the home of 69-year-old Clark Heindel late on Saturday night
May 14, 2019
Baltimore woman shot dead in broad daylight was married to a convicted drug lord and an actor at the same time
A gunman reportedly chased down 44-year-old Bettie Jenifer on May 10 and shot her several times, with the kill shot being to the head
May 14, 2019