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Army soldier in Colorado arrested for allegedly distributing cocaine: FBI

Thursday, May 1 by ABC News

(DENVER) -- A U.S. Army soldier stationed in Colorado was arrested on federal drug charges, authorities said Thursday.Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, a soldier at Fort Carson, was arrested Wednesday evening, the FBI in Denver said.He faces federal charges related to the distribution of... Read More.

Fox News, Smartmatic file dueling motions for summary judgment in defamation case

Thursday, May 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Years after the 2020 election and in the wake of a landmark $787 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News is continuing to fight back against a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit brought by voting machine company Smartmatic.Fox wrote a clear... Read More.

Hundreds of flights canceled amid severe weather, flash flooding threats

Thursday, May 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Severe weather and flash flooding continue to threaten much of the central and eastern U.S. on Thursday, disrupting Americans' travel plans.More than 900 flights were halted across the U.S. on Wednesday, with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport hit the hardest with... Read More.

Hazing on steroids: Syracuse high school students surrender to police over incident

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) -- A group of students from a high school in Syracuse, New York, surrendered to authorities on Wednesday for an alleged hazing incident described by the local district attorney as "incomprehensible."All 11 implicated students surrendered themselves to police over the incident after... Read More.

Jeff Sperbeck, NFL star John Elways longtime agent, dies following golf cart incident

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(LA QUINTA, Calif.) -- Former NFL star John Elway's longtime business partner and former agent died Wednesday after reportedly falling from a golf cart.Jeff Sperbeck, 62, died Wednesday after an accident Saturday evening in La Quinta, California, the Riverside County Coroner confirmed to ABC... Read More.

Rubio has been in touch with El Salvadors Bukele about Abrego Garcia: Sources

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been in touch with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongfully deported last month to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison, multiple sources familiar with their contact told ABC News.The details of their... Read More.

Syracuse DA gives high school students 48 hours to surrender for hazing incident

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) -- The district attorney in Syracuse, New York, is giving a group of high school students 48 hours to turn themselves in for an alleged hazing incident that he describes as a "criminal matter.""I cannot really adequately express to this community the... Read More.

4 dead in Pennsylvania as severe weather hits from Texas to New York

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(PITTSBURGH) -- Four people have died in Pennsylvania as severe storms hammered much of the U.S. on Tuesday night.A long-lived destructive thunderstorm wind event, known as a derecho, traveled more than 500 miles from eastern Indiana through central Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon. Wind gusts... Read More.

Judge denies DOJs request to further delay discovery in Abrego Garcia case

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The federal judge overseeing the wrongful deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Wednesday denied a motion from the Trump administration to further delay discovery in the case.The order came a week after the judge paused expedited discovery for seven days after... Read More.

I am not afraid of you, Columbia student says of Trump after release from ICE

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(COLCHESTER, Vt.) -- A federal judge in Vermont ordered the release Wednesday of Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia University student who was arrested two weeks ago by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following his citizenship interview, while his case proceeds."The two weeks of detention so... Read More.

Were all ticking time bombs: Budget cuts gut 9/11 health protections as community braces for crisis

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The 9/11 health program that monitors and treats thousands of people exposed to toxic dust during the 2001 terrorist attack is under threat — again.A wave of staffing cuts and agency turmoil has thrown the World Trade Center Health Program... Read More.

University of Delaware student killed, several hurt when driver flees from police, hits people near campus

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(NEWARK, Del.) -- A University of Delaware student was killed and several other people were injured when a U-Haul truck driver fled from police and collided with people near campus, officials said.On Tuesday afternoon, officers in a parking lot spotted a U-Haul truck that... Read More.