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California university consultant killed in campus stabbing

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Retired administrator stabbed to death on Cal State Fullerton campus, manhunt underway: Police

A retired administrator was stabbed to death on California State University Fullerton's campus Monday morning, launching a manhunt for the suspect. The victim was identified by police Monday night as 57-year-old Steven Shek Keung Chan from Hacienda Heights.

New York officer fired, but tensions still high where Eric Garner died

Hassan Johnson was getting his head shaved on Monday at the same barber shop Eric Garner used to visit. Five years after Garner's death in a confrontation with police in the Tompkinsville neighborhood of Staten Island, relations between law enforcement and the community have improved nominally at best, Johnson said, if only because they could not grow much worse. The case surrounding Garner's death came to an official close on Monday, when the New York Police Department fired former officer Daniel Pantaleo, 34, who had placed Garner in a fatal chokehold five years ago and escaped criminal prosecution.

He can't ride no more: Billie Eilish's 'bad guy' finally knocks 'Old Town Road' off the top of the chart

He can't ride no more: Billie Eilish's 'bad guy' finally knocks 'Old Town Road' off the top of the chart originally appeared on goodmorningamerica.comOur long national nightmare -- or daydream, depending on how you look at it -- is over: after a record-breaking 19 weeks, "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X is no longer No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.Finally ascending to the No. 1 spot after weeks at No. 2: "bad guy" by Billie Eilish. ...

4 last wolves in Washington pack killed by state hunters

The last four members of a wolf pack that preyed on cattle in a rural Washington state area bordering Canada have been killed by state hunters, prompting protests from environmental groups. The four wolves were part of a pack that originally had seven members and attacked cows, killing or wounding them 29 times since 2018 and nine times over the last month, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement last Friday. Agency director Kelly Susewind authorized the killings of the remaining pack members on July 31.

Census figures show economic gap narrows with citizenship

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Jury to restart deliberations in Oakland warehouse fire case

Three jurors were dismissed Monday for undisclosed reasons on the 10th day of deliberations in the trial of two men charged in the deaths of 36 partygoers from a fire inside a cluttered San Francisco Bay Area warehouse. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Trina Thompson excused three female jurors and replaced them with a woman and two men who were alternates during the three-month trial of Derick Almena and Max Harris. The jury was told to restart deliberations in the case, disregard all past discussions and reminded they cannot talk to others about the case or seek outside information about it.

Records: Epstein signed will 2 days before jailhouse suicide

Jeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before he killed himself in jail, new court records show, opening a new legal front in what could be a long battle over the financier's fortune. The existence of the will, first reported by the New York Post, raised new questions about Epstein's final days inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Epstein signed the document Aug. 8.

Alaska wildfire season continues with new fires, hot weather

Alaska's wildfire season usually ends well before mid-August but persistent hot, dry weather has contributed to the start of new fires and the spread of old ones. High winds Saturday damaged power lines or knocked trees into lines, sparking multiple fires, including one that temporarily shut down the highway between Anchorage and Denali National Park and burned more than 50 structures, said Tim Mowry, spokesman for the Alaska Division of Forestry. Heavy rain has dampened fires north of the Alaska Range but has not reached areas north and south of Anchorage.

Bag found by searchers looking for Florida firefighters who vanished on fishing trip

As the desperate search for two firefighters who disappeared during a fishing trip off the coast of Florida continues into its fourth day, the family confirmed that a bag located by civilian searchers did belong to one of the missing men. Brian McCluney, a Jacksonville, Florida, firefighter, and Justin Walker, a member of the Fairfax, Virginia, fire department, were last seen on Friday launching a 22-foot fishing boat at Port Canaveral, near the Kennedy Space Center, U.S. Coast Guard officials said Sunday.

Governor brings big tech to the table after El Paso attack

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called Monday for the help of big tech platforms in the wake of an El Paso mass shooting that authorities say was carried out by a gunman who posted a racist screed online before killing 22 people at a Walmart. It's unclear what the invited companies, which include Google, Facebook and Twitter, will offer or say in the aftermath of the tragedy. None addressed questions about their role after Abbott announced the tech giants will join the FBI and state lawmakers this week in Austin to discuss the El Paso shooting and how to prevent future attacks.

Mark Halperin’s book deal tests the boundaries of life after #MeToo

When it comes to #MeToo, a simple apology is not enough, Democratic strategist Karen Finney and others say. You need to get specific.

