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College student allegedly plotted ‘mass casualty attack’ targeting Jews
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office (VIRGINIA) — A Virginia college student is accused of plotting a “mass casualty attack” on the Consulate General of Israel in New York, according to court records. The FBI arrested Abdullah Ezzeldin [Read More…]
Kangaroo remains on the loose in Texas after jumping fence
VCG/VCG via Getty Images (BELLVILLE, Texas) — A family in Austin County, Texas, is anxiously waiting for the return of their 3-year-old kangaroo after the marsupial pushed a gate open and hopped a fence. The [Read More…]
Iranian officer charged with orchestrating murder of US citizen in Iraq
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A captain in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps faces federal murder and terrorism charges in New York, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Friday that charges Mohammad Reza Nouri with [Read More…]
Delphi murders: Convicted killer Richard Allen sentenced to 130 years
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (Delphi, Ind.) — Convicted Delphi, Indiana, killer Richard Allen was sentenced on Friday to 130 years in prison for the 2017 murders of two teenage girls. He was given 65 years for each murder, [Read More…]
Chicago’s O’Hare airport issues ground stop amid snow, as storm moves east
ABC News (CHICAGO) — Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport issued a ground stop on Friday, pausing departures amid snowy and icy conditions. The stop came as the clipper system that brought heavy snow and airport delays [Read More…]
Starbucks workers union announces pre-Christmas strike in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle
Bo Zaunders/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The workers union representing Starbucks baristas across the country announced members in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle will go on strike in the days leading up to Christmas. Workers [Read More…]
Delphi murders: Convicted killer to face victims’ families at sentencing
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When convicted Delphi, Indiana, killer Richard Allen returns to court for sentencing on Friday, he’s expected to come face-to-face with the victims’ families. Last month, a jury found Allen [Read More…]
Raw oysters linked to norovirus outbreak leaves at least 80 sickened in Los Angeles
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images/STOCK (LOS ANGELES) — An event celebrating the top restaurants in Los Angeles left at least 80 people sickened with norovirus due to an outbreak linked to raw oysters, LA County’s Department of [Read More…]
ICE removed largest number of people in US illegally since 2014: report
Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. immigration authorities in 2024 removed the largest number of people in the country illegally in a decade, according to a new report. In fiscal year 2024, Immigration [Read More…]
FBI says man was plotting attack with Madison school shooting suspect
Scott Olson/Getty Images (CARISBAD, Calif.) — A judge granted a gun violence protective order against a Carlsbad, California, man who authorities allege was communicating with the Abundant Life Christian School shooting suspect. Carlsbad police filed the [Read More…]
Judge in Uvalde criminal case denies motion to dismiss charges, sets tentative trial date
Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images, FILE A judge has denied a motion to dismiss charges in the Uvalde, Texas, criminal case stemming from the 2022 mass shooting and has set a tentative trial date. Former Uvalde [Read More…]
UnitedHealthcare CEO killing latest: Luigi Mangione faces federal charges including stalking, murder
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is charged in a four-count federal criminal complaint with stalking, murder through the use of a firearm and [Read More…]
FAA temporarily bans drones in parts of New Jersey, notice threatens ‘deadly force’ for ‘imminent security threat’
Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ban on drone operations in several areas of New Jersey until Jan. 17, unless operators are granted special permission from the government [Read More…]
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ former chief adviser, surrenders on criminal charges
Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the former chief adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, surrendered at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office on Thursday morning to face criminal charges. [Read More…]
Court disqualifies Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump, but indictment still stands
Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from her prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump and his co-defendants in their election interference case. [Read More…]
Abandoned oil and gas wells in US bring fears of leak dangers, ABC News investigation finds
This illustration shows the locations where ABC News tested abandoned oil and gas wells for leaks; ABC News (WEST TEXAS, Texas) — Rancher Laura Briggs rises early to care for the livestock scattered across her [Read More…]
Court disqualifies Willis from Georgia election case against Trump, but indictment still stands
Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA, Ga.) — The Georgia Court of Appeals has disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from her prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump and his co-defendants in their election interference case. [Read More…]
UnitedHealthcare CEO killing latest:Luigi Mangione waiving extradition, will be transported to New York
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is waiving extradition and will be transported to New York in short order. Mangione was remanded to the [Read More…]
Holiday travel: Busiest times to fly, drive this Christmas and New Year’s
martin-dm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Christmas and New Year’s holiday period is expected to be the busiest on record for both air and road travel, according to AAA — continuing this year’s trend where every major [Read More…]
CVS knowingly dispensed ‘massive’ amount of invalid opioid prescriptions: DOJ lawsuit
jetcityimage/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The largest pharmacy chain in America is accused of “unlawfully dispensing massive quantities of opioids and other controlled substances to fuel its own profits at the expense of public health and [Read More…]