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What happens if Trump can’t secure a bond for his $464 million civil fraud judgment?

Thursday, March 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Donald Trump has boasted that his assets include the "Mona Lisas" of real estate, but the former president risks losing some of those properties and unraveling his personal finances if he can't satisfy the judgment in his $464 million civil fraud... Read More.

Riley Strains stepdad opens up about familys difficult conversations as Nashville search intensifies

Thursday, March 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Over 10 days into the search for missing college student Riley Strain, his family said they're starting to have difficult conversations."Put yourself in our shoes," Strain's stepfather, Chris Whiteid, told ABC News on Wednesday. "Your family, your brother, your sister --... Read More.

How climate change is affecting DCs iconic cherry blossoms

Wednesday, March 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Many of Washington's iconic flowering cherry trees will be cut down because of climate change.While warming temperatures are causing cherry blossoms all over the world to bloom earlier, rising sea levels are leaving the National Park Service no choice but to cut... Read More.

4th white Mississippi officer sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty in torture of 2 Black men

Wednesday, March 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former Rankin County sheriff's deputy Christian Dedmon was sentenced to 40 years in prison during a hearing in federal court in Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday for his role in two attacks, including the torture of two Black men, according to the... Read More.

New York AG pushes back on Trumps extraordinary request to stay $464M fraud judgment

Wednesday, March 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James is pushing back on Donald Trump's "extraordinary" request for a stay of his $464 million civil fraud judgment, arguing the former president's recent request was unreliable, procedurally improper and based on a flawed premise."There is... Read More.

Judge allows Trump to appeal Fani Willis disqualification ruling

Wednesday, March 20 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee on Wednesday cleared the way for former President Donald Trump to appeal the judge's ruling that ultimately kept Fulton County DA Fani Willis on the election interference case.McAfee granted the joint request from Trump and some of... Read More.

4 young kids, 1 adult killed in devastating house fire in Pennsylvania

Wednesday, March 20 by ABC News

(JEANETTE, Pa.) -- Four young children and one adult were killed in a devastating house fire in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, officials said.The victims were: a 1-month-old girl, Korbyn John; a 3-year-old boy, Keagan John; a 6-year-old girl, Kinzleigh John; a 7-year-old boy, Kyson John;... Read More.

Inmate, accomplice at large after brazen ambush at hospital, authorities say

Wednesday, March 20 by ABC News

(BOISE, Idaho) -- An inmate escaped from an Idaho hospital Wednesday with an accomplice who opened fire on the correction officers transporting him, striking two, in a "brazen" attack, authorities said.Both suspects remain at large following the early morning "ambush," the Idaho Department of... Read More.

2 teens arrested, charged in Utah abduction-turned-murder

Wednesday, March 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) - Two teenage boys have been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old man whose body was found in a remote desert area in Utah County, according to police.The 15-year-old and a 17-year-old have been booked into the... Read More.

Third white Mississippi officer sentenced to 17.5 years after pleading guilty in torture of 2 Black men

Wednesday, March 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former Rankin County sheriff's deputy Daniel Opdyke was sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison during a hearing in federal court in Jackson, Mississippi on Wednesday for his role in torture of two Black men, according to the U.S. Department of... Read More.

Daniel Penny to stand trial in October for NYC subway chokehold death

Wednesday, March 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Daniel Penny, the man who choked a homeless man to death last May on a New York City subway car, will stand trial beginning Oct. 8, a judge determined Wednesday.The trial will take between four and six weeks, according to Judge... Read More.

About 184 law enforcement officers die by suicide each year: Report

Wednesday, March 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than 1,200 of the nation's public safety personnel died by suicide over a seven-year period, according to a report released by a nonprofit organization that tracks law enforcement suicides.From 2016 to 2022, there were 1,287 public safety personnel -- identified... Read More.