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August Frank-Pool/Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — The University of Idaho quadruple murder suspect, Bryan Kohberger, will stand trial in the capital city of Boise, Idaho, according to a new ruling from Idaho’s Supreme Court. With this new venue, a new judge, District Judge Steven Hippler, has been assigned to the case. The original judge on the case ruled Monday that …

WHAS (LONDON, Kent.) — As the hunt for the suspected gunman in an eastern Kentucky interstate shooting that left five people injured entered its sixth day, Gov. Andy Beshear said law enforcement officers will be posted at high school football games and stationed along school bus routes in an attempt to ease fear in nearby communities. Beshear on Thursday said …

Allison Joyce/Getty Images (RALEIGH, N.C.) — Abortions are now legal in North Dakota after the state Supreme Court ruled its near-total abortion ban was unconstitutionally vague. The ruling came as part of a lawsuit filed by physicians that asked the court to strike down the ban in its entirety. A North Dakota South Central Judicial District Court judge granted that …

Jessica McGowan/Getty Images (WINDER, Ga.) — State investigators are revealing new details surrounding the gun a 14-year-old boy allegedly used to kill two teachers and two students at his Georgia high school. Colt Gray allegedly brought the AR-15-style rifle used in last week’s shooting — a Christmas present from his dad, according to sources — to school on his own, …

Paul Vernon/AP (SPRINGFIELD, Ohio) — A bomb threat has prompted a major police response in Springfield, Ohio, on Thursday morning, according to the city commission office. The threat was sent via email “to multiple agencies and media outlets,” the office said. “Our primary concern is the safety and well-being of our employees and residents. We are working to address this …

Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban is stepping down, multiple sources told ABC News. Word of the resignation came in a letter from Caban’s attorney to City Hall. The resignation is effective Friday. His resignation comes amid a federal investigation into possible corruption in New York …

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (MOUNTAINVIEW, Colo.) — A 17-year-old was shot in the face while he was looking for a location to take homecoming pictures in Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a report of two trespassers on a property at around 4 p.m. Tuesday. The homeowner also called her boyfriend to report the trespassers, according …

Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump has all but exhausted his efforts to eliminate the limited gag order in his criminal hush money case, after New York’s highest court on Thursday declined to consider his request to lift the order. “Appeal dismissed without costs, by the Court sua sponte, upon the ground that no …

ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — A 4.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Malibu, California, rocked the Los Angeles area Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A 2.8 magnitude aftershock was registered in Malibu two minutes after the initial quake. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Kena Betancur-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York grand jury has indicted disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein on Thursday, prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office said in court. Weinstein — who is recuperating after emergency heart surgery — was not present, and prosecutors asked the judge to set a date for his arraignment. Judge Curtis Farber ordered the …