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Number of sea turtle nests on Florida coasts exploding, even tripling in some regions, conservationists say

Friday, October 27 by ABC News

Turtles are once again proving that slow and steady wins the race. Decades after initiating protections for the turtles that nest on Florida's southeast coast -- the densest nesting region in the world -- conservationists are now witnessing the fruits of their labor as the... Read More.

Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to fraud charges, trial set for September 2024

Friday, October 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty Friday to the charges contained in a superseding indictment that accused him of stealing people’s identities, making charges on his donors’ credit cards without their authorization and lying to federal election officials. Trial was set for... Read More.

Pittsburgh synagogue massacre 5 years later: Remembering the 11 victims

Friday, October 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- On Oct. 27, 2018, 11 worshippers, including a 97-year-old woman, were gunned down at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Here's a closer look at the lives lost on the fifth anniversary. Rose Mallinger Rose Mallinger, 97, was the oldest of the victims... Read More.

‘Barn of horrors’: Investigators recall clues that led to body of missing Ohio woman Sierah Joughin

Friday, October 27 by ABC News

(TOLEDO, Ohio) -- The disappearance of a young woman from rural Ohio in the summer of 2016 left behind chilling clues discovered in a dark cornfield and a so-called “barn of horrors” owned by a local man with a history of abduction. Sierah Joughin, 20,... Read More.

In North Carolina, proposed law could help families protect land ownership

Friday, October 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In America, land is a valuable resource providing economic stability and growth for many people, and is often passed down from generation to generation. But for some low-income and minority Americans, property acreage passed on as a family heirloom can turn... Read More.

Maine shooting live updates: Massive manhunt continues for suspect as new details emerge

Friday, October 27 by ABC News

(LEWISTON, MAINE) -- At least 18 people were killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday evening, Maine Gov. Janet Mills said. Thirteen others are injured. The suspect, Robert Card, is still at large. The shooting unfolded in two locations: a bowling alley where... Read More.