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US Customs and Border Protection reopening four ports of entry after migrant surge subsides

Wednesday, January 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reopening operations at four ports of entry in border towns. Biden administration officials announced Tuesday that due to the decrease in migrants over the past few days, they will reopen operations in Lukeville, Arizona; Eagle Pass, Texas;... Read More.

Chelsea Manning speaks of solitary confinement during New Year’s Day poetry event

Wednesday, January 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence officer sentenced to military prison for one of the biggest classified material leaks in U.S. history, spoke out during a New Year's Day performance at a poetry event in New York City about the year... Read More.

Couple welcomes twins born on two different days and years

Tuesday, January 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- It was a birthday to remember for one New Jersey father this weekend. Billy Humphrey, who turned 36 on Sunday, and his wife Eve Humphrey, both of Merchantville, New Jersey, welcomed twin sons on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. "I was... Read More.

Harvard President Claudine Gay announces resignation

Tuesday, January 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Embattled Harvard University President Claudine Gay has resigned, she announced on Tuesday. "It is with a heavy heart but a deep love for Harvard that I write to share that I will be stepping down as president," she said in a lengthy... Read More.

Two cross-country storms forecast to start the new year

Tuesday, January 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Residents across the U.S. are bracing for multiple powerful storms forecast to impact a large swath of the country with heavy rain and snow. The systems will bring high surf to much of the West Coast before they trek east. Here is what... Read More.

Wrong-way driver injures 7 pedestrians, one officer in New Year’s Day police chase

Tuesday, January 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A driver fleeing an early New Year's Day dispute struck seven pedestrians and injured one police officer before crashing on a New York City sidewalk in midtown Manhattan, according to police. The driver, Mohamed Alaouie, of Fort Lee, New Jersey, was charged... Read More.

Rare earthquake rattles Queens, Roosevelt Island

Tuesday, January 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Residents of Queens were awakened by a rare earthquake in New York City on Tuesday morning. A magnitude 1.7 earthquake shook the borough of Queens, centered in the neighborhood of Astoria, at about 5:45 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It... Read More.

No evidence of terrorism found yet in deadly New Year’s crash near Rochester, New York, concert venue

Tuesday, January 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The driver suspected of causing a fiery fatal crash outside a concert venue in upstate New York early New Year's Day was identified on Tuesday, however, officials added they have not yet found any nexus to terrorism after multiple canisters full... Read More.

Deadly New Year’s collision near Rochester, NY venue being investigated as possible terrorism: Source

Tuesday, January 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A deadly, fiery crash that occurred outside an entertainment venue in upstate New York early New Year's Day is being investigated as possible terrorism, a law enforcement source briefed on the case told ABC News. Two people were killed and five others... Read More.

Ticket sold in Michigan wins $842 million Powerball jackpot in first drawing of 2024

Tuesday, January 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- One ticket in Michigan won the first Powerball jackpot drawing of the year, winning an estimated $842 million. The estimated cash value for the drawing is $425.2 million, according to the lottery. The winner bought the ticket at the Food Castle in... Read More.

Ten shot, two fatally, at Los Angeles New Year’s warehouse party: Police

Tuesday, January 2 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- Ten people were shot, two fatally, during a New Year's party in downtown Los Angeles, police said. The shooting occurred Monday around 1 a.m. local time at an unsanctioned warehouse party, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told ABC Los Angeles station... Read More.

Missing foreign exchange student found safe inside tent in Utah in ‘cyber kidnapping’: Police

Tuesday, January 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A missing foreign exchange student from China was found safe inside a tent on a Utah mountainside following a dayslong search in what police called a case of "cyber kidnapping." Kai Zhuang, 17, was reported missing Thursday night by his high school,... Read More.