News for April 2, 2025

Mary Kate Cornett says a false rumor that spread online and was discussed on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” has badly harmed her life, and she is considering legal action.

Austin Metcalf was killed after being stabbed during a confrontation at a Texas high school track meet, and Frisco police charged another 17-year-old with murder.

A beloved downtown Anchorage reindeer named Star was euthanized after months of suspected tampering with his pen and possible poisoning.

Erik and Lyle Menendez are asking a judge to stop Los Angeles County’s top prosecutor from pulling back support for shorter sentences in their murder case.

José Adolfo Macías Villamar, the fugitive leader of Ecuador’s Los Choneros gang, has been indicted in the United States for allegedly helping move large amounts of cocaine and weapons.

Rep. Rob Menendez is pushing a bill to require clearer caffeine labels on some drinks after the death of a student linked to Panera Bread’s Charged Lemonade.

Snowy weather is making Minnesota roads dangerous, leading to many crashes, spinouts, and jackknifed semis.

Sen. Cory Booker broke Strom Thurmond’s long-standing Senate speech record with a marathon protest against actions by President Donald Trump.

Nicholas Roske intends to plead guilty to trying to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, according to court filings.

Hakeem Jeffries is threatening to sue Greg Abbott over Texas’ delay in calling a special election to fill a vacant Houston House seat.

Former Justice Department officials Liz Oyer and Ryan Crosswell are set to testify before congressional Democrats about how Trump administration firings and pressure inside the department affected anti-corruption work.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called ICE “just plain cruel” after the agency detained a mother and her three children in an immigration operation and sent them out of state.

California lawmakers rejected Republican bills that would have banned transgender students from girls sports and changed state rules on gender identity in school programs.

Heather Opsincs was charged after her 5-year-old son died in Florida after drinking apple juice that police said contained methamphetamine.

Police say Audrey Hale was driven by a wish for notoriety when she killed six people at The Covenant School in Nashville in 2023.

Colorado ski coach Jared Hedges was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old boy during a team trip in New Mexico, and his employer says he has been fired.

A lawsuit says Planet Fitness refused to let bystanders use an AED to help a man who had a heart attack near one of its gyms, leading to his death.

A University of Minnesota student is suing ICE and the Department of Homeland Security, saying his arrest and visa cancellation were illegal and left him confused about why he was detained.

Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow is running for the U.S. Senate seat being left open by Sen. Gary Peters in 2026.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was wrongly deported to a Salvadoran prison, and his wife says he is not a criminal and should be brought back to the U.S.