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(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is set to hold a lunch meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at 12:30 p.m. ET Thursday, the White House said. The meeting, which is currently scheduled to be closed to press, will take place in the White House private dining room."She's a very nice woman," Trump said of Machado on Wednesday, according to Reuters. "I've seen her on television. I think we're […]

(PHILADELPHIA) -- The family of Ellen Greenberg is celebrating the prospect of a federal investigation into the way various agencies in Philadelphia handled her death. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Thursday that the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued subpoenas as part of an inquiry into whether Greenberg's death was properly investigated. The family of the 27-year-old teacher has long claimed the case was "embarrassingly botched" and warranted additional investigation. "The prospects of the […]

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- The Department of Homeland Security said a federal law enforcement officer shot a person in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening, saying the latter fled a traffic stop and then -- along with two other people -- began attacking the officer."Fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired defensive shots to defend his life," DHS said in a statement on social […]

Basketball on court (Matt_Brown/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Former college All-American Antonio Blakeney is among 17 basketball players charged in a point-shaving scheme to fix games in the NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association and rig bets, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday in Philadelphia. Federal officials are announcing the charges on Thursday.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

(NEW YORK) -- Scientists have factored damage to the ocean into the social cost of carbon for the first time -- finding it nearly doubles the economic impact from climate change.Ocean damage from climate change -- dubbed the "blue" social cost of carbon -- causes the global cost of carbon dioxide emissions to society to nearly double, according to new findings by researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at […]

(NEW YORK) -- As forests shrink and wildlife disappears, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to people for their blood meals, a shift that raises real concerns about the potential spread of diseases that affect humans.A new study published in the journal Frontiers suggests these buzzing, biting insects are playing a growing role in the increased transmission of Zika, yellow fever, dengue and other diseases that mosquitoes pass on to people, thanks […]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is seen on March 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Department of Health and Human Services announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs and closing offices aimed at cutting $1.8 billion (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration took steps this week to reinstate hundreds of health and safety officials who had previously been dismissed in widespread layoffs, granting a […]

(New Mexico) -- Actor Timothy Busfield, who was arrested on charges of alleged criminal sexual contact of a minor and child abuse, is facing a new assault claim from another alleged victim, according to a motion for pretrial detention.In a document filed on Wednesday, prosecutors said the father of a 16-year-old went to law enforcement on Tuesday to report alleged abuse from "several years ago."The teenage girl said that during an […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department is freezing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries in an effort to clamp down on applicants it deems likely to become a public charge.The directive instructs embassies and consulates to halt decisions beginning Jan. 21 while the department reassesses its vetting procedures under existing immigration law, according to an internal memo first reported by Fox News Digital.The effort comes months before the United States is […]