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(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon's decision to send the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, a 2,200-troop force, to the Middle East is fueling new speculation about whether the conflict with Iran could involve U.S. ground troops, a step that would mark a dramatic escalation and potentially push the already unpopular war into a far more dangerous phase.It could take up to two weeks, or the end of March, before the unit is in place and its presence unlikely to significantly shift the dynamics […]

(CLEVELAND) -- A "boom" heard in Ohio on Tuesday morning appears to have been from a meteor, the National Weather Service in Cleveland said.The NWS said imagery "does suggest that the boom was a result of a meteor."This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.  Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

(NEW YORK) -- Bank of America has reached a proposed, non-binding settlement in a lawsuit that alleged the bank helped facilitate Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking operation, according to court records.The proposed class-action complaint, filed in October 2025, alleged that Bank of America “knowingly provided the financial support and the veneer of institutional legitimacy” to Epstein and ignored suspicious transactions by the late disgraced financier.A notice on the case’s docket said that […]

(NEW YORK) -- Kouri Richins, a Utah woman accused of fatally poisoning her husband with fentanyl, who self-published a children's book on grieving following his death, has been found guilty of murder following a weekslong trial.The Summit County jury began deliberating late Monday afternoon before reaching a verdict after about three hours. She was found guilty on all five counts, including aggravated murder and attempted aggravated murder.Kouri Richins looked down […]

(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) -- The search is intensifying for a missing retired Air Force general weeks after he mysteriously disappeared in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Retired Maj. Gen. William N. "Neil" McCasland, 68, was last seen at his Albuquerque home on Feb. 27, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office.At 10 a.m. that day, a repairman was at McCasland's home and interacted with him, Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen said at a news conference […]

(DALLAS) -- An Afghan immigrant who died after being in immigration custody for one day worked alongside U.S. forces during the war in Afghanistan, according to an immigrant advocacy group.Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, died last week at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas, Texas. He is the 43rd person to die in ICE custody during the second Trump administration, according to lawmakers.According to ICE, 36 detainees have […]

(NEW YORK) -- A cross-country storm continued on Monday to produce heavy snow and strong winds in the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region, including an ice storm in northern Michigan, prompting thousands of flight cancellations and delays.More than 3,400 flights within or out of the United States have already been canceled on Monday and more than 14,000 flights have been delayed, according to FlightAware.com, which tracks flights throughout the […]

(NEW YORK) -- It’s been 100 years since the 1st modern rocket launched. Humans are heading back to the moonThe experiment lasted only two and a half seconds, but it ignited a century of space exploration that sent humans to low Earth orbit and eventually to the moon.On March 16, 1926, Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket on a snowy farm in Massachusetts. Historians say that Goddard's […]

(NEW YORK) -- Several developments came out of Washington, D.C., regarding the war with Iran over the weekend as strikes continue across the Middle East and economic impacts are beginning to be felt domestically.  President Donald Trump and administration officials continued to comment on the timeline of the war, the possibility of a deal with Iran, securing the Strait of Hormuz and the release of oil reserves.The administration has maintained […]