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Map of projected storm path. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Moke continues to churn in open waters in the Central Pacific, just days after Hurricane Lala left widespread destruction across Hawaii.The new system is currently located about 755 miles southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, with winds of 50 mph.It is moving west-northwest at 12 mph and is expected to pass south of the Hawaiian islands through the weekend into […]

(BOSTON) -- Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney rested their case on Friday after calling one final witness to testify about the effects of postpartum psychosis.Prosecutors are now calling three additional witnesses as part of a brief rebuttal case, and closing arguments could happen as early as Monday.Forensic psychiatrist Phillip Resnick, who reviewed Clancy's medical records and evaluated her several months after the killings, at the request of the defense, testified Friday […]

(FRISCO, Texas) -- A Texas judge is hearing arguments Thursday on whether Karmelo Anthony should get a new trial, two months after a jury convicted and sentenced him to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing a fellow student at a high school track meet.The hearing comes a day after the Collin County judge who presided over the murder trial was removed from further proceedings in the case.Prosecutors called the deadly stabbing "unjustified" and […]

The New York State Capitol Building in Albany. (Demerzel21/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- The FBI arrested a woman who they allege was plotting to attack the New York State Capitol building in Albany.The FBI alleged in a criminal complaint Thursday that Jessica Bowie, 35, pledged allegiance to ISIS in online communications and began planning the attack in July.The suspect converted to Islam about five years ago and in messages with […]

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed his name on one of the slabs of a new multimillion-dollar granite helipad being built on the White House South Lawn as he showcased the ongoing construction project for the first time."It's very exciting, very exciting, and I think it will be here for a long time," Trump told reporters as he gave them a tour and touted the project, which will […]

(FRISCO, Texas) -- A Texas judge is set to hear arguments Thursday on whether Karmelo Anthony should get a new trial, two months after a jury convicted and sentenced him to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing a fellow student at a high school track meet.The hearing comes a day after the Collin County judge who presided over the murder trial was removed from further proceedings in the case.Prosecutors […]

(DILLEY, Texas.) -- Last month, Kelly Ocampo believed she received good news: Her 21-year-old pregnant sister had finally been granted bond and was going to be released from the family immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas.The letter she received from a lawyer to whom she had paid more than $3,000 was written on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement letterhead and stated that the ICE bond for Maria Alejandra Gomez-Quiroz was […]

(NEW YORK) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a member of the San Diego Padres' minor league coaching staff, according to his family and the agency.Oswaldo Pirela, the team's minor league catching coordinator who is based in Arizona, was detained Sunday morning at El Paso International Airport while he was traveling for work, his brother and mother told ABC News.Pirela, 34, a married father of two daughters, entered the […]

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks during a press conference about federal detention of children at the State Capitol building on Feb. 3, 2026, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a federal lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to compel the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with assault over a nonfatal shooting and alleged false reporting during Operation […]