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The Puerto Rican government is now forcing residents across the island to ration water by cutting off the water supply for 48 hours at a time. (David G. Houser/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Puerto Rico [Read More…]

The New York Police Department said a 27-year-old woman and a 5-month-old girl were killed, August 8, 2026, when the boat they were aboard capsized near Liberty Island in New York Harbor, pictured here. (Aire [Read More…]

The mother of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree on Aug. 3 in Jackson, Mississippi, told ABC News on Sunday afternoon that her daughter’s death has “just [Read More…]

A view of the Lincoln Memorial as the Reflecting Pool is drained on the National Mall on July 22, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump acknowledged on Sunday that [Read More…]

Investigators are searching for 32-year-old Thomas David Ryan, who police say is wanted in connection with his father’s death. (New York State Police) (NEW YORK) — A manhunt continued Saturday for a suspect in upstate [Read More…]

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pool is shown partially filled on Aug. 5, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was partially refilled on Friday to flush out what the [Read More…]

Construction at the future site of a helipad and ballroom on the South Lawn of the White House on July 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A federal appeals court has [Read More…]

National Park Service water intake pipes that used to draw water from Lake Mead are shown going down the side of Pyramid Island, which is no longer surrounded by water, to the left of Saddle [Read More…]

Tracy Mingo is accused of using disguises to evade identification so he could target employees at Circle K, Subway and Family Dollar stores throughout the Atlanta area between October 2025 and January 2026, the FBI [Read More…]

Laura Rojas Ortiz has been in ICE detention for more than 40 days, her family says. (Photo courtesy Laura Rojas Ortiz’s mother, Paolo) (WASHINGTON) — A 21-year-old pregnant mother has been detained, along with her [Read More…]

A water tower is illuminated at dusk, Sept. 17, 2016, in Seaside Park, New Jersey. (Mark Makela/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Two municipal water systems in New Jersey were targeted in cyberattacks in the last [Read More…]

(WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for David Hearn, who was alleged to have vandalized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, filed a motion in D.C. Superior Court, citing “exceptional facts and circumstances” to have the indictment against him [Read More…]

Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie, June 15, 2023. (Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The recent release of two credible ransom notes sent to Nancy Guthrie’s family in the days after her abduction generated [Read More…]

People hold photos of those who perished in the Eaton Fire during a memorial service, July 7, 2025, honoring the 19 lives lost in Altadena, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — More than 18 [Read More…]

A logo is displayed on the doors to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) headquarters at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building on May 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty [Read More…]

A sign is posted in front of the Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles on June 16, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) – A man allegedly armed with [Read More…]

Demonstrators chant and hold signs outside U.S. Supreme Court on April 29, 2026, in Washington, DC. The court heard arguments challenging DHS’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for asylum seekers. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images) [Read More…]

(WASHINGTON) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday voted to advance acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to permanently lead the Department of Justice. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright [Read More…]

Microscopic view of the Cyclospora cayetanensis oocyst, foodborne parasite taken during laboratory research. (Quantic69/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) The first two deaths of the cyclosporiasis outbreak have been reported in Michigan, the state’s health department announced Monday. Both people [Read More…]

U.S. President Donald Trump at a Cabinet meeting at Camp David, the presidential retreat, on July 31, 2026 in Camp David, Maryland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Friday blamed [Read More…]