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Tulsa race massacre probe finds 1921 horror was coordinated, military-style attack

Saturday, January 11 by ABC News

(TULSA, Okla.) -- The Justice Department provided new insight and chilling details about the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, describing the two-day raid that killed 300 Black residents and destroyed their businesses as a "coordinated, military-style attack" conducted by a white mob of over 10,000... Read More.

California fires weather forecast: Fire danger expected to increase as winds pick up

Saturday, January 11 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- There has been a reprieve from the strongest winds in Southern California over the past 24 hours, but winds are expected to pick up later Saturday into the night, raising the fire danger yet again.The fire outlook for Saturday is back... Read More.

Green Berets suicide death revives questions about PTSD, risks to brain health

Saturday, January 11 by ABC News

(LAS VEGAS) -- Six years before packing a rental truck with firework mortars and gas cannisters before shooting himself in the head -- an act he called a "wake-up" call to America in a note later found by law enforcement -- Army Master Sgt.... Read More.

Kyren Lacy, top NFL draft prospect, wanted for negligent homicide after deadly crash

Friday, January 10 by ABC News

(LOUISIANA) -- NFL hopeful Kyren Lacy, one of the top wide receiver prospects in this year's draft, is wanted for negligent homicide in connection with a deadly crash in Louisiana last month, state police announced Friday.Louisiana State Police said they have issued an arrest... Read More.

Federal judge holds Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for repeating false claims about election workers

Friday, January 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Washington, D.C., held Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for violating a court order that barred him from making false and defamatory statements against two Georgia election workers after they secured a $148 million defamation judgement against the... Read More.

California fires live updates: If you fly a drone, youll be prosecuted, DA warns

Friday, January 10 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- At least 10 people are believed to be dead -- with the Los Angeles County sheriff saying he expects that number to rise -- as devastating fires spread across Southern California amid dry and windy conditions, leaving officials scrambling to contain... Read More.

Massive winter storm continues to dump snow across the South

Friday, January 10 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- A massive winter storm is blanketing the South with ice and record-breaking snow, with some cities seeing the most snowfall from a single storm in decades.Twenty states, from Texas to Delaware, were on alert Friday for snow and ice as the storm... Read More.

Vince McMahon to pay $1.7 million for failing to disclose settlements

Friday, January 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vince McMahon, the former head of WWE, will pay $1.7 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to disclose two settlements he had with employees while he ran the formerly publicly traded company.One settlement agreement, signed in 2019, obligated McMahon... Read More.

Passengers evacuate plane on slides after Delta flight aborts takeoff

Friday, January 10 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- Hundreds of passengers were forced to evacuate on slides during a snowstorm after their Delta flight aborted takeoff from Atlanta due to an engine issue Friday morning, the airline said.Delta Flight 2668 was traveling from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis-St. Paul... Read More.

California fires live updates: Looks like atomic bomb dropped, sheriff says

Friday, January 10 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- At least 10 people are believed to be dead -- with the Los Angeles County sheriff saying he expects that number to rise -- as devastating fires spread across Southern California amid dry and windy conditions, leaving officials scrambling to contain... Read More.

Trump sentencing live updates: Judge sentences Trump to unconditional discharge

Friday, January 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday morning in his New York hush money case after a jury in May convicted him on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in... Read More.

California fires live updates: LA sheriff says city looks like ‘atomic bomb dropped

Friday, January 10 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- At least 10 people are believed to be dead -- with the LA County sheriff saying he expects that number to rise -- as a series of devastating fires grow uncontained across Southern California amid dry and windy conditions, leaving officials... Read More.