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Exclusive: Student says she was living ‘American Dream’ before she was deported despite judge’s order

Thursday, December 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A 19-year old college student who was deported the week before Thanksgiving after a federal judge blocked her removal said she was handcuffed and later forced to sleep on the floor in a detention center."I burst into tears because I couldn't believe... Read More.

‘Operation Catahoula Crunch’ immigration sweeps begin in New Orleans: DHS

Wednesday, December 3 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS, La.) -- More than 200 federal agents are expected to begin fanning out across New Orleans on Wednesday after the Department of Homeland Security announced the start of an immigration crackdown dubbed Operation Catahoula Crunch.Named after the Louisiana state dog, the... Read More.

US pauses all pending green card applications from 19 ‘countries of concern’

Wednesday, December 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The United States has paused all pending immigration applications from 19 "countries of concern," meaning that even applicants with pending green card applications will be subject to a pause and review, following the shooting of two National Guard members in... Read More.

DOJ charges former Navy petty officer, 4 others for alleged roles in ‘monstrous’ online extortion group

Wednesday, December 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department has indicted a former Navy petty officer and four others for allegedly leading an online extortion group that authorities say later helped spawn the global extremist network known as "764," which the FBI now describes as "modern... Read More.

Arctic blast invades the Midwest, Northeast: Latest forecast

Wednesday, December 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Northeast is bracing for its coldest temperatures of the season as an arctic blast hits the Midwest and then moves east.On Thursday morning, the temperature is forecast to plunge to 5 degrees in Chicago; minus 4 degrees in Minneapolis;... Read More.

Waymo driverless taxi takes passengers into apparent police standoff

Wednesday, December 3 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) - A Waymo driverless taxi drove a passenger into an apparent police standoff in downtown Los Angeles last week, according to a video posted online Monday. The Waymo taxi came across a street blocked by police vehicles early Friday before turning into... Read More.

Family members charged in death of pregnant woman in Michigan

Wednesday, December 3 by ABC News

(CADILLAC, Mich.) -- Two family members have been charged in connection to the death of a pregnant woman in Michigan after authorities allege she was lured to a home and tortured "in an attempt to remove the unborn infant," according to the Michigan Department... Read More.

1st person set to be sentenced in connection with Matthew Perry’s fatal ketamine overdose

Wednesday, December 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A doctor who admitted to distributing ketamine to Matthew Perry weeks before he died is set to be sentenced on Wednesday -- the first among the five people convicted in connection with the "Friends" actor's 2023 overdose death.Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty... Read More.

What to know about the hepatitis B shot for infants ahead of CDC vaccine panel meeting

Wednesday, December 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee appears set to amend the childhood immunization schedule, including potentially changing recommendations on a shot given to newborns.The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is meeting Thursday and Friday. A draft... Read More.

California radiologist, wife fatally shot in driveway in targeted attack, police say

Tuesday, December 2 by ABC News

(SIMI VALLEY, Calif.) -- A California doctor and his wife were shot and killed in their Simi Valley home in a targeted attack, not a random incident, according to police. Dr. Eric Cordes and wife, Vicki, were shot multiple times in their open garage... Read More.

Trump asks judge to keep blocking release of final report on classified documents probe

Tuesday, December 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is urging the federal judge who dismissed his criminal indictment for allegedly mishandling classified documents to continue blocking the public release of former special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his investigation, according to a court filing Tuesday.... Read More.

Suspect in DC shooting of 2 National Guard members formally charged with murder

Tuesday, December 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan national accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members, killing one, in Washington, D.C., has been formally charged with murder.Lakanwal, of Bellingham, Washington, appeared before a judge remotely on Tuesday from his hospital bed, where he... Read More.