Authorities praised for handling of protests in Portland

After previous political rallies that ended in violence, police in Portland, Oregon, earned praise Monday from outside observers for using a natural barrier — the city's Willamette River — to keep dueling protesters apart during a weekend far-right rally and large counter-demonstration that included a subset of masked and black-clad anti-fascists. As the city returned to normal, Mayor Ted Wheeler called Saturday's dueling demonstrations a win for residents. Oregon's top federal prosecutor called the handling of the event a "definitive counterpoint" for those who on both sides who have criticized police after past protests for favoring one side or the other.

Late-season fires flare up in drought-stricken parts of Alaska

Late-season wildfires during one of the driest summers on record in Anchorage have destroyed homes, forced evacuations, closed roads and schools and poured sometimes-dangerous levels of smoke into the state’s most populous region. About 80 miles north of Anchorage, the 3,000-acre McKinley Fire was burning on both sides of the Parks Highway. Some schools in the fire area were closed, local officials said, and thousands of other residents were facing possible evacuation orders.

Patience wears thin for migrants stranded off Italian coast

The Spanish rescue ship Open Arms resorted to serving pizzas to 107 increasingly angry and sometimes aggressive migrants who are stranded aboard, as Italy's interior minister stuck to his refusal to let the vessel dock at a nearby Italian island in a weekslong standoff. The migrants were rescued from traffickers' boats in the Mediterranean off Libya and have spent 18 days aboard the Open Arms as they wait to see whether anti-migrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini will let them disembark on Lampedusa, a tiny Italian island south of Sicily. A day earlier, Open Arms' captain informed Italian authorities that the crew of 17 could no longer control the situation aboard, as frustrated migrants resort to fighting.

New lawsuit seeks protection zone for Northwest orcas

A new U.S. lawsuit filed Monday seeks to establish a whale protection zone for endangered orcas in the Pacific Northwest. The Center for Biological Diversity and the Orca Relief Citizens' Alliance sued NOAA Fisheries in U.S. District Court in Seattle, saying the agency has failed to act on a petition it filed in 2016. The petition sought to bar vessels from a 10- to 12-square-mile (26- to 31-square-kilometer) area west of San Juan Island where the orcas, called southern resident killer whales, feed from April through September each year.

Mysterious death in custody has family seeking answers

Carmen Riley bent over her unconscious son, looked into his eyes and knew. Several days earlier, 21-year-old Ty'rique Riley had been jailed after an altercation with his father. Seven weeks after his death, Riley's family and supporters are pushing for answers.

Man pees in sink behind Starbucks counter and douses merchandise, Penn. cops say

Pennsylvania police are looking for a man suspected of peeing in a Starbucks sink and onto merchandise in the store.

Man pees in sink behind Starbucks counter and douses merchandise, Penn. cops say

Pennsylvania police are looking for a man suspected of peeing in a Starbucks sink and onto merchandise in the store.

Man pees in sink behind Starbucks counter and douses merchandise, Penn. cops say

Pennsylvania police are looking for a man suspected of peeing in a Starbucks sink and onto merchandise in the store.

Customs & Border Patrol agent charged with murdering her husband, deputies say

A Customs and Border patrol agent in Palm Beach County was arrested on murder charges in connection to the death of her husband, a charging affidavit shows.Palm Beach County sheriff deputies charged Marcia Thompson, 39, with second-degree murder with a firearm after authorities say she intentionally shot her husband Terry, 52, with her service weapon nine times.

Bill Cosby: A timeline of his fall from 'America's Dad' to a 'sexually violent predator'

Bill Cosby has been sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison over a felony sexual assault charge. Despite the deluge accusations against him, Cosby maintains that he never engaged in non-consensual sex. Mid-January to mid-February 2004 Andrea Constand says Cosby sexually assaulted her at his home in Cheltenham Township in Montgomery, Pennsylvania.

Naval Academy professor returns, but not to class

As a civilian tenured English professor, Bruce Fleming believes he has made important contributions to the U.S. Naval Academy during his 30 years on staff, providing views from outside the military while teaching writing, literature and critical thinking skills to future Navy and Marine officers. Fleming also hasn't been afraid to publicly criticize what he perceives as the shortcomings of military academy training — and that is what he believes ultimately prompted school officials to fire him last year. An administrative law judge overturned Fleming's dismissal last month, and he returned to the academy on Monday on the first day of the new school year — but not as a classroom professor.