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Winter storms: Over 1,800 flights canceled nationwide including hundreds at Chicago O’Hare

Friday, January 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Over 1,800 flights have been canceled nationwide Friday as major winter storms prepare to unleash blizzard conditions, flooding rain and tornadoes. The Midwest and the Great Lakes are in the crosshairs Friday morning. Blizzard warnings are in effect for six states from Nebraska... Read More.

Three takeaways from a dramatic day of closing statements in Trump’s fraud trial

Friday, January 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Donald Trump walked into the courtroom of his $370 million civil fraud trial Thursday and did exactly what he hoped to do: break all the rules established by the judge in order to deliver a brief closing statement. Then he walked out... Read More.

Boil water alerts issued for 2 Mississippi cities after E. coli found in water samples

Friday, January 12 by ABC News

(JACKSON, Miss.) -- Residents of Jackson and Flowood, Mississippi, have been advised to boil their water after routine water samples tested positive for E. coli, the state's health department said Thursday. "Health officials strongly recommend that all water be boiled vigorously for one minute before... Read More.

Texas takes control over park in Eagle Pass against city’s wishes as part of border mission: Mayor

Friday, January 12 by ABC News

(EAGLE PASS, Texas) -- The state of Texas has seized control of a nearly 50-acre park on the banks of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, against the city's desires, Mayor Rolando Salinas said. In a video posted on Facebook by the mayor on... Read More.

Winter storms: Ground stop at Chicago O’Hare, over 1,000 flights canceled nationwide

Friday, January 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Over 1,000 flights have been canceled nationwide Friday as major winter storms prepare to unleash blizzard conditions, flooding rain and tornadoes. The Midwest and the Great Lakes are in the crosshairs Friday morning. Blizzard warnings are in effect for six states from Nebraska... Read More.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams defends housing migrants at high school amid backlash

Thursday, January 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended temporarily housing migrants in a Brooklyn high school ahead of a winter storm this week, amid backlash over the administration's handling of the migrant crisis. City officials relocated hundreds of migrants from a shelter at... Read More.

Book ban lawsuit moves forward as Florida district removes over 1,000 titles

Thursday, January 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit challenging book bans in Escambia County, Florida, can move forward on the same day the county released an updated list of more than 2,800 individual books that have been pulled from shelves for... Read More.

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty at arraignment on tax charges

Thursday, January 11 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden entered a not guilty plea to 9 felony and misdemeanor tax charges at his initial appearance in a California courtroom on Thursday. The plea was entered by Hunter Biden himself during an arraignment in federal court... Read More.

FAA launches probe of Boeing following door plug incident

Thursday, January 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Federal Aviation Administration said it is conducting an investigation of Boeing after a defective door plug fell out of an Alaska Airlines plane last week, forcing an emergency landing. "This incident should have never happened and it cannot happen again," the... Read More.

Millions of furniture tip-over restraints sold after 2019 recalled

Thursday, January 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New Age Industries is recalling millions of furniture tip kits or tip restraints that were sold alongside clothing storage units in furniture stores across the U.S. and online. New Age and Alliance4Safety, a coalition of furniture manufacturers, retailers and delivery servicers, said... Read More.

Michael Strahan’s daughter battles brain tumor: What to know about medulloblastoma

Thursday, January 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- For the past two months, Michael Strahan's 19-year-old daughter Isabella has faced a private health battle, fighting medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumor. Isabella Strahan was a freshman at the University of Southern California when an MRI scan in October led to... Read More.

Dad, stepmom arrested for murder of 5-year-old who was killed in 1989

Thursday, January 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A father and stepmother have been arrested for the murder of their 5-year-old son nearly 35 years after he was killed, authorities announced. Victor Lee Turner and Megan R. Turner (formerly known as Pamela K. Turner) were taken into custody at their... Read More.