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NTSB/Handout via Xinhua (EAST PALESTINE, OHIO) -- Norfolk Southern and East Palestine reached a settlement over the February 2023 derailment that sent toxic chemicals into the area's air, soil and creeks, the village said."The settlement provides the Village with $22 million from Norfolk Southern to be used for priorities identified by the Village in connection with the train derailment," the village said in a statement.This is a developing story. Please […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) -- Buckley Carlson, a former Capitol Hill aide and the son of conservative media personality Tucker Carlson, is set to join Vice President JD Vance's press office, sources tell ABC News.The younger Carlson is set to serve as Vance's deputy press secretary, sources said.Buckley Carlson has worked as an aide on Capitol Hill since 2019, including most recently serving as deputy chief of staff to Republican Rep. […]

Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union via Getty Images (HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) -- A New York state trooper who claimed to have been shot in the line of duty in October is now facing criminal charges for having allegedly "staged" the shooting, according to officials.Thomas Mascia, 27, surrendered to police Monday morning, a spokesperson for the Nassau County District Attorney's Office told ABC News. He faces charges of official misconduct, falsely reporting […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Less than a week after a massive wildfire shut down California's Interstate 5, a major freeway between Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley, the traffic artery was closed again due to heavy snow, authorities said.Both the southbound and northbound lanes of Interstate 5 remained closed Monday morning and the California Highway Patrol said there is no timeline on when it will be reopened.A CHP spokesperson told ABC News […]

(TAMPA, Fla.) -- One pedestrian was killed and several pedestrians and officers were hurt by a driver who allegedly drove into people in multiple intentional hit-and-runs in Tampa, Florida, Sunday night, police said."Tonight was a tragic night involving an extremely dangerous suspect" who was fatally shot by police, ending the "violent rampage," Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said at a news conference.The incidents began just before 8:30 p.m. when officers […]

(YORK HARBOR, MAINE) -- A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New England on Monday morning with shaking felt in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and an hour away in Boston.The quake was centered 10 kilometers southeast of York Harbor, Maine.Homes and businesses in Concord, Massachusetts, reporting feeling the quake, according to local police.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Even with flames still burning in parts of Los Angeles County, total insured losses from the wildfires this month are already estimated at more than $30 billion, according to Goldman Sachs.The massive amount of damage dwarfs the previous record of $12 billion in insured losses caused by Northern California's Camp Fire in 2018.With over 15,000 structures already destroyed in the Palisades, Eaton and spate of smaller fires, […]

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Mayor Eric Adams of New York City will limit his public schedule this week, as he undergoes "routine" medical tests during a series of doctors' appointments, an aide said."Over the last few days, Mayor Adams hasn't been feeling his best," Fabien Levy, the mayor's spokesperson, said on social media late Sunday.Levy asked for privacy for the mayor's personal matters. Adams' office "will continue […]

ABC6 (PHILADELPHIA) -- Shortly after the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC championship game and their ticket to the Super Bowl on Sunday night, a car plowed into a crowd of revelers in Philadelphia.Three people were left injured by the crash in the Spring Garden neighborhood, though none of the injuries was life-threatening, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.They were part of a large crowd that took to the streets after […]