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Search underway for man overboard on cruise ship hundreds of miles away from Hawaii

Thursday, April 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The United States Coast Guard is searching for a cruise ship passenger from Australia who went overboard a few hundred miles off the coast of Hawaii. The incident occurred at approximately 11:03 p.m. on Tuesday night when the Joint Rescue Coordination Center... Read More.

One dead after Amtrak train hits car on tracks in Mobile, Alabama: Police

Thursday, April 27 by ABC News

(MOBILE, Ala.) -- One person has died after an Amtrak train hit a car that was on the tracks at a Mobile, Alabama, rail crossing Wednesday night, police said. A collision involving a train at the intersection of Navco Road and Dog River Drive North... Read More.

Prosecutors say classified docs leak suspect Jack Teixeira a flight risk ahead of hearing Thursday

Thursday, April 27 by ABC News

(WORCESTER, Mass.) -- Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira is a flight risk who took calculated steps to thwart the investigation into his alleged leak of classified information, federal prosecutors argued in a new court filing Wednesday, as they prepare to tell a federal... Read More.

Teen driver, 3 others seriously injured after head-on crash with school bus in New York

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Four people, including an unlicensed teenage driver, were seriously injured when their car crashed head-on into a school bus in New York state on Wednesday, authorities said. The incident occurred around 2:13 p.m. local time in Westchester County, in the area of... Read More.

Elizabeth Holmes’ prison sentence delayed following new appeal

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(CALIFORNIA) -- Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will not have to report to prison this week after filing an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Holmes, who was convicted of four counts of fraud in January 2022 and sentenced to 11... Read More.

Severe weather, including hail, threatens Texas and Florida

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(HOUSTON) -- Parts of Texas and Florida are under threat of severe weather Wednesday, including potentially damaging, giant hail. Severe storms, including a tornado threat, are forecast in Texas as a powerful storm system moves across the South Wednesday. There is an enhanced threat for severe storms... Read More.

Fox News to turn over more evidence in Smartmatic defamation suit, including Murdoch documents

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In the wake of its historic $787 million settlement with Dominion, Fox News will now turn over additional evidence as part of the ongoing $2.7 billion defamation case it is facing from Smartmatic, lawyers for both sides said in court on Wednesday. Fox... Read More.

Escaped detainee tied to fatal carjacking likely dead after shootout with Mississippi deputies

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(JACKSON, Miss.) -- One of four detainees who escaped from a Mississippi jail over the weekend is believed to be dead after a shootout with law enforcement Wednesday, while the whereabouts of the other escapees is currently unknown, authorities said. The suspected deceased detainee, identified as... Read More.

Remains of Korean War hero identified 73 years later

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The 73-year-old remains of an American veteran of the Korean War have been identified, the United States and South Korea revealed on Wednesday. The joint announcement from President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol identified the remains as belonging to Cpl.... Read More.

4 arrested for allegedly yelling racial slurs, assaulting Black Lehigh University student

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(BETHLEHAM, Pa.) -- Four men have been arrested for allegedly yelling racial slurs at a Black student at Lehigh University before chasing him and following him into his dorm, where he was allegedly assaulted, a Pennsylvania district attorney announced Tuesday. The suspects -- all in their... Read More.

‘Trump raped me,’ E. Jean Carroll testifies in battery, defamation case

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll, testifying in her defamation and battery case against former President Donald Trump, described being "almost too frightened to think" during what she alleges was an attack by Trump in the dressing room of a Manhattan... Read More.

Former Harvard Professor Charles Lieber sentenced to time served, fine for lying about China ties

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- Former Harvard Professor Charles Lieber -- who was found guilty of concealing his affiliation with a Chinese recruitment program -- was sentenced to time served in prison (two days) and two years of supervised release with six months of home arrest, according to... Read More.