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DHS warns of increasing trend in domestic partner poisonings

Tuesday, February 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Domestic partners are "increasingly likely" to use chemical and biological toxins to kill or harm their partners, a trend so alarming that the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning to law enforcement.The warning came in a January intelligence note, obtained... Read More.

Judge orders Trump admin to ‘mitigate’ further ‘damage’ to slavery exhibit panels as Philadelphia fights their removal

Tuesday, February 3 by ABC News

(PHILADELPHIA) -- U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe, who is overseeing Philadelphia's federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over the removal of a slavery exhibit at the President's House, ordered the federal government to "mitigate any further deterioration or damage" to... Read More.

New York attorney general launches federal immigration officer monitor project

Tuesday, February 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Observers from the New York Attorney General's office will monitor and document federal immigration enforcement actions across the state, Letitia James announced Tuesday.The legal observers, drawn from volunteers in the attorney general's office, will not interfere with enforcement actions, and wear... Read More.

Disabled US citizen’s family says ICE stopped his father from attending his funeral

Tuesday, February 3 by ABC News

(ARLINGTON, Texas) -- A family in Arlington, Texas, grieved as they laid 30-year-old Wael Tarabishi to rest. His father, Maher Tarabishi, however, was not at the funeral. Instead, he was at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center nearly three hours away in Anson,... Read More.

Search for Savannah Guthrie’s mother continues as police suspect possible abduction

Tuesday, February 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Investigations are continuing this morning after the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie disappeared over the weekend in what authorities believe was a possible abduction early Sunday morning from her Arizona home, police said.Nancy Guthrie was last seen in the... Read More.

Brendan Banfield double murder trial: Verdict reached for man accused of elaborate plot to get rid of his wife

Monday, February 2 by ABC News

(FAIRFAX, Va.) -- A jury has reached a verdict in the double murder trial of a Virginia man accused of killing his wife and a stranger lured to their home under false pretenses in an elaborate plot to get rid of his spouse... Read More.

Authorities shut down 3 illegal call centers tied to gold bar scam

Monday, February 2 by ABC News

(MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md.) -- Maryland and federal authorities announced Monday that they have shut down three Indian call centers linked to a gold bar scam that stole millions of dollars from American consumers.Authorities said the operation netted almost $50 million from more than 600... Read More.

Epstein files: DOJ says it’s taken down ‘several thousand documents’ that mistakenly identified victims

Monday, February 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Department of Justice officials say they have taken down "several thousand documents and media" from its website containing files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that "may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information due to various factors, including technical or human error,"... Read More.

Hundreds of parents ask Roblox board to stop attempts to force lawsuits out of the public eye

Monday, February 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A group of 800 parents -- including those who have already filed suit and those who have retained lawyers with the intent to sue --sent a letter to the board of directors of Roblox demanding the gaming company stop attempts to... Read More.

‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother reported missing in Arizona: Sheriff

Monday, February 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- An 84-year-old woman who was reported missing in Arizona has been identified by officials as the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie.The Pima County Sheriff's Department announced during a news conference on Sunday that Nancy Guthrie was last seen in... Read More.

5-year-old Minneapolis boy Liam Conejo Ramos, father ordered released from federal jail

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, asylum seekers who were arrested last week in Minnesota, were ordered to be released by a federal judge in Texas on Saturday.U.S. District Judge Fred Biery ordered Conejo Ramos and his father released from the... Read More.

Another winter storm threatens to drop more snow as dangerous cold lingers

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Another winter storm will be affecting tens of millions of Americans this weekend, adding more snow to the harsh weather that has already caused the deaths of over 100 people since last week, according to officials.Snow began falling in parts of... Read More.