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(SEATTLE) -- A federal judge in Seattle has signed a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.U.S. District Judge John Coughenour on Thursday heard a request made by four Democratic-led states to issue a temporary restraining order against the executive order signed by Trump that purports to limit birthright citizenship -- long guaranteed by the 14th Amendment -- to people who have at least one […]

(NASHVILLE) -- A social media account connected to the Nashville high school shooting suspect may have been in contact with the suspected Madison, Wisconsin, school shooter's social media account, according to law enforcement sources.Solomon Henderson, a 17-year-old student, allegedly opened fire in the cafeteria at Antioch High School on Wednesday, killing 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante and injuring a 17-year-old, police said.Henderson, who was armed with a pistol, then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound […]

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice, under new leadership following the inauguration of Donald Trump, has told legal service providers who receive federal funding to stop providing legal orientation and other work intended to support immigrants at immigration courts.In a memo obtained by ABC News, the DOJ ordered all such legal providers on Wednesday to "stop work immediately" in those areas."This email is to send you […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- At least 28 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across Southern California.Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. The two largest fires, the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, remain active. One of the latest, the Hughes Fire in the Castaic area, has prompted evacuation […]

(SOUTH TEXAS, Texas) -- President Donald Trump has threatened mass deportations of immigrants, potentially expanding the "expedited removal" program to conduct raids in neighborhoods and workplaces. This program would allow for the quick deportation of individuals who entered the U.S. without proper documentation and have been here for less than two years.Trump has pledged to tighten immigration laws and roll back Biden-era policies that he believes have encouraged a rise in […]

(AQUEBOGUE, N.Y.) -- A commercial poultry farm on Long Island, New York, is being forced to kill thousands of ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu.The owner of Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue -- about 66 miles west of New York City -- reportedly first saw signs that his flock was ill last week, according to the Suffolk County Department of Health. Tests confirmed the detection of bird flu on […]

(NEW YORK) -- The Gulf Coast is digging out from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that struck from Texas to Florida, closing airports, crippling roadways and leaving freezing temperatures in its wake.At least 10 deaths have been attributed to the storm and accompanying cold blast.In Dale County, Alabama, one person was killed in a house fire after leaving their stove on to keep them warm and a second person was killed in […]

(KILAEUA, Hawaii,) -- The world's most active volcano, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, resumed its latest eruption on Wednesday.Volcanic activity was noted just before 3 p.m. local time in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.The activity marked the fifth episode from the Kilauea volcano since it started to erupt on Dec. 23, 2024."Weak, intermittent spatter" was observed earlier in the day, but it was not until 2:57 p.m. that "small spatter fountains" of […]

(SEATTLE) -- President Donald Trump's executive order challenging birthright citizenship will face its first legal test in a Seattle courtroom Thursday.A federal judge will hear a request made by four Democratic-led states to issue a temporary restraining order against the executive order signed by Trump that purports to limit birthright citizenship to people who have at least one parent who is a United States citizen or permanent resident.Trump's executive order […]