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Army said Maine shooter should not have gun, requested welfare check

Tuesday, October 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Before last week's mass shooting in Maine that left 18 dead and 13 wounded, the U.S. Army says suspect Robert Card's commander was told he should not have access to an Army-issued weapon, and that it asked the local sheriff’s office... Read More.

Alabama man charged with threatening Fulton County DA Fani Willis over Trump election case

Monday, October 30 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- A federal grand jury in Atlanta indicted an Alabama man Monday on charges that he threatened Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Arthur Ray Hanson was charged with transmitting interstate threats to injure Willis and... Read More.

Jan. 6 defendant who allegedly sent antisemitic threats to federal agents resists arrest in court

Monday, October 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A Jan. 6 defendant who allegedly sent multiple antisemitic, doxxing threats to federal agents connected to his case violently resisted arrest in D.C. federal court Monday after being ordered detained by a judge as he awaits sentencing on several felony and misdemeanor... Read More.

Marine Corps commandant hospitalized after ‘medical emergency,’ officials say

Monday, October 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized after a "medical emergency" on Sunday evening, officials said on Monday. Further details about Smith's health were not immediately released. Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, deputy commandant for combat development and integration, is carrying out the duties... Read More.

Judge temporarily bars federal government from cutting razor wire along the Texas border

Monday, October 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge has temporarily barred the federal government from removing or cutting concertina wire Texas authorities have placed in areas near the U.S. - Mexico border. Judge Alia Moses granted the state’s request for a temporary restraining order as part of a... Read More.

Trump fraud trial live updates: Trump allowed no copies of statements, insurance exec says

Monday, October 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump, his sons Eric and Don Jr., and Trump... Read More.

What to know about the ‘devil comet’ expected to pass by Earth in the summer

Monday, October 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- An enormous "devil comet" will be passing by Earth for the first time in more than seven decades, astronomers say. The comet, officially known as 12P/Pons-Brooks, got its nickname due to the formation of two "horns" made up of ice and gas. Experts... Read More.

Man pleads not guilty to hate crime in fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Muslim boy in Illinois

Monday, October 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- An Illinois man pleaded not guilty Monday in the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Muslim boy in the Chicago suburb of Plainfield earlier this month, according to Chicago ABC station WLS. Joseph Czuba allegedly stabbed Wadea Al-Fayoume 26 times with a "military-style... Read More.

Winter weather, including snow and freezing temperatures, already blanketing much of US

Monday, October 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The calendar may say it's autumn, but winter weather has already made an unseasonable appearance for a large swath of the U.S., bringing with it freezing temperatures and measurable snowfall to several regions. A strong cold front is moving across the country,... Read More.

Sam Bankman-Fried testimony: FTX founder testifies on Alameda Research concerns

Monday, October 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Four months before FTX collapsed into bankruptcy, Sam Bankman-Fried told the jury Monday at his federal fraud and conspiracy trial he confronted Caroline Ellison with concerns Alameda Research -- his companion hedge fund -- could become insolvent. He testified that he told... Read More.

Trump fraud trial live updates: Former Trump Organization VP to continue testimony

Monday, October 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump, his sons Eric and Don Jr., and Trump... Read More.

Kaitlin Armstrong murder trial set to begin in slaying of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson

Monday, October 30 by ABC News

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- The murder trial of Kaitlin Armstrong, a Texas woman accused of killing professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson, is set to start on Monday in a case that has seen a weekslong international manhunt and an alleged attempt to escape from custody. Armstrong,... Read More.