One of the Minneapolis officers involved in the death of George Floyd has been found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter. A Minnesota judge issued the guilty verdict for Tou Thao on Monday night. Four former police officers were charged…
Francisco Oropesa: Texas shooting suspect captured after tip-off
A man suspected of killing five of his neighbours in Texas has been arrested after police found him hiding in a cupboard underneath a pile of laundry. Francisco Oropesa was detained north of Houston. He was several miles from his…
US lawmaker goes viral after shirtless Zoom meeting
A lawmaker in Minnesota has gone viral on social media for briefly appearing shirtless while casting a vote on a Zoom call. As he voted “yes” during a legislative session, senator Calvin Bahr appeared to be in bed with a…
New Orleans high school student receives record $9m in scholarship offers from 125 colleges
A high school student from New Orleans may have set a new record for the highest amount of scholarship money offered, according to local New Orleans news station WWL-TV. Dennis Barnes, a senior at International High School of New Orleans…
7 bodies found in US search for missing teens, say Oklahoma police
Seven bodies have been found on a property in a small town in rural Oklahoma during a search for two missing teenagers, authorities say. Police said they believe the teenagers they were looking for, Ivy Webster, 14, and Brittany Brewer,…
At-large Texas mass shooting suspect had been deported 4 times
Francisco Oropesa, the man on the run after allegedly killing five Texas family members, is a Mexican national who was previously deported four times, a source familiar with the investigation told ABC News. Oropesa, 38, was deported on March 17,…
US House speaker in Knesset amid fraught US-Israel ties
The U.S. House speaker addressed Israel’s parliament on Monday, a rare honor awarded to the highest-ranking Republican in U.S. politics at a time of fraught relations between Israel’s government and Democratic President Joe Biden. Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Israeli Prime…
12-year-old hospitalized after cardiac episode during soccer practice
A 12-year-old girl from Chandler is in the hospital after she collapsed on the field during soccer practice Thursday night. The Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club posted a statement from the girl’s family on Twitter that says the girl had a…
Schoolboy steers school bus to safety after driver passes out
Dramatic footage shows the moment a schoolboy saves the day after his bus driver falls unconscious behind the wheel. The 13-year-old heroically takes over the steering wheel and brakes, bringing his classmates to safety. Dillon Reeves was on his way…
Texas man fatally shoots 5 neighbors after noise complaint, sheriff says
After neighbors complained about the noise he was making, a Texas man went next door with an AR-15-style rifle and shot them, killing five people – including an eight-year-old child – as well as wounding three others at a home…