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(NEW YORK) -- Only 3% of individuals detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the first 14 months of the second Trump administration had a violent felony conviction, according to an ABC News analysis of government data.The findings, based on data tracking the current Trump administration's immigration crackdown, come after President Donald Trump had pledged to target the "worst of the worst" criminal offenders among the nation's migrants.Based on […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Friday issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration from establishing its $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" after expressing concerns that senior officials have not put in their commitment to not move forward with the fund in writing.U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema repeatedly cited acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's refusal to commit to not moving forward with the fund under penalty of perjury, as well as […]

(MIDLAND, Texas) -- Authorities are assisting with an "active shooter situation" in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning, according to the Ercot County Sheriff's Office.Midland police said responding officers heard gunfire coming from a building.A standoff is ongoing with the suspected shooter, police said.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Boston police said they are looking for suspects in an armed robbery at a kids' lemonade stand in South Boston, June 10, 2026. (Boston Police) (BOSTON) -- Boston police are searching for two suspects wanted for committing an armed robbery at a lemonade stand.Two kids were running a lemonade stand in South Boston when, at about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, the "unknown suspects made several passes by the stand," Boston police […]

ormer FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail hearing at Manhattan Federal Court on August 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the cryptocurrency fraud conviction of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.The opinion came the same week Bankman-Fried submitted his application for a presidential pardon.Bankman-Fried was convicted of masterminding one of the largest financial frauds […]

(UVALDE, Texas) -- Former Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo is set to return to a Texas courtroom on Friday, as the judge overseeing his criminal trial weighs moving the case out of Uvalde and whether the whole thing might have to wait because US Customs and Border Protection has refused to cooperate.Arredondo in 2024 was charged with 10 counts of endangering students by failing to quickly respond to the […]

(NEW YORK) -- The amount of solar power generated in the U.S. is continuing to grow despite efforts from the Trump administration to slow down the renewable energy sector, according to two reports released this week.The U.S. has generated more power from solar compared to coal for the first time, according to a report by Ember, a think tank focused on the clean energy transition. In May 2026, solar supplied […]

(LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.) -- A 5-year-old girl who went missing when she was swept away in the ocean in Laguna Beach, California, has been found dead, city officials said.Her body was found Thursday morning about one-quarter mile north of where she went into the water, Laguna Beach officials said.The girl went missing at about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday near Treasure Island Beach, officials said. She was with her mother and […]

The Pentagon is seen from a flight taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on November 29, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- A partial lockdown at the Pentagon implemented in response to a potential air quality issue has been lifted after no hazards were found, according to the Pentagon's chief spokesman.Portions of the Pentagon had gone into a shelter-in-place earlier Thursday, after officials locked down […]