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NYC Mayor Eric Adams seeks dismissal of bribery charge brought by zealous prosecutors

Monday, September 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The bribery charge against New York Mayor Eric Adams is "extraordinarily vague" and brought by "zealous prosecutors" who spent years "casting about" for something to support a criminal case against the mayor, a defense attorney said Monday in a new court... Read More.

Hurricane Helene live updates: 91 dead after storm brought biblical damage

Monday, September 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from Hurricane Helene have been catastrophic, flooding neighborhoods, stranding residents, destroying homes and toppling trees in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.Dozens have been killed.Helene, which made landfall in Florida's... Read More.

DOJ sues Alabama election official for allegedly purging voters too close to the election

Saturday, September 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Department of Justice sued the State of Alabama and its top election official on Friday for allegedly removing voters from its election rolls too close to the November election.Last month, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen announced that he had... Read More.

Feds charge 20-year-old suspect in California courthouse attack that left five injured

Saturday, September 28 by ABC News

(SANTA MARIA, Calif.) -- The man who allegedly threw an explosive device inside a California courthouse where he was set to be arraigned, which left five injured, has been federally charged, officials announced on Friday.Santa Barbara resident Nathaniel James McGuire, 20, was charged with... Read More.

NASA, SpaceX prepare to launch capsule to bring home Starliner astronauts

Saturday, September 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- NASA and SpaceX are set to launch a critical mission Saturday to bring home the two astronauts who flew Boeing's Starliner to the International Space Station.The SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon will take off with two empty seats and extra spacesuits for Barry... Read More.

Shudder felt by crew on support ship around time when Titan sub lost contact

Friday, September 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The crew of the Titan's support ship felt a "shudder" around the time they lost contact with the submersible during its doomed dive to the Titanic shipwreck, the Coast Guard said Friday.U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation Chair Jason Neubauer revealed... Read More.

54 people rescued from roof of Tennessee hospital due to floodwaters from Hurricane Helene

Friday, September 27 by ABC News

(ERWIN, Tenn.) -- At least 54 people were trapped on the roof of a hospital in Tennessee on Friday after floodwaters due to Hurricane Helene quickly surrounded the medical center.Everyone was rescued safely, Sen. Bill Hagerty said in a statement.Unicoi County Hospital -- located... Read More.

Hurricane Helene live updates: 43 dead across the South

Friday, September 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region Thursday night as a massive Category 4 hurricane -- the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend on record.Helene has since weakened to a tropical storm and is now pushing through... Read More.

54 people trapped on roof of Tennessee hospital due to floodwaters from Hurricane Helene

Friday, September 27 by ABC News

(ERWIN, Tenn.) -- At least 54 people are trapped on the roof of a hospital in Tennessee on Friday after floodwaters due to Hurricane Helene quickly surrounded the medical center.Unicoi County Hospital -- located in the northeastern part of the state on the border... Read More.

Hurricane Helene live updates: 34 dead across the South

Friday, September 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region Thursday night as a massive Category 4 hurricane -- the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend on record.Helene has since weakened to a tropical storm and is now pushing through... Read More.

Hurricane Helene live updates: Seven dead, millions without power

Friday, September 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region Thursday night as a massive Category 4 hurricane -- the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend on record.Helene has since weakened to a tropical storm and is now pushing through... Read More.

Alabama executes Alan Eugene Miller with nitrogen gas for 1999 killings

Friday, September 27 by ABC News

(ATMORE, Ala.) -- Alabama carried out the second-ever nitrogen gas execution in the United States on Thursday.Alan Eugene Miller, 59, was sentenced to death for the 1999 murders of his then-coworkers Lee Holdbrooks and Christoper Scott Yancy, and his former supervisor Terry Lee Jarvis.Miller... Read More.