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Winter storm: More snow forecast as millions face dangerously cold temperatures

Thursday, January 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As dangerously low temperatures paralyze parts of the country from Chicago to Tennessee, the West and the Northeast are bracing for more snow. The latest More than 30 weather-related fatalities were confirmed nationwide this week, with deaths reported in 10 states including Oregon,... Read More.

Boy, 9, in remission from leukemia killed after crawling beneath school bus to retrieve ball

Thursday, January 18 by ABC News

(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- Over a hundred people came together for a candlelight vigil after 9-year-old Elyas Amyr Marshall-Rodriguez was killed after crawling under an Orange County school bus earlier this week. Witnesses told affiliate ABC News’ Orlando affiliate WFTV that the 9-year-old boy got off... Read More.

E. Jean Carroll defamation case live updates: ‘I would love it,’ Trump says to judge’s threat to toss him

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll additional damages for defaming her in 2019 when he denied her allegations of... Read More.

Winter storm: More snow forecast as millions under wind chill alerts

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than 105 million Americans remain on alert for dangerously low temperatures after an arctic blast swept across the U.S. At least nine weather-related fatalities were confirmed nationwide this week: six in Tennessee, two in New Jersey and one in Mississippi, according... Read More.

Gilgo Beach: ‘Cutting edge’ DNA evidence helped link suspect to 4th victim, DA says

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Among the new evidence against alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is "cutting edge" DNA evidence, the district attorney told ABC News. Heuermann was charged Tuesday with the murder of a fourth woman, 25-year-old escort Maureen Brainard-Barnes, who disappeared in 2007. Heuermann... Read More.

Four new species of deep-sea octopus discovered near Costa Rica

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Scientists have discovered at least four new species of octopus in the deep waters of a 100-square-mile area near Costa Rica, officials from the Schmidt Ocean Institute said on Tuesday. An international team of scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor (too)... Read More.

E. Jean Carroll defamation case live updates: With Trump in attendance, Carroll set to testify as first witness

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll additional damages for defaming her in 2019 when he denied her allegations of... Read More.

Kohberger lawyer wants the public to see request for the judge to rethink dismissing charges

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In a capital murder case that has been marked by secrecy and media restrictions, a lawyer for accused Idaho college killer Bryan Kohberger is now asking the judge to make public their arguments that he should rethink his decision to deny... Read More.

Daniel Penny returns to court for dismissal hearing in NYC subway chokehold death

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A judge is expected to decide Wednesday if he will dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges against Daniel Penny, a former Marine who choked a man to death on a New York City subway car. Penny’s attorneys argue that the victim, Jordan Neely, was... Read More.

‘This is the end’: Alaska Airlines passengers sue over door plug blowout

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Four passengers are suing Alaska Airlines and Boeing for the "terror" they say they experienced after a door plug "blew off" during their flight, according to a complaint filed Tuesday. The door plug for the fuselage of a Boeing 737 Max 9... Read More.

Millions of Americans under wind chill alerts as winter storm brings heavy ice, snow, rain to Northwest

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than 105 million Americans remain on alert for dangerously low wind chills after an artic blast swept across the United States. There were at least nine weather-related fatalities nationwide this week -- six in Tennessee, two in New Jersey and one... Read More.

Four college students rescued by helicopter after camping during winter storm in Kentucky

Wednesday, January 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Four college students camping in Red River Gorge in Kentucky were rescued by helicopter Tuesday morning after getting stranded on Courthouse Rock, Powell County Search and Rescue said. The four students from Asbury University were camping overnight and "underestimated the weather conditions,"... Read More.