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Former Presidents Clinton, Obama and Biden to honor late Rev. Jesse Jackson at Friday service

Friday, March 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Three former American presidents and a former vice president are set to honor the late Rev. Jesse Jackson at a memorial service in Chicago on Friday morning - a "Celebration of Hope" that is being held by the family of the... Read More.

Triple murder suspect arrested after fleeing Utah in victim’s car: Officials

Thursday, March 5 by ABC News

(TORREY, Utah) -- A suspect in a triple murder investigation was taken into custody Thursday morning after investigators tracked him in one of the victim's vehicles, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety.Three women were found murdered on Wednesday in two locations.The suspect... Read More.

Woman arrested after bodies of 2 girls found in suitcases in Cleveland field: Police

Thursday, March 5 by ABC News

(CLEVELAND) -- A 28-year-old woman has been arrested days after the bodies of two girls were found in suitcases in a field in Cleveland, police announced Thursday.The Cleveland Division of Police did not say what charges the suspect was arrested on in connection with... Read More.

Contract for ICE tent facility in El Paso under review, DHS says

Thursday, March 5 by ABC News

(El PASO, Texas) -- The contract for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement tent facility in El Paso, Texas, is under review, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed in a statement.Camp East Montana, a detention center on the grounds of Fort Bliss, was opened in... Read More.

Charter flights set to return stranded Americans as travelers scramble amid Iran war, State Dept. says

Thursday, March 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The State Department announced on Wednesday that a charter flight for American citizens stuck in the Middle East was en route to the United States -- days after the war with Iran left thousands of American travelers stranded as combat operations... Read More.

Status of Iran’s nuclear facilities remain unclear as attacks continue

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff revealed in an interview this week that Iranian negotiators told him in the lead-up to the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran that they had enough enriched uranium to "make 11 nuclear bombs."But since the major... Read More.

Nancy Guthrie latest: Person who left DNA on recovered glove has been cleared, sheriff says

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

(ARIZONA) -- As the search for Nancy Guthrie continues into its second month, one lead that hasn't panned out for investigators is the glove recovered about 2 miles from Guthrie's home.The DNA on that glove traced back to a person who works at... Read More.

19-year-old pulled from sinking car details rescue by first responders

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

(BATAVIA TOWNSHIP, Ohio) -- A 19-year-old who crashed and became trapped upside down in a river in Batavia Township, Ohio, was pulled from her sinking pickup in a dramatic rescue captured on body camera footage.The footage from the Clermont County Sheriff's Office obtained by... Read More.

DOJ proposes policy aimed at limiting state bar ethics probes into its attorneys

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department is proposing a new policy that would seek to limit the ability of state bar associations to launch ethics probes into DOJ attorneys, according to a new document posted Wednesday in the Federal Register. The proposal, which comes amid... Read More.

DHS puts man on ‘worst of the worst’ list, removes him after questioning

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Telesforo Cerero-Palacios is a home renovator in Minnesota who says he has no reported criminal history, so he was shocked to learn the Department of Homeland Security listed him as one of the "worst of the worst" detained immigrants in the U.S.... Read More.

Coastal sea levels may be higher than previously thought, study says

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Measurements of coastal sea-level height around the world may be higher than scientists previously thought, according to new research.Past research may even have underestimated coastal sea level heights around the world by an average of .3 meters, or about 1 feet,... Read More.

911 calls from ICE detention center underscore concerns about conditions, advocates say

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

(DILLEY, Texas) -- Emergency calls that were placed in recent months from a South Texas family detention center and obtained by ABC News reveal a series of medical emergencies involving pregnant women and young children that advocates say underscore their concerns about the sprawling... Read More.