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Your Christmas weather forecast: Record warmth in Midwest, blizzard conditions in Heartland

Monday, December 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- From a warm Christmas in the Midwest to blizzard warnings in the Heartland and rain on the West Coast, here's what you need to know for your holiday weather forecast. Christmas warmth It's a rare warm Christmas in the Midwest. On Christmas Eve, Minneapolis... Read More.

Florida mall shooting: Police hunt for suspect, release photo of person who took hat

Monday, December 25 by ABC News

(OCALA, Fla.) -- Police are looking for a suspect, as well as a bystander who took evidence from the crime scene, after a deadly shooting erupted at a Florida mall during the holiday shopping rush. One person was killed and another was shot and wounded... Read More.

Pentagon, states begin new push to help LGBTQ veterans kicked out of military

Sunday, December 24 by ABC News

(HUBBARDSTON, Mass.) -- For former Navy sailor Annie Reyes, seeing the words on paper still stings: "Reason for discharge: homosexual conduct." "We were in Bahrain in the middle of the ocean, and they're like, 'This is the perfect time to kick someone out for being... Read More.

1 dead, 4 injured in shooting outside Houston club

Sunday, December 24 by ABC News

(HOUSTON) -- One person is dead and four others are wounded from a shooting that stemmed from an apparent altercation outside a Houston club, according to police. After the "shootout," which erupted at about 3 a.m. local time Sunday, one man tried to run away... Read More.

Multiple people injured in shooting at Florida mall, police say

Saturday, December 23 by ABC News

(OCALA, Fla.) -- Multiple people were injured in a shooting at a Florida mall two days before Christmas, police said. A suspect in the shooting -- which occurred at the Paddock Mall in Ocala Saturday afternoon -- is believed to have fled, police said. The mall... Read More.

Record-high temperatures, cross-country storm forecast this holiday weekend

Saturday, December 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Record-high temperatures are possible this holiday weekend with temperatures in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota forecast to reach the 40s and 50s. On Sunday -- Christmas Eve -- records may be broken in some places, like Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the record... Read More.

California man charged with threatening to ‘unabomb’ FBI field office

Saturday, December 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A California man was charged with planning to bomb the FBI Los Angeles field office, according to federal prosecutors. Mark Anten, of Sun Valley, California, started in July allegedly sending threatening emails to the field office, referred to himself as the "Unabomber"... Read More.

Man trapped in San Diego cliffside crevice freed after hourslong rescue effort

Saturday, December 23 by ABC News

(SAN DIEGO) -- A man who slipped on the side of a San Diego cliff and became trapped under broken concrete has been freed following a "treacherous" hourslong rescue. San Diego Fire-Rescue said it responded to the Sunset Cliffs area around 3:40 p.m. local time... Read More.

Two paramedics found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in connection with Elijah McClain’s death

Saturday, December 23 by ABC News

(AURORA, Colo.) -- A jury found two Aurora, Colorado, paramedics charged in connection with the 2019 death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain guilty on Friday of criminally negligent homicide. Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper were accused of administering an excessive amount of ketamine to sedate McClain... Read More.

Trump seeks delay of E. Jean Carroll defamation trial so he can consider appeal to Supreme Court

Friday, December 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is seeking to delay his defamation trial set to begin next month in the 2019 lawsuit brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll, so he can consider a potential appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump is scheduled... Read More.

Across the US, friends and advocates remember homeless Americans who died this year

Friday, December 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Kenneth Gonzalez died last spring, but he never had a funeral. Instead, his friend Richard Jarrett stood in front of a room of mostly strangers in the basement of Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City Wednesday night and, speaking slowly from... Read More.

FBI looking into surge in threats against Colorado justices who ruled Trump can’t be on primary ballot

Friday, December 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The FBI has gotten involved following a surge in violent threats against the Colorado Supreme Court justices who ruled earlier this week that former President Donald Trump was disqualified from appearing on the 2024 primary ballot. “The FBI is aware of the situation... Read More.