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A woman who took an abortion pill was charged with murder. She is now suing prosecutors
A Texas woman who self-managed her abortion is suing prosecutors and a local sheriff after she was held in jail for two nights on a murder charge that was ultimately dismissed. Lizelle Gonzalez, a Star County, Texas, resident, filed a civil rights complaint alleging that hospital staff provided her private information to prosecutors and the county sheriff who later charged her with murder, according to court documents. Under Texas' multiple abortion bans, it is not a crime for a woman to obtain or seek abortion care for herself; the abortion bans target physicians and anyone who aids a woman in obtaining or seeking an abortion. Gonzalez is alleging the prosecutors and the sheriff violated her Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights and is seeking over $1 million in damages. Two prosecutors -- District Attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez and District Attorney Alexandria Lynn Barrera -- as well as Starr County Sheriff Rene Fuentes and Starr County are all named in the lawsuit.
Sonya Massey, woman killed in home by police, died by homicide with gunshot to head, autopsy shows
Sonya Massey, the Illinois woman fatally shot by a deputy while responding to her 911 call, died by homicide due to a gunshot wound to her head, according to an autopsy report released Friday by the Sangamon County coroner. Though the autopsy report did not state the manner of death, Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon confirmed it was homicide. "The cause of death; gunshot wound of the head. The manner of death; Homicide," Allmon told ABC News in a statement. The bullet that killed Massey, 36, entered at the lower eyelid of her left eye and exited through the posterior left surface of her upper neck, according to the autopsy report.
Wildfires break out across California: Latest fire and smoke maps
Wildfires are exploding across the West, especially in California, where the Park Fire has now grown to be the biggest in the state this year. There are currently 11 wildfires over 1,000 acres burning in California, according to Cal Fire. The largest of those is the Park Fire, burning in Butte and Tehama counties, just north of Chico, which grew to over 164,000 acres on Friday with just 3% containment. Ronnie Dean Stout II, 48, has been arrested on suspicion of arson for starting the Park Fire after he allegedly pushed a burning car into a gully in Bidwell Park, near Chico, according to Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey. There are more than 1,150 personnel, six helicopters and 153 fire engines assigned just to the Park Fire.
Where is Susan Powell? Her disappearance, young sons' horrific deaths haunt family
A special encore “20/20” airing Friday, July 26, at 9 p.m. ET, which originally aired in 2020, revisits the case of missing Utah mom Susan Powell. The show looks at the continued hunt for Susan’s body and the heartbreaking details surrounding the murders of her two sons at the hands of her husband, Josh, who died by suicide after killing the boys. Chuck and Judy Cox have spent the past eight years in agony while trying to find some semblance of justice after their son-in-law, Josh Powell, murdered their two young grandsons. When it finally seemed like they were on the verge of finding some closure earlier this year, the coronavirus pandemic brought everything to a halt. “I don't know anything else I could have done and they're still dead. My daughter's still missing, and now the children are dead,” said Chuck Cox. “I had them safe... They were in my care.”
Top Sinaloa cartel leaders, including son of El Chapo, taken into US custody: DOJ
Two top leaders of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel have been taken into custody by United States authorities to face charges for their role in leading the group's vast drug trafficking enterprise, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Sinaloa cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of "El Chapo" Guzman, were placed under arrest in El Paso, Texas on Thursday, according to Attorney General Merrick Garland. "Both men are facing multiple charges in the United States for leading the Cartel's criminal operations, including its deadly fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking networks," Garland said in a statement. "El Mayo and Guzman Lopez join a growing list of Sinaloa Cartel leaders and associates who the Justice Department is holding accountable in the United States," Garland said.
Ethan Ray Borjas | Honoree for July 26th, 2024
Ethan Ray Borjas was nominated by his mom, Goldie Borjas, who said “Ethan is a very dedicated young man. When he was 12 years old he joined the Orange County Sheriff’s Office explorers and that is when he knew he wanted to help, protect and serve the people of Orange County. Right now he is going to school to be a pilot.” Ethan, thanks for all you’ve done for the community. As a way of saying thanks, you will receive a $100 gift card to Twin Peaks Restaurants.
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