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(NEW YORK) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams met with incoming border czar Thomas Homan to discuss their plans to remove what he says were violent undocumented immigrants.Thursday's closed-door meeting was the latest correspondence between the incoming Trump administration and Adams, who is facing federal bribery and fraud charges.The mayor spoke about his meeting at a news conference, where he began by admonishing reporters for having "preconceived notions" and […]

(NEW YORK) -- As New York City prosecutors worked Thursday to bring murder charges against Luigi Mangione in the brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, supporters of the suspect are donating tens of thousands of dollars for a defense fund established for him, leaving law enforcement officials worried Mangione is being turned into a martyr.Several online defense funds have been created for Mangione by anonymous people, including one on […]

Luigi Mangione is seen inside the police station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9, 2024/Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Prosecutors at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office have begun presenting evidence to a grand jury as they work to secure an indictment against Luigi Mangione for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, sources told ABC News.The DA's office declined to comment due to the secrecy surrounding grand jury matters.An indictment could strengthen […]

(NEW YORK) -- Saving Our Daughters brought star power into the recording booth to help empower some young women working on the group's first album.The nonprofit, founded in 2014, is dedicated to supporting young girls of color in overcoming barriers. The girls, known as "Student Cinderellas," are a part of the collaborative album called "Cinderella Sweep."They're teamed with women of color from the entertainment industry who play the role of […]

Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant charged with lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden's business dealings, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors from special counsel David Weiss' office, according to court filing Thursday.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

(NEW YORK) -- A week after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in New York, the health insurer's parent company is praising him as "one of the good guys" and seeking to both console employees and reassure them that their work makes a difference.In a message to the company's nearly 400,000 employees, Andrew Witty, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group -- UnitedHealthcare's parent company -- confirmed Thompson was laid […]

(NEW YORK) -- The Pentagon shot down a congressman's claim that an Iranian "mothership" is behind large drones spotted over New Jersey in recent weeks, while officials in the state are demanding a stronger federal response and transparency in connection with the mysterious, unexplained sightings.Since mid-November, large drones of uncertain origin have been repeatedly spotted in the sky at night over central and northern New Jersey, including near a military […]

(NEW YORK) -- Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in front of a New York City hotel last week, has retained a private defense attorney in his Pennsylvania gun charges case.Mangione was apprehended in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday following a dayslong manhunt. Police said he was found with multiple fake IDs, including a fake New Jersey ID matching the one that […]

PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (VICTORIA, Texas) -- A small plane crashed into three vehicles Wednesday afternoon on a roadway in Victoria, Texas.According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the twin-engine Piper PA-31 crashed around 3:00 p.m. local time.Only the pilot was on board the plane at the time of the crash.In a video posted on Facebook, which showed the wreckage, the Victoria Police Department said there had been three vehicles and one […]