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Some government employees dismayed after Musk jokes about buyout offer

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After the Trump administration offered two million federal employees buyouts on Tuesday, Elon Musk -- the world's richest man and the architect of Trump's effort to reduce the size of the government -- took to his own social media platform to boast... Read More.

Devastated: Figure skaters, coaches aboard flight that collided with Black Hawk over DC

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Figure skaters and coaches returning from the recent U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday, officials said.The U.S. Figure Skating organization confirmed that "several members" of the... Read More.

DC plane crash marks first major commercial crash in US since Buffalo crash in 2009

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The crash involving a regional aircraft and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday marks the first major commercial crash in the United States since 2009.The last crash took place on Feb. 12, 2009, when Colgan Air... Read More.

What to know about the deadly American Airlines and Black Hawk helicopter collision

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A regional American Airlines passenger jet and a Black Hawk military helicopter collided over Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night in the nation's first major commercial airline crash since 2009.There are confirmed fatalities from the collision, law enforcement sources familiar with the ongoing... Read More.

Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison on corruption charges

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge sentenced a tearful former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison Wednesday on corruption charges after being convicted of abusing the power of his office in exchange for bribes in the form of gold bars, a luxury car... Read More.

Man wanted for killing woman, kidnapping their 2 daughters may have fled to Mexico: Sheriff

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(CALIFORNIA) -- Authorities in California are searching for a man who allegedly gunned down his daughters' mother and kidnapped the two young girls.The suspect, 23-year-old Jonathan Alexis Maldonado-Cruz, may have fled to Mexico, the Kings County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.The case began Tuesday afternoon... Read More.

Former Sen. Bob Menendez set to be sentenced on corruption charges

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is set to be sentenced Wednesday on corruption charges after being convicted of abusing the power of his office in exchange for bribes in the form of gold bars, a luxury car and other items.Ahead of his... Read More.

Amid mass deportations, a boat packed with migrants intercepted trying to get into the US

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(SAN DIEGO) -- Even as the Trump administration's mass deportation of undocumented migrants was unfolding, the U.S. Coast Guard announced it had intercepted a boat packed with migrants off the California coast.A 40-foot panga-style boat attempting to smuggle migrants into the United States was stopped... Read More.

Trump hires new lawyers, files notice of appeal for hush money conviction

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Top white shoe law firm Sullivan & Cromwell will represent President Donald Trump as he appeals his criminal hush money conviction in New York, according to court filings Wednesday.The new attorneys filed a notice of appeal Wednesday, signaling their intention to appeal Trump's... Read More.

Why experts say California is the best-equipped state to deal with wildfires

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- California has just experienced one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, despite the Golden State's ample resources to combat the blazes once they spark.The Palisades and Eaton fires, while both mostly contained as of Wednesday, are still active in Los... Read More.

DOJ, under Trump, moves to drop appeal of classified docs case against his co-defendants

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice, now under new leadership following Donald Trump's inauguration, has moved to drop its appeal of the classified documents case that once accused Trump of mishandling some of the country's most sensitive secrets.Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District... Read More.

How a new NASA satellite could help solve the global temperature spike mystery

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Last year, 2024, was the warmest year on record for the planet, easily breaking the previous record set just a year earlier.Scientists say the unfolding El Niño event superimposed on long-term global warming is a primary driver of this huge spike... Read More.