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Park Fire suspect charged with felony arson for allegedly igniting largest wildfire burning in US
A California man accused of deliberately starting what has become the largest active wildfire in the country has been formally charged with felony arson, court records show. Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of Chico, was arraigned Monday in connection with the Park Fire, which has quickly become one of the largest recorded wildfires in California's history. During his first court appearance, he was charged with felony arson with an enhancement of special circumstances due to prior convictions. His arraignment has been continued until Thursday. He will be held with no bail as he awaits trial. He has not yet entered a plea. Attorney information was not immediately available. Stout was allegedly spotted just before 3 p.m. PT on Wednesday pushing a burning car down a gully called "Alligator Hole" in Bidwell Park, near Chico in Butte County, prosecutors said.
‘Black Swan’ murder trial puts self-defense allegation front and center
Doug and Ashley Benefield seemed to have a fairy tale romance -- a beautiful ballerina swept off her feet by a dashing older man, married only 13 days after they started dating. However, less than four years later, Doug would be dead, killed by Ashley in what she claims was self-defense. The trial is playing out in a Florida courtroom, with prosecutors accusing Ashley of wanting sole custody of the couple's daughter Emerson. "This case is about a woman who, very early on in her pregnancy, decided she wanted to be a single mother," prosecutor Suzanne O'Donnell said. "Her husband and everything she did from that point on was to attain that goal and she would stop at nothing to attain that goal. When there was no other option, she shoots him and kills him and claims self-defense." However, Ashley Benefield's attorney argued that she was trapped in an abusive relationship, stating that Doug Benefield was a manipulative, controlling and abusive man.
Fred Trump III calls uncle Donald Trump 'atomic crazy,' says he used racial slur decades ago
Fred Trump III, the nephew of former President Donald Trump, said his uncle is "atomic crazy," that he witnessed him using racial slurs decades ago -- and that he plans to vote for Kamala Harris. The Trump way was to be "complex and sometimes cruel," Fred Trump said in an interview with ABC News' Aaron Katersky. "And within every family -- people know this -- families are complicated. Every family has their crazy uncle. My Uncle Donald is atomic crazy. And … he has put his mark on the family history," he said, as he promoted his new book, All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way. Pressed to explain further, Fred Trump said it "means he does things that, even as much as I know him when he's out there now, I sort of shudder and say, 'Is this the same guy I knew? What's making him change? … What got him this way?' But that all being said, I've always had a good relationship."
Former NRA leader Wayne LaPierre gets 10-year ban from serving in NRA and affiliates
A judge in New York on Monday banned former National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre from serving in a role at the NRA or affiliate organizations for 10 years after he was held liable for financial mismanagement of the nation’s most well-known gun lobby. The judge gave the NRA itself and the New York Attorney General’s office one week to discuss potential reforms. "The NRA and its senior leaders broke the law, and funneled millions of dollars in cash and lavish perks to themselves, their families, and NRA insiders," said Attorney General Letitia James. "The damages portion of the case...
Woman found dead on picnic table at park pavilion
A 19-year-old woman has been found dead on a picnic table under a pavilion at a park in North Carolina, police say. The woman was found on Sunday at approximately 7:27 p.m. when officers from the Greensboro Police Department responded to the 2900 block of Haig Street after a caller expressed concern about “a person lying on a picnic table under a pavilion in the park at that location,” according to a statement from the Greensboro Police Department detailing the incident. “The caller advised that the person was not moving. The caller said they had heard what they thought were fireworks about an hour earlier,” the statement said. “On closer inspection, the caller reported that the person was not breathing and had injuries that the caller described as gunshot wounds.” Responding officers immediately went to the scene where they located the victim -- later identified as 19-year-old Jakala Marie Goode -- and pronounced her deceased at the scene.
New Jersey woman fatally shot by police during 'mental health crisis,' attorney general says
Police in Fort Lee, New Jersey, fatally shot a woman who was experiencing a mental health crisis on Sunday, the state attorney general's office said. The woman has not been publicly identified. The incident is now under investigation. Fort Lee Police Department officers responded to a home at about 1:25 a.m. Sunday after a man called 911, saying his sister was having a mental health crisis and needed to go to the hospital, according to the attorney general's office. The man said she was holding a knife, the attorney general's office said. In the hallway outside the apartment, the man who called 911 spoke to a responding police officer, at which point the officer opened the door to the unit and saw two women inside, according to the attorney general's office.
Atlanta Braves games resume airing on Bally Sports for Xfinity customers this week
After a three-month blackout due to a contract dispute between the owners of the Xfinity cable service and Bally Sports, the channel that airs the Braves, games will begin airing again this Thursday, August 1.
Where do Trump and Harris stand on cryptocurrency?
Former President Donald Trump told the audience at a cryptocurrency conference in Nashville, Tennessee, over the weekend that he wants to turn the U.S. into the “crypto capital of the planet.” The remarks thrust digital currency into the forefront of a presidential campaign in which both major candidates are seeking to draw contrasts on hot-button issues. The political attention comes during an upswing for bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, which has surged 60% in value this year. Trump, who opposed crypto as president, has recently undertaken a campaign blitz in support of digital assets. By contrast, likely Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has remained quiet on the issue since President Biden ended his reelection bid more than a week ago and endorsed the vice president in his place. “This is a really live issue,” Aaron Klein, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institute, told ABC News, pointing to key constituencies that disproportionately trade cryptocurrency, such as young voters.
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