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Election officials from coast to coast are facing a slew of challenges ahead of the high-stakes midterms, from the Trump administration's bid to impose itself on state-run elections to last-minute court challenges and threats faced by election workers -- all under a persistent sense of distrust in the voting process itself, some experts told ABC News."Usually the temperature is much higher -- and emotions run much hotter -- in a […]

A man was charged with allegedly sending letters with white granular substance, which turned out to be salt, to four members of Congress, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Monday in federal court in Springfield, Illinois. He was allegedly heard about reports of other letters with suspicious substances being sent to senators and secretaries of state around the country, the court documents said.Matthew Unglesbee allegedly sent the letters to four […]

A federal judge in New York on Monday ruled against President Donald Trump and the Justice Department over the firing of Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, from the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office. Judge Jesse Furman said Comey's termination violated civil service rules. "Yes, the Attorney General is authorized by law to remove an AUSA. But the Attorney General (and anyone to whom the Attorney General delegates that authority) is […]

A 15-year-old was arrested in connection with a shooting near Florida A&M University over the weekend, which left 12 injured, including six children, the Tallahassee Police Department announced on Monday morning. Eleven of those who were injured had gunshot wounds.Authorities said they made the arrest on Sunday.The individual arrested, Anthony Rivers III, will face 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent, police said.State […]

A German teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl in the United States, according to the FBI.The 18-year-old is suspected of manipulating an Indiana teen over a social platform into harming herself and taking her own life, according to prosecutors in Germany.The FBI said Friday it worked with local Indiana authorities to investigate the teenager's death and shared evidence with […]

Authorities are searching for 28-year-old Jacob Morley, a convicted murderer who escaped from a Tennessee prison, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) announced Monday.Morley, who is serving a life sentence, escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex, the agency said."At approximately 11:30 p.m. on October 25, 2026, staff at NWCX confirmed Morley was unaccounted for and immediately conducted an emergency count and search of the facility," the agency said.Security cameras "confirmed […]

Vincent Battiloro, center, appears in court in Union County, New Jersey, Oct. 26, 2026. (Pool via ABC News) A New Jersey teen accused of intentionally ramming his SUV into two 17-year-old girls riding an e-bike, killing them, pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Monday.Vincent Battiloro, 18, appeared in court for his arraignment on Monday, following his indictment earlier this month on two counts of first-degree murder.The victims -- Maria […]

Parts of the Southwest could see more flash flooding Sunday after heavy rains caused flooding on Saturday in New Mexico and Colorado.While the severe storm threat is less today, some storms Sunday afternoon and evening could be strong enough to produce gusty winds, isolated large hail and possible tornadoes.A large area stretching from western Texas up into southwest Kansas is under a level 2 out of 4 threat Sunday for […]

At least 12 people were injured, including six children, amid a Saturday evening shooting in Tallahassee, near the campus of Florida A&M University, officials said.Eleven of those who were injured had gunshot wounds, Tallahassee Chief of Police Lawrence Revell told reporters during a late-night press conference."Six are adults and six are juveniles," he said. "We know our youngest victim is 11 years old. At least three of our victims have […]