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Construction fraud scheme faked ties to minority, women-owned businesses: Manhattan DA

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Eight people and six companies have been charged in a series of indictments with pervasive fraud and corruption in the construction industry, motivated by “greed at all costs," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. said Tuesday while announcing the indictments. The defendants allegedly... Read More.

Cash App founder Bob Lee stabbed in chest, hip: Autopsy records

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Cash App founder Bob Lee was stabbed three times, twice in the chest and once in the hip, according to autopsy documents released Tuesday. Lee, 43, an executive at cryptocurrency firm MobileCoin, was killed last month in the San Francisco neighborhood of Rincon... Read More.

Woman arrested for allegedly throwing wine at Matt Gaetz

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla.) -- A Florida woman was arrested and charged with battery on an elected official after she allegedly threw a glass of wine at Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred on Saturday in Miramar Beach, Florida. Gaetz... Read More.

6 people killed, dozens injured as dust storm causes major car crash in Illinois: Officials

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Six people are dead and dozens more injured after a massive pileup Monday in Illinois caused by a sudden dust storm, officials said. More than 30 people were injured and transported to the hospital, including multiple people with life-threatening injuries, Illinois State Police... Read More.

3rd escaped Mississippi detainee found dead in New Orleans: Sheriff

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- A third detainee who escaped from a Mississippi jail more than a week ago was found dead inside a vehicle at a New Orleans truck stop on Sunday, authorities said. Casey Grayson, 34, was one of four men who broke out of the... Read More.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. charges 14 in construction fraud scheme

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Eight people and six companies have been charged in a series of indictments with pervasive fraud and corruption in the construction industry, motivated by “greed at all costs," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. said Tuesday while announcing the indictments. The defendants allegedly... Read More.

2 inmates escape from Virginia jail, including man arrested in murder of North Carolina deputy

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(FARMVILLE, Va.) -- Federal, state and local officials are searching for two inmates who escaped from a Virginia jail, including a man who's suspected of being involved in the murder of a North Carolina deputy, according to authorities. Alder Marin-Sotelo, 26, and Bruce Callahan, 44, both... Read More.

Trump will not testify in E. Jean Carroll battery, defamation case, his attorney says

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Donald Trump will not testify in his own defense in writer E. Jean Carroll's civil defamation and battery case against the former president, Trump's attorney said Tuesday at the end of the day's testimony. Carroll, who brought the lawsuit in November, alleges that... Read More.

Some Black farmers worry they could be left out of federal debt relief programs

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(KEYSVILLE, Ga.) -- For nearly three decades, Lucious Abrams says he has gotten letters from the United States Department of Agriculture promising to wipe out his debt --but for him and other Black farmers in the country, receiving relief from the federal government has been... Read More.

NYC to distribute Apple AirTags to fight rising car thefts

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New York City will give away 500 Apple AirTags to prevent rising car thefts, Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday. The city hopes that adding this tracking technology will help the New York Police Department recover stolen cars and deter thieves amid rising rates... Read More.

1,500 active-duty troops being sent to southern border ahead of expected migrant surge

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Defense plans to send 1,500 additional active-duty troops to support the security mission along the U.S.-Mexico border for a temporary three-month period ahead of an expected surge of migrants with the end of Title 42 restrictions on May 11, according... Read More.

UC Davis on edge in wake of 3 stabbings in city in 1 week that killed college senior, beloved homeless man

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(DAVIS, Calif.) -- The FBI is helping investigate three "brazen" stabbings -- two of which killed a college senior and a homeless man -- within one week in Davis, California, according to police. Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel said Tuesday that authorities are still investigating whether... Read More.

Construction fraud scheme faked ties to minority, women-owned businesses: Manhattan DA

Cash App founder Bob Lee stabbed in chest, hip: Autopsy records

Woman arrested for allegedly throwing wine at Matt Gaetz

6 people killed, dozens injured as dust storm causes major car crash in Illinois: Officials

3rd escaped Mississippi detainee found dead in New Orleans: Sheriff

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. charges 14 in construction fraud scheme

2 inmates escape from Virginia jail, including man arrested in murder of North Carolina deputy

Trump will not testify in E. Jean Carroll battery, defamation case, his attorney says

Some Black farmers worry they could be left out of federal debt relief programs

NYC to distribute Apple AirTags to fight rising car thefts

1,500 active-duty troops being sent to southern border ahead of expected migrant surge

UC Davis on edge in wake of 3 stabbings in city in 1 week that killed college senior, beloved homeless man

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