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National Zoo’s popular pandas heading to China
Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — They’re leaving town — and for millions of their adoring fans — you could call it, well, unbearable. After more than two decades of “panda diplomacy,” Washington’s popular [Read More…]
Former CIA officer pleads guilty to sexually abusing and drugging women during overseas postings
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A former CIA officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal charges of sexually abusing and drugging more than two dozen women during his service postings overseas. Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 47, admitted [Read More…]
‘It’s very challenging’: Inside the fentanyl fight at the border
Quinn Owen/ABC News (NOGALES, Ariz.) — Senior government officials are concerned that Congress may not pass enough funding to secure the border, as federal authorities work under immense pressure to stop illegal narcotics smuggling. ABC [Read More…]
Man arrested with gun at park near US Capitol, police say
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man with a gun has been arrested in a park near the U.S. Capitol, according to Capitol Police. “USCP Officers just arrested a man with a gun in [Read More…]
Jewish man killed in altercation at dueling protests over Israel-Hamas war in California, sheriff and local organizations say
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A 69-year-old Jewish man died after a blunt-force head injury following an altercation at an Israel-Hamas war protest in California, Ventura County officials and local organizations said Monday. The [Read More…]
Five takeaways from Trump’s fraud trial testimony
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a tense New York courtroom that saw emotions run high, a defiant Donald Trump testified for roughly four hours Monday in the New York attorney general’s $250 [Read More…]
Arizona man arrested, hit with federal charges for allegedly threatening to kill rabbi
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An Arizona man was arrested and hit with federal charges over the weekend for allegedly threatening to execute a Scottsdale rabbi and “every other JEW” he could find, the Justice [Read More…]
San Jose police officer resigns after “disgusting” racist text messages released
amphotora/Getty Images (SAN JOSE, Calif.) — A San Jose, California police officer has resigned after the police department found numerous “disgusting text messages that demonstrated racial bias,” according to a statement by the San Jose [Read More…]
New legislation would increase list of hate crime-eligible charges in New York
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New legislation unveiled Monday would increase the list of hate crime-eligible charges in New York state from 66 to 97. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who proposed the Hate [Read More…]
Elijah McClain’s death: Officer acquitted in 2nd trial of police officers
McClain Family Photo (AURORA, Colo.) — The jury has acquitted Nathan Woodyard on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the second trial concerning the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain following an altercation with [Read More…]
Capitol police find gun with ‘giggle switch’ after armed men crash into barricade
US Capitol Police (WASHINGTON) — Capitol Police say two men cashed a stolen car into a barricade outside the Capitol, and led officers on a foot chase before they were arrested Sunday. Police recovered two [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial live updates: Trump distances himself from financial statements
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to [Read More…]
64-year-old Philly food delivery driver shot multiple times in carjacking
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 64-year-old food deliveryman was fighting for his life Monday after being shot multiple times by an assailant who ambushed him outside a Philadelphia home and stole his vehicle, [Read More…]
Dad of Highland Park parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to reckless conduct for helping son obtain gun
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The father of the suspected Highland Park, Illinois, mass shooter pleaded guilty to reckless conduct instead of beginning his trial on Monday, according to Chicago ABC station WLS. Robert Crimo [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial live updates: Trump arrives at courthouse
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to [Read More…]
Off-duty US Park Police officer charged in fatal shooting of colleague: Officials
U.S. Park Police Officer Alexander Roy was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the accidental shooting of a fellow park police officer at a home in McLean, Virginia, on Nov. 5, 2023. — Fairfax County Police [Read More…]
Donald Trump set to testify in his own $250 million civil fraud trial
JasonDoiy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Donald Trump enters court on Monday, the former president will swap his chair next to his lawyers for a seat on the witness stand — sitting to the left [Read More…]
Trump’s attorneys in his civil fraud case double down on criticism of judge’s clerk
Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As New York Attorney General Letitia James prepares to call Donald Trump to the witness stand in his $250 million civil fraud case Monday, lawyers for [Read More…]
Arab Muslim student at Stanford hurt in hit-and-run on campus: University police
ABC7 (STANFORD, Calif.) — An Arab Muslim student at Stanford University was hurt in a hit-and-run on campus, and the incident is being investigated as a potential hate crime, according to university police. The victim [Read More…]
How mass shootings have historically prompted changes in gun laws
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Recent mass shootings have put a spotlight on the gun laws of the states in which these tragedies happened and the actions that local legislators take to address the growing [Read More…]