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Ryan Murphy/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) -- The federal government will be targeting New Orleans soon as its next city to ramp up immigration enforcement, sources with knowledge of the plans told ABC News.At least 200 border patrol agents are expected in the city in the coming weeks, according to the source, who noted that plans are preliminary and could change.The pending buildup of agents comes two weeks after the Border […]

E4C/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Over 1,000 flights have been canceled nationwide with the majority due to weather hitting the upper Midwest, according to FlightAware.Chicago O'Hare International Airport is the most impacted airport by far, with over 700 cancellations and over 500 delays as of Saturday morning. Flights leaving to O’Hare are delayