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(WASHINGTON) -- As President Donald Trump pushes Ukraine and Russia to commit to a peace deal before Thanksgiving, both leaders suggested they would engage on it but signaled doubts it could succeed.Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his country may face a difficult choice between losing its "dignity" or the support of its most important ally --presumably the United States, though Zelenskyy didn't mention by name -- as the Trump administration pressured Kyiv to accept […]

(NEW YORK) -- Anna Kepner, a teenager who was found dead on a Carnival Horizon cruise ship this month, died by asphyxiation resulting from a bar hold -- an arm across the neck -- a source briefed on the investigation told ABC News on Friday.Investigators also found two bruises on the side of her neck, the source said.The FBI has continued to decline to comment, citing the ongoing investigation. The […]

(PHOENIX) -- A Phoenix toddler remains missing, as the search to find her heads into the weekend, according to police.The Phoenix Police Department is asking for help in locating 3-year-old Wednesday Guilford, who they say vanished Thursday with her mom, Kendal Guilford."Detectives are looking for 3yo Wednesday Guilford. She was last seen with her biological mother 32yo Kendal Guilford near 44th St. and Baseline Rd. walking a black French Bulldog," […]

(CHICAGO) -- A man accused of pouring gasoline on a woman and setting her on fire on a Chicago L train in an unprovoked attack will remain in custody, a judge ruled on Friday, saying he poses a danger to the community.The suspect -- Lawrence Reed, 50, of Chicago -- faces a federal terrorism charge for what prosecutors called a "horrific and gruesome attack" that left the victim with severe […]

Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla.) -- A sheriff's deputy has died and another was injured on Friday after a suspect opened fire when officials were attempting to serve an eviction notice in Indian River County, Florida, according to the local sheriff."What an awful day, six days before Thanksgiving," Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said during a press conference on Friday.The two deputies, […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Government lawyers at a hearing Friday in John Bolton's classified documents case raised the possibility that more charges could be coming for the former Trump national security adviser.Bolton was back in court Friday one month after pleading not guilty to all 18 counts of an indictment charging him with unlawful retention and dissemination of national defense information.When U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang pressed Justice Department attorneys on their proposed seven-month timeline for […]

Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla.) -- At least three deputies were shot Friday morning in Indian River County, Florida, according to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.DeSantis said officials are monitoring the incident."There is a lot going on. Just know Florida Department of Law Enforcement is engaged, working with the sheriff and the local community. We will hope for the best results of that," DeSantis […]

(BLENDON TOWNSHIP, Ohio) -- A jury found an Ohio police officer not guilty of murder on Friday in the 2023 shooting death of a 21-year-old pregnant Black woman who was suspected of shoplifting.Connor Grubb of the Blendon Township Police Department was cleared of murder, involuntary manslaughter and felonious assault in Ta'Kiya Young's death.Body camera footage showed Grubb shooting Young on Aug. 24, 2023 while she drove her vehicle in Grubb's direction after […]

A former congressional staffer has been accused of fabricating a violent attack against herself at a New Jersey park, according to a criminal complaint.Natalie Greene, 26, paid a body modification artist to scar her and then claimed she had been assaulted in a politically motivated crime in July, the complaint alleges. The Ocean City, New Jersey, native has been charged with one count of conspiracy to convey false statements and hoaxes and one count of making false statements to federal law […]