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(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys representing former special counsel Jack Smith sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley Tuesday seeking to correct what they call "inaccurate" claims that Smith wiretapped or spied on Republican lawmakers as part of his investigation into President Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. "Although you have not reached out to us to discuss this matter, we are compelled to correct inaccurate assertions made by you […]

Authorities are investigating a shooting in Los Angeles, Oct. 21, 2025. KABC (LOS ANGELES) -- An undocumented immigrant and a law enforcement officer were wounded when officers fired shots during a targeted enforcement traffic stop in Los Angeles, according to a Department of Homeland Security official.The immigrant had allegedly tried to "evade arrest" by using his car to ram a law enforcement vehicle, which prompted the officers to fire "defensive […]

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- An upstate New York man who was pardoned by President Donald Trump for his actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 allegedly threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, New York State Police said.Christopher Moynihan, 34, of Clinton, was arrested Saturday and charged with making a terroristic threat, police said. He is the first pardoned Capitol rioter to be arrested over alleged […]

Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (BLADENSBURG, Md.) -- A 66-year-old man has been identified by police as the alleged driver who plowed into a child's front-yard birthday party over the weekend in Bladensburg, Maryland, killing a woman and leaving 13 others injured, including eight children.The suspect, Joseph Sunday of Washington, D.C., was arrested on Monday, according to the Bladensburg Police Department.Sunday was charged with two counts of negligent manslaughter […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Lawyers for President Donald Trump are asking a federal judge in Florida to deny a request by the Wall Street Journal and its parent companies, Dow Jones and News Corp, to dismiss a $10 billion defamation lawsuit over the paper's reporting on the bawdy letter allegedly penned by Trump that appeared in a birthday book for disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a court filing late Monday, Trump's lawyers […]

Tropical Development - Into the Weekend Map (ABC News) (NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Atlantic and may further strengthen into a hurricane.Melissa will stay away from the mainland United States, and instead pose the biggest threat to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Cuba. The storm might also impact Puerto Rico.Here's the latest forecast:As Melissa churns over the Caribbean in the coming days, it will unleash […]

A baby was found on a subway platform in Manhattan, New York, on Oct. 20, 2025. WABC (NEW YORK) -- New York City police have released footage of the person who they say left a newborn girl at a Midtown Manhattan subway station during the Monday morning rush hour.The unknown person left the baby girl wrapped in a blanket at the southbound 1 train platform at 34th Street-Penn Station at […]

(NEW YORK) -- A United Airlines flight diverted to Salt Lake City last week after an object struck the plane's windshield at 36,000 feet, causing it to crack and injuring the pilot, according to the airline and officials.Amid the mystery of what could have hit the plane's windshield, on Monday night, WindBorne Systems, a long-duration smart weather balloon company, released a statement saying the object that hit and cracked United […]

(ATLANTA, Ga.) -- A man who allegedly threatened to shoot up the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was arrested after entering a terminal at the airport on Monday, according to authorities.The man's family alerted police that the suspect had been streaming on social media Monday morning that he was headed to the airport to "shoot it up" and was in possession of a semi-automatic assault rifle, according to Atlanta Police Chief […]