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Texas Department of Public Safety speaks out on migrant abuse allegations

Thursday, July 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Texas authorities are doubling down and pushing back on disturbing allegations of migrant abuse along the United States-Mexico border. A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety, Lt. Christopher Olivarez, told ABC News during an interview on Wednesday that leadership consciences... Read More.

Delta passengers fall sick while waiting on Vegas tarmac in triple-digit temperatures

Thursday, July 20 by ABC News

(LAS VEGAS) -- At least one Delta passenger was taken to the hospital for heat-related illness after the plane sat on the tarmac for hours on Monday in Las Vegas, where temperatures reached triple digits. Passengers on a Delta flight to Atlanta experienced extreme heat... Read More.

Wesleyan University ends legacy admissions following affirmative action ruling

Wednesday, July 19 by ABC News

(MIDDLETOWN, Conn.) -- New England liberal arts college Wesleyan University has ended legacy admissions in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down race-based affirmative action. In a statement released Wednesday, University President Michael S. Roth addressed the importance of formally ending admission preference for “legacy... Read More.

Wife of Gilgo Beach murder suspect files for divorce, court filing shows

Wednesday, July 19 by ABC News

(MASSAPEQUA, N.Y.) -- The wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has filed for divorce nearly a week after the Manhattan architect was arrested in the case, according to a new court filing. The filing in Suffolk County Supreme Court is dated Wednesday and... Read More.

7 more heat-related deaths confirmed in Arizona, California

Wednesday, July 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A swath of the United States is facing a dangerous combination of extreme heat and wildfire smoke this week. More than 85 million Americans across 15 states -- from California to Florida -- are under heat alerts for Wednesday, according to the National... Read More.

Man who had jail sentence commuted by Trump arrested again

Wednesday, July 19 by ABC News

(NEWARK, N.J.) -- A New Jersey Ponzi scheme architect, whose 24-year prison sentence was commuted by then-President Donald Trump in 2021, has been arrested again Wednesday on charges he defrauded investors by making false promises involving humanitarian supplies destined for Ukraine. Eliyahu Weinstein and four other... Read More.

6 more heat-related deaths confirmed in Maricopa County, Arizona

Wednesday, July 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A swath of the United States is facing a dangerous combination of extreme heat and wildfire smoke this week. More than 85 million Americans across 15 states -- from California to Florida -- are under heat alerts for Wednesday, according to the National... Read More.

Carlee Russell searched movie ‘Taken,’ Amber Alerts before disappearance

Wednesday, July 19 by ABC News

(HOOVER, Ala.) -- Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who returned home on Saturday after she went missing for two days, searched for Amber Alerts and the movie "Taken" on her phone before her disappearance, Hoover Police Department Chief Nicholas Derzis told reporters Wednesday. Russell also made... Read More.

Judge rejects Trump’s request to move Stormy Daniels hush-money case into federal court

Wednesday, July 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York has rejected former President Donald Trump's request to move his hush-money criminal case into federal court. "Trump has failed to show that the conduct charged by the Indictment is for or relating to any act performed by... Read More.

Search to be scaled back for children washed away in Pennsylvania flash flood

Wednesday, July 19 by ABC News

(UPPER MAKEFIELD, Pa.) -- A search for a 2-year-old girl and her 9-month-old brother who were washed away with their mother in a flash flood in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, is expected to be scaled back on Wednesday after officials said rescue crews combed the... Read More.

Gilgo Beach murders: A timeline of the investigation

Wednesday, July 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Police have called the Gilgo Beach murders "one of the most consequential homicide investigations" in Long Island's history. The search for missing sex worker Shannan Gilbert led to the grisly discovery of 10 other bodies on a stretch of beach along the... Read More.

No evidence of toddler walking down highway in Carlee Russell disappearance case: Police

Wednesday, July 19 by ABC News

(HOOVER, Ala.) -- Carlethia "Carlee" Russell, the Alabama woman who returned home on Saturday after she went missing for two days, called 911 to report a toddler walking down the highway before her disappearance, but the Hoover Police Department said in a press release... Read More.