"Swatting" is a Class C felony. The Sumiton Police Chief says close to $20,000 worth of resources were used on a fake hostage situation Tuesday afternoon.
A man who opened an aircraft door while a plan was about to take off from Logan International Aiport in Boston is expected to face charges in court on Wednesday.
Family members and friends have begun identifying the 14 people who died in the truck-ramming attack early Wednesday morning on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.