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(NEW YORK) -- A magistrate judge in Tennessee has paused accused MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from criminal custody for 30 days, shortly after a separate judge ruled he should be returned to Maryland if released while awaiting trial.Abrego Garcia has been awaiting his release on bail after pleading not guilty last month to human smuggling charges in Tennessee."Abrego shall therefore remain in the custody of the United States Marshal pending further […]

(LA CROSSE, Wis.) -- A 22-year-old graduate student who disappeared after leaving a bar early Sunday morning has been found dead in the Mississippi River, according to the La Crosse Police Department.Eliotte Heinz, a graduate student at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin, was last seen on Sunday at approximately 3:22 a.m. near the Mississippi River, police said. According to her missing person poster, Heinz was allegedly seen leaving Bronco's […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Lawmakers from both parties have so far rejected steep cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposed by the Trump administration and reiterated their support for a fully staffed National Weather Service (NWS) during recent committee meetings, which included key appropriations markup sessions.While the House and Senate spending bills for fiscal year 2026 are still in the early stages of the legislative process, initial drafts indicate […]

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia upon his release from criminal custody in Tennessee.Abrego Garcia has been awaiting his release on bail after pleading not guilty last month to human smuggling charges in Tennessee.U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled on Wednesday that the U.S. government "shall restore Abrego Garcia […]

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Prosecutors have filed murder charges against a man accused of shooting and killing a woman who was walking her dogs in San Leandro, California, earlier this month.Rohith Sunil, 21, was charged with felony murder, assault with a semi-automatic gun and carrying a loaded weapon in public in the July 17 shooting death of 41-year-old Casey Way, according to the Office of District Attorney of Alameda.Prosecutors have also […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- A doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to distributing ketamine to Matthew Perry before he died, becoming the fourth person convicted in connection with the "Friends" actor's 2023 overdose death.Dr. Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine during a hearing in Los Angeles Wednesday morning, the Department of Justice said."Dr. Plasencia is profoundly remorseful for the treatment decisions he made while providing ketamine to Matthew […]

(LA CROSSE, Wis.) -- Wisconsin officials continue to search for a 22-year-old graduate student who disappeared after leaving a bar early Sunday morning, according to the La Crosse Police Department.Eliotte Heinz, a graduate student at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin, was last seen on Sunday at approximately 3:22 a.m. near the Mississippi River, police said. According to her missing person poster, Heinz was allegedly seen leaving Bronco's Bar in […]

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) -- William McNeil, Jr., the 22-year-old Florida man whose violent arrest by Jacksonville sheriff’s deputies was caught in a viral video, addressed the incident publicly for the first time during a press conference on Wednesday morning.McNeil began his brief remarks by thanking those who supported him, then turned to the Feb. 19 incident."I was getting pulled over, and I needed to step out the car, and I know […]

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The head of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue branch, Ken Pagurek, resigned on Monday, multiple sources confirmed to ABC News.Pagurek told colleagues he was frustrated by the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to dismantle FEMA and by new hurdles that slowed the agency's response to the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas earlier this month, according to sources familiar with the matter.Sources said he pointed to […]