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Fulton County official slams Trump administration over FBI's seizure of 2020 ballots
Ballots arrive at the Fulton County Elections Hub and Operation Center on election night on November 5, 2024 in Fairburn, Georgia. Megan Varner/Getty Images(FULTON COUNTY, Ga.) -- A top Fulton County official on Thursday blasted the Trump administration for the FBI's seizure of 2020 election ballots, saying the move is...Read more -
Sean Grayson sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatal shooting of Sonya Massey
Donna Massey, the mother of shooting victim Sonya Massey, is comforted during a press conference at New Mount Pilgrim Church on July 30, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy, was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison after...Read more -
Protesters clash with law enforcement outside Texas facility where detained 5-year-old is held
People protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement as they march toward the South Texas Family Residential Center, January 28, 2026 in Dilley, Texas. (Joel Angel Juarez/Getty Images)(HOUSTON) -- Law enforcement deployed tear gas during a clash with protesters outside a Texas detention facility on Wednesday, where a 5-year-old boy and...Read more -
Manhattan DA wants Luigi Mangione state trial to start July 1, before federal case
Luigi Mangione appears for a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 18, 2025 in New York City. (Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Luigi Mangione should stand trial in State Supreme Court in New York starting July 1, at...Read more -
Potential nor'easter headed to East Coast this weekend: Latest forecast
Ice chunks float in the Hudson River in front of the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building in New York City as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey, Jan. 26, 2026. (Gary Hershorn/ABC News)(NEW YORK) -- As the East Coast digs out from a massive snowstorm, a potential nor'easter could bring...Read more -
Inside the 'ghost student' scam that uses identity theft to steal college loans and financial aid
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Murat Mayor has no need for an associate's degree. The 58-year-old business analyst already has a Ph.D. But when he and his son, a high school senior, attempted last fall to apply for federal student financial aid, they learned that an account associated with both of...Read more -
Doctor who allegedly shot ex-wife threatened 'he could kill her at any time': Documents
In this booking photo released by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Michael McKee is shown. (Franklin County Sheriff's Office)(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- The doctor who is accused of gunning down his ex-wife and her husband had allegedly told his ex "he could kill her at any time," according to court documents.Michael McKee is accused...Read more -
Families of 2 Trinidadian nationals killed in strikes sue Trump administration
US President Donald Trump attends the signing ceremony of the Peace Charter for Gaza as part of the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, 2026. (Photo by Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The families of two Trinidadian nationals killed in an October airstrike are suing the U.S....Read more -
Alexander brothers trial: Prosecution paints trio as predators, not party boys in opening statements
Oren Alexander, Tal Alexander and Alon Alexander attend Chanukah With The Stars Gala on December 10, 2014 at Harmonie Club in New York City. (Photo by J Grassi/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Three sons of wealth and privilege "were partners in crime" who used their money and status...Read more -
Nearly 800 cases in South Carolina's record-breaking measles outbreak
The measles virus. (BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)(SOUTH CAROLINA) -- The record-breaking measles outbreak in South Carolina continues to grow with 89 new cases reported since the last update on Friday.This brings the total number of cases in the outbreak to 789. At least 557 people are currently in quarantine across the state,...Read more -
Person shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona, sheriff says
(NEW YORK) -- A person was shot in an incident involving U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona, a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokesperson told ABC News.The shooting occurred early Tuesday morning, the Santa Rita Fire District said. Emergency responders provided first aid at the scene and the person was taken to...Read more -
Detainees say they heard Cuban man being slammed to the ground before his death in ICE custody
In this June 25, 2018, file photo, an entrance to Fort Bliss is shown, in Fort Bliss, Texas. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE)(EL PASO, Texas) -- Several detainees at a Texas immigration detention facility claim in sworn court declarations that they heard a Cuban immigrant, whose death was later ruled a...Read more -
'Doomsday Clock' 2026: This is how close we are to self-annihilation, scientists say
The 2025 Doomsday Clock time is displayed after the time reveal held by The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the United States Institute of Peace on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The "Doomsday Clock" -- a symbolic clock that represents how close humanity...Read more -
Causes of last year's deadly mid-air collision in DC to be announced by NTSB
In this U.S. Coast Guard handout, the Coast Guard investigates aircraft wreckage on the Potomac River on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles/ U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Ahead of Tuesday’s National Transportation Safety Board hearing into last year’s deadly mid-air collision...Read more -
San Francisco issues warning as mountain lion roams city streets
Mark Newman/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A young mountain lion has been spotted prowling the streets of downtown San Francisco as officials have warned people in the area to take caution.The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management issued an alert late Monday evening saying that the mountain lion was spotted in...Read more


