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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.

Epstein frequently connected NY Giants co-owner Steve Tisch with women, emails show

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Jeffrey Epstein frequently connected New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch with women, according to dozens of 2013 emails released by the Department of Justice.In the emails, the late sex offender appeared to be a frequent point of contact for Tisch, coordinating... Read More.

Thousands still without power as brutal temperatures head to the South

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The South is about to be walloped with more winter weather, less than a week after an ice storm ripped through the region, closing highways and taking down power lines and trees.The National Weather Service has issued cold weather alerts from... Read More.

Former officials say DHS tactics undermine public trust after series of contradictory statements

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday said that in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, federal officials issued public statements about the incident based on "the best information" they had at the time and... Read More.

Latest release of Epstein files includes some survivors’ names, despite DOJ assurances, lawyers say

Friday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein's survivors told ABC News that names and identifying information of numerous victims appear unredacted in the latest disclosure of files on the late sex offender by the Department of Justice, including several women whose names... Read More.

New SNAP work requirements set to go into effect on Feb. 1 with millions at risk of losing benefits

Friday, January 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are set to go into effect on Feb. 1 and it could mean that millions of Americans lose their benefits.Nearly 42 million Americans, including low-income families and vulnerable households, rely on... Read More.

DOJ releases additional material from its Epstein files

Friday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Additional material from the Justice Department's files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is being released to the public today, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said at a press briefing Friday.It's the latest in a series of releases that... Read More.

Former CNN journalist Don Lemon arrested in connection with Minnesota protest

Friday, January 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former CNN journalist Don Lemon was arrested early Friday morning in connection with an incident in which anti-ICE protesters disrupted a service at a Minnesota church, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.The incident unfolded on Jan. 18, when protesters entered... Read More.

Luigi Mangione latest: Judge could rule if death penalty stays on the table

Friday, January 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The judge overseeing Luigi Mangione's federal case may decide on Friday if the death penalty will remain a sentencing option if he's convicted.Mangione, who is accused of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan in December 2024, will... Read More.

Driver faces hate crime charge after allegedly crashing into Chabad Jewish center in New York

Thursday, January 29 by ABC News

(BROOKLYN) -- A New Jersey man is facing attempted assault as a hate crime and other charges after police said he repeatedly drove his car into the back of Chabad World Headquarters in Brooklyn.Police were already assigned to a detail at the Chabad in... Read More.

Trump posts discredited conspiracy theories following seizure of 2020 ballots in Georgia

Thursday, January 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In the hours after FBI agents seized 2020 election ballots from an elections facility in Georgia on Wednesday, President Donald Trump posted a series of thoroughly discredited conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election -- and the 2016 election too. Fulton... Read More.