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President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro speaks during a march on November 21, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela. (Jesus Vargas/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- A federal judge on Monday set a tentative date for the trial of the U.S. Army special forces soldier who is charged with using classified information about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket.The criminal trial of Master Sgt. […]

Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Ted Weiss Federal Building on July 09, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (WINNFIELD, La.) -- A Georgian immigrant who officials said died last week in Immigrant and Customs Enforcement custody is the 50th person to die in ICE detention during the second Trump administration. Mamuka Artmeladze, 43, died on June 4 at the Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana, […]

William Schmidt, 22, was shot and killed about one block from his home in South Philadelphia, June 6, 2026. (WPVI) (PHILADELPHIA) -- Officials at Penn State University said they're "heartbroken" after a student was shot and killed about one block from his home in Philadelphia.William Schmidt, 22, was shot at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday and officers found him lying in the road with a gunshot wound to his chest, according […]

(NEW YORK) -- With President Donald Trump expected to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs on Monday night, the New York Police Department and the Secret Service say they are planning to put Madison Square Garden on "lockdown."During a news conference Monday morning, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said police officers will establish a block-to-two-block-radius security perimeter around the Midtown Manhattan arena, canceling a fan watch party […]

President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro speaks during a march on November 21, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela. (Jesus Vargas/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Attorneys for the U.S. Army special forces soldier who was charged with using classified information about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket are returning to a Manhattan courtroom Monday. Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke pleaded not guilty in April after prosecutors alleged […]

An Amtrak police officer moves barriers at the scene of a stabbing in Penn Station on June 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Five people were stabbed Sunday evening at New York City's Penn Station by a man experiencing homelessness, sources told ABC News.The suspect, a man in his 50s who has not been publicly named, was taken into police custody on […]

(NEW YORK) -- Madison Square Garden is set to be filled to the brim Monday night with passionate Knicks fans decked out in their orange and blue pride, but eyes may be on what two of the most powerful New Yorkers will be doing during Game 3 of the NBA Finals.President Donald Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani have said they will be attending the game and cheering on the Knicks […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- The federal trial for a man accused of starting a fire that eventually became the deadly blaze that devastated the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles last year is set to begin.Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the case against Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is accused of "maliciously" starting a fire that six days later developed into what became known as the Palisades Fire, one of […]

(WASHINGTON) -- One week ahead of the White House hosting an Ultimate Fighting Championship event, a public interest law firm is attempting to stop the high-profile sports event from taking place.In a lawsuit filed this weekend, the Public Integrity Project -- representing a political activist and Vietnam veteran -- claimed the event was improperly permitted, skipped an environmental review, and is an extraordinary use of public land to benefit President […]