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FBI raids Polymarket founder’s home in criminal probe of election betting platform

Thursday, November 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The FBI searched the New York City home of Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan as part of a criminal investigation into the election betting platform, law enforcement sources told ABC News.The investigation, at least in part, involves whether Polymarket violated a prior... Read More.

The Onion buys InfoWars in bankruptcy auction

Thursday, November 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The satirical website The Onion purchased InfoWars on Thursday, a capstone on years of litigation and bankruptcy proceedings following InfoWars founder Alex Jones' defamation of families associated with the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.Those families backed The Onion's bid to purchase InfoWars'... Read More.

New LA DA Nathan Hochman speaks out on Menendez brothers fight for freedom

Thursday, November 14 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- As calls grow for the Menendez brothers to be released from prison, the incoming Los Angeles County district attorney says he has a lot of evidence to review before showing his support.Nathan Hochman won last week's election for DA, beating incumbent George... Read More.

Karen Silkwoods sudden death unpacked in ABC documentary

Thursday, November 14 by ABC News

(CRESCENT, Okla.) -- The 28-year-old lab worker investigated alleged wrongdoing at an Oklahoma nuclear fuel facility, and was on her way to meet with a New York Times reporter when she died in a fatal car crash.Fifty years ago, the death of a 28-year-old... Read More.

Bear costume used in elaborate car insurance fraud scheme

Thursday, November 14 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- Four individuals were arrested Wednesday for allegedly attempting to defraud their insurance companies by claiming a bear had damaged their vehicles -- when in fact it was a person in a bear costume attacking the cars.The suspects were all Los Angeles-area... Read More.

Nex Benedicts school district agrees to address Title IX harassment violations

Wednesday, November 13 by ABC News

(OWASSO, Okla.) -- The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced Wednesday that Owasso Public Schools in Oklahoma has "entered into an agreement to remedy violations of Title... Read More.

FBI offering $25K reward for information in ballot box fires in Oregon, Washington

Wednesday, November 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Federal authorities are offering a $25,000 reward in connection with a series of arson incidents involving ballot boxes in Washington state and Oregon during early voting last month.The FBI... Read More.

Man who helped Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely speaks at trial

Wednesday, November 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A Bronx man who helped Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely on a New York City subway car last year ”jumped in and tried to help” so Penny could release his chokehold, according to the man’s testimony Wednesday at Penny’s manslaughter and... Read More.

Wake-up call: LGBTQ crisis hotlines see surge of calls amid presidential election

Wednesday, November 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Rainbow Youth Project, a national LGBTQ advocacy group, typically fields about 800 calls a month on its crisis outreach hotline. In just 10 days, as the 2024 presidential election came to a head, the organization told ABC News it received roughly... Read More.

Parents of Idaho college murder victims speak out on 2-year mark of gruesome crime

Wednesday, November 13 by ABC News

(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- Parents of the University of Idaho victims are speaking out on the two-year mark of the gruesome quadruple homicide as they await the trial for their children's suspected killer.For victim Kaylee Goncalves' parents, one of the devastating milestones this year is... Read More.

2 dead in explosion at manufacturing plant in Louisville, Kentucky: Police

Wednesday, November 13 by ABC News

(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- Two people were killed and four remain in the hospital from an explosion at a manufacturing facility in Louisville, Kentucky, officials said.The "hazardous materials incident" was reported Tuesday afternoon at a Givaudan Sense Colour facility, a natural food coloring plant, according... Read More.

Travis Kelces, Patrick Mahomes houses targeted by burglars

Wednesday, November 13 by ABC News

(Belton, Mo.) - The homes of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were burglarized last month, according to police reports.Four officers were dispatched to a home in Belton, Missouri, just after midnight on Oct. 6 after a man called,... Read More.