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(NEW YORK) -- Several regions in the West could be facing worsening drought conditions, increased wildfire risk, and reduced water supplies due to record-breaking temperatures and minimal winter snowpack.Much of the West has been coping with prolonged drought conditions that are now being worsened by historically low seasonal snowpack and persistent record-breaking temperatures. With mountain snowpack sharply reduced, the region’s water supplies are facing mounting challenges and elevated wildfire risk […]

(NEW YORK) -- A large swath of the country is expected to face dangerous heat and fire weather conditions this weekend, forecasts show.The National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings for more than 47 million Americans from the Great Plains to the Southeast on Saturday due to widespread critical fire weather danger. Wind gusts in the Plains are expected to reach 30 to 60 mph on Saturday. Combined with very […]

(HOUSTON, Texas) -- A man who had a history of impersonating law enforcement has been arrested in a 1990 cold case double murder known as the "Lovers' Lane" killings, authorities said.Floyd William Parrott, 64, is charged with capital murder for the killings of Cheryl Henry, 22, and Garland "Andy" Atkinson, 21, Houston police said.The victims' car was found parked in a cul-de-sac on Aug. 23, 1990, police said. Henry and […]

(JUPITER ISLAND, Fla.) --Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover crash in Jupiter Island, Florida, on Friday afternoon, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said.His condition was not immediately clear.ABC News has reached out to Woods' reps for comment.The golfer was seriously hurt in a 2021 crash that occurred in Southern California.The SUV he was driving, a 2021 Genesis GV80, was found several feet away from the center divider, in an area […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The FBI's application for the warrant that led to the search and seizure of more than 650 boxes of 2020 election records from a Fulton County, Georgia, election site in January lacked any kind of evidence of intentional misconduct and relied on incorrect information, an elections expert with twenty years of experience told a federal judge Friday.Testifying as Fulton County's first witness in its lawsuit against the Trump […]

In this May 15, 2025, file photo, Nerdeen Kiswani speaks at a Nakba day protest in Brooklyn, New York. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images, FILE) (NEW YORK) -- The NYPD and the FBI said they have disrupted an alleged plot to kill a Palestinian activist, according to law enforcement officials and unsealed court documents.Authorities arrested Alexander Heifler in Hoboken on Thursday night on charges of unlawfully possessing and unlawfully making firearms. He […]

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- Hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email, according to sources familiar with the situation. The majority of the emails were from prior to 2019, according to sources, and appear to be from before his tenure […]

Former US First Lady Jill Biden listens to former US President Joe Biden (off frame) as he delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Mandel Ngan - Pool/Getty Images) (PHILADELPHIA) -- A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to former first lady Jill Biden's detail shot himself in the leg on Friday morning as the result […]

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is searching for Joshua Wayne Metcalf, 48, who escaped from jail in Hancock County, Tennessee. (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation_ (NEW YORK) -- Authorities in Tennessee said they're searching for a murder suspect who escaped from a county jail.Joshua Wayne Metcalf, 48, is wanted for escaping from the Hancock County Jail in northeast Tennessee, the Hancock County Sheriff's Department said on Thursday.Metcalf was arrested for second-degree […]