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(CENTENNIAL, Colo.) -- Colorado pet store suffered its second robbery this month on Friday as thieves faked a medical emergency in order to steal two puppies, according to the owner of the store.Perfect Pets, located in Centennial, Colorado, has been the target of multiple puppy thefts, with the latest occurring on Friday at approximately 2 p.m., said owner Jens Larsen.Larsen told ABC News three gentlemen walked into the store, looking "sketchy," and […]

(NEW YORK) --  A U.S. appeals court has upheld the conviction of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, who is serving more than 11 years in prison for defrauding investors with false claims about her company's blood-testing technology.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld the fraud convictions, sentences and $452 million restitution order for Holmes and her second in command, Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, who was sentenced to nearly […]

Camilo Freedman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (ATLANTA) -- Delta passengers were forced to evacuated via slides at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday after haze or smoke was observed in the plane, according to the airline and the Federal Aviation Administration.Delta Flight 876 was en route from Atlanta to Columbia, South Carolina, on Monday morning when "haze inside the aircraft was observed," a Delta spokesperson said. The FAA said "the […]

(DAVENPORT, Fla.) -- A 4-year-old boy named Chosen Morris has died after accidentally shooting himself in the head with a handgun he found in his parents' car, according to authorities in Florida.The "tragic accident" unfolded Friday evening as the Morris family prepared to go out for pizza, the Davenport Police Department said.Chosen's dad, Robert Morris, was in the bathroom getting ready and his mom, Quinta Morris, was on the computer […]

(WASHINGTON) -- As the Trump administration continues to vet potential candidates for top posts within the Justice Department, a powerful White House intermediary has been pushing to hire candidates that exhibit what he called "exceptional loyalty" to Trump, and his efforts sparked clashes with Attorney General Pam Bondi's top aide, Chad Mizelle, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.The White House intermediary, Paul Ingrassia, complained directly to Trump about […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A series of storm systems fueled by an atmospheric river brought flash flooding to the Pacific Northwest this weekend -- and more rain is on the way.The new system will bring more heavy rain, snow, gusty winds and the threat of avalanches to the Northwest and northern Rockies on Monday and Tuesday.Damaging winds reaching 60 to 80 mph are possible from the Washington and Oregon […]

(WASHINGTON) -- In the weeks since President Donald Trump has assumed office, more than 200,000 federal workers at more than a dozen agencies have had their roles eliminated.The mass culling stems in large part from efforts by Elon Musk and the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, which has sought to dismantle large swaths of the federal government.Many of those fired have been classified as probationary employees, a status unrelated […]

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- Enrique Tarrio, the former chairman of the Proud Boys and who was recently pardoned by President Donald Trump, was arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Friday, according to authorities.Tarrio, according to the U.S. Capitol Police, allegedly struck a woman's phone and arm when she allegedly put a phone near his face after a press conference wrapped up on Capitol grounds.Tarrio was sentenced in September 2023 for his […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A member of the DOGE team assigned to work at the IRS will not be granted broad access to Americans' personal tax information, according to an agreement obtained by ABC News that heads off a request that had sparked concern within the IRS.As ABC News previously reported, DOGE had sought broad access to an IRS system that contains the personal tax information of millions of Americans, a move that would have given […]