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Attorney General Letitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged Cornell ‘gang rape’ case

Friday, October 2 by ABC News

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday said she issued an executive order to appoint Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor for the alleged "gang rape" that took place at a Cornell fraternity in 2024. "Newly released information continues to raise serious... Read More.

‘Victory for democracy’: Former Olympian David Hearn speaks out after Reflecting Pool vandalism case permanently dismissed

Friday, October 2 by ABC News

Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn says he is "relieved" after a Washington, D.C. judge permanently dismissed the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case against him, ending the possibility that prosecutors could recharge him.Hearn was indicted this summer and prosecutors alleged that he ripped a... Read More.

New ICE facility to hold families, unaccompanied minors could open in Louisiana next week

Friday, October 2 by ABC News

A new facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, may begin receiving undocumented families with children, local officials and immigrant rights advocates say. The 528-bed facility will house families with children, unaccompanied minors, and single adult females as they await removal inside renovated former Air Force barracks... Read More.

Family of Renee Good sues US government over fatal ICE shooting

Thursday, October 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The family of Renee Good filed two federal civil lawsuits Thursday against the U.S. government and several top federal officials over Good's fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis earlier this year.The lawsuits were filed nearly 10... Read More.

ICE sets limits on which officers can stop vehicles

Thursday, October 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is changing its policy on which officers can stop vehicles, and what is required to do when they're stopped, according to sources familiar with the change.Formal guidance was issued to officers this week, sources said. This comes... Read More.

‘Weight off my shoulders’: Credit card holders seek debt consolidation for lower interest rates

Thursday, October 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Ernesto Alvarez paid off about $70,000 of credit card debt in just over a year. The fix: a plan that combined his credit card debt into a single loan.Alvarez, 55, said he repaid debt on 12 to 15 different credit cards... Read More.

‘I felt like bait,’ Jane Doe said at 2025 Cornell University hearing investigating allegations of fraternity house sexual assault

Thursday, October 1 by ABC News

During a 2025 hearing at Cornell University, an unidentified female former student who alleges she was gang raped at a fraternity house in 2024 described her harrowing night at the house surrounded by multiple men: "I felt like bait. I felt like lions... Read More.

2 dead as medevac helicopter crashes off California’s Catalina Island

Thursday, October 1 by ABC News

A helicopter carrying five people crashed into the water off the coast of Catalina Island in California on Wednesday evening, killing two of those on board, sending two others to the hospital and prompting a search in the water for the last one."This remains... Read More.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 astronaut bringing 100-year-old heirloom on space station trip

Thursday, October 1 by ABC News

When Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk climbs aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket that will take him and the other three members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 to the International Space Station, he'll bring a more than 100-year-old pocket watch.Kutryk,... Read More.

Execution of lone woman on Tennessee’s death row paused by federal appeals court

Wednesday, September 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The execution of the only woman on Tennessee's death row was paused at the 11th hour as a federal appeals court reviews the case.The state has since asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate the appeals court's stay.Christa Pike, 50, was... Read More.

35% of Cornell undergraduate women reported having been sexually assaulted: Survey

Wednesday, September 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As prosecutors reopened an investigation into a former Cornell University student's allegations of being drugged and gang-raped at a fraternity house in 2024, a state-mandated survey of undergraduate students revealed that more than one-third of undergraduate women said they had experienced... Read More.

Toddler found with loaded gun at daycare in Michigan: Police

Wednesday, September 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A parent has been arrested after a toddler was found with a loaded gun inside a Michigan daycare facility, authorities said.A teacher noticed the gun Monday morning and took "immediate action," Canton Police Chief Joseph Bialy told ABC Detroit affiliate WXYZ.Officers... Read More.