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(LONDON) -- Ukraine and the United States have agreed to terms on a deal relating to critical minerals and other resources, according to a senior Ukrainian official.As recently as Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump was repeating that some access to the country's rare minerals would be necessary to secure a deal involving the nation's continued support for Ukraine. Trump referred to them as a "security" against the investments that the […]

(CALIFORNIA) -- An arrest warrant has been issued in the murder of a fire captain in California, who was stabbed multiple times in her own home on Feb. 17, according to officials.Investigators concluded that 54-year-old Yolanda Marodi, also known as Yolanda Olejniczak, is suspected of fatally stabbing her wife, 49-year-old Cal Fire Capt. Rebecca Marodi, according to a warrant filed in San Diego County Superior Court last week and released Monday.Lorena […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- An Instagram influencer accused of a drunk driving crash that killed a man in Southern California last summer has now been arrested, officials said.Summer Wheaton, 33, surrendered Monday at the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station when a warrant was issued for her arrest following a monthslong investigation, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.She faces several charges, including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to dole out millions of dollars to multiple nonprofits groups, determining the Trump administration violated the terms of a temporary restraining order issued two weeks ago regarding freezing foreign aid.This is a breaking story. Please check back in for updates. Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

(WASHINGTON) -- America's national parks and other federal lands are in danger of falling into disrepair following the firings of thousands of federal employees by the current administration, experts said.Federal agencies that were already strapped for resources, such as the National Parks Service and U.S. Forestry Service, will now be struggling to find workers to perform critical functions for visitors and maintenance, said Kristen Brengel, senior vice president of government […]

(GAINES COUNTY, Texas) -- A measles outbreak in Texas is continuing to grow, reaching 124 cases, new data released Tuesday shows.Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or individuals whose vaccination status is unknown, and 18 people have been hospitalized so far, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Five cases included those who have been vaccinated.Children and teenagers between ages 5 and 17 make […]

Andrew Woodley/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- A Missouri woman has pleaded guilty in connection with what prosecutors called a "brazen" attempt to fraudulently put Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate up for auction.Lisa Findley pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud in U.S. District Court in Memphis, Tennessee, on Tuesday. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors agreed to dismiss one count of aggravated identity theft that was previously […]

(KEENE, NH) -- An online content creator has been charged with criminal mischief for allegedly making “disturbing” videos of her contaminating store products by urinating on them, spawning an investigation and a product recall dating back four years ago.The investigation began on Feb. 14 when the Keene Police Department in New Hampshire received an anonymous tipoff regarding a woman – later identified as 23-year-old Kelli Tedford – who had “posted […]

Police are searching for a man who has now been missing for almost two weeks after visiting a national park in Colorado, authorities said. (National Park Service) (MONTROSE COUNTY, CO) -- Police are desperately searching for a man who has now been missing for almost two weeks after visiting a national park in Colorado, authorities said.Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park staff and the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office have […]