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Family of Casey Goodson(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Opening statements will begin Wednesday in the trial of a former sheriffs deputy charged in the 2020 fatal shooting of a 23-year-old Black man who was entering his grandmothers home in Columbus, Ohio. The trial begins more than three years after Casey Goodson Jr.s death. Jason Meade, a former deputy with the Franklin County Sheriffs Office (FCSO), was charged with murder and reckless homicide in December 2021 in connection with the shooting. The trial b...

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Washington, D.C., and Wall Street will closely watch an announcement from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday about whether to shift its benchmark interest rate. The move marks the first such decision since the Fed said last month that it expects to cut rates in 2024. Economists expect the Fed to leave rates unchanged, delaying rate cuts until later in the year. The next opportunity for a rate move will take place at a meeting in March. An aggressive s...

A Palestinian elderly woman crosses a street which has been bulldozed by the Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on January 29, 2024 amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. (Photo by ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- More than 100 days since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest between the warrin...

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) -- Gayle Manchin, the wife of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, was injured in a car crash as a suspect allegedly fled police in Birmingham, Alabama, authorities said. On Monday, the Homewood Police began a pursuit of an individual wanted on felony charges, authorities said. Police units pursued the vehicle through North Birmingham onto 18th Street North before losing contact with the suspect vehicle in the 1300 block of 18th Street North, officials sai...

ABCWhile ABCs Emmy-winning comedy Abbott Elementary had been donating a portion of its budget to supporting students in need since it first hit the air, the producers are taking it a step further ahead of shows third season premiere on February 7. ABC Audio has learned that on Thursday the Lunch Break with Abbott Elementary National Tour gets rolling in New York City. According to the network, "The tour features a giant, street legal Abbott Elementary lunch box that will hit the road, trave...

Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A pharmaceutical company has presented new data for an experimental drug that they say can reduce acute pain, raising the possibility of an alternative to addictive opioids. In a press release, Vertex says two studies showed that the new drug, VX-548, showed a "clinically meaningful reduction" in pain over a 48-hour period, compared to a placebo. The studies evaluated people who had recently undergone surgery and needed something to treat "ac...

City Council of Atlantic City unanimously passed a resolution last week calling for the city to regain control over planning and zoning for the resort’s Tourism District, which covers the casino and commercial areas of the resort.The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has controlled planning and development in the Tourism District since it was created by ... Read more

Hulu, Silver Screen Collection/Getty ImagesElizabeth Taylors story will be told in a new documentary series. The project, which is being called Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar, is being commissioned by BBC Arts and will be executive produced by Kim Kardashian, who will also star in the series. According to a press release, the series will be a three-part box set documentary series about the Academy Award-winning legendary actress. The series "gives Elizabeth Taylor the significance she ...

Thinkstock/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice is investigating a Democrat in the House of Representatives for allegedly misusing government funds for personal security, according to sources familiar with the matter. DOJ issued a grand jury subpoena to the House Sergeant at Arms for documents. "This is to notify you formally pursuant to rule 8 of the rules of the House of Representatives that the office of the sergeant at arms for the House of Representatives has been serv...

Stella/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Schools are the third-highest location for hate crimes in the United States, with as much as 10% of all reported hate crimes in 2022 happening at schools across the country, according to a new report the FBI released Monday. Secondary schools -- comprised of preschool to 12th grade -- saw the highest amount of hate crimes from 2018 to 2022, the report found. In 2022, there were more than 1,300 reported hate crimes at schools and college campuses -- 890 of which h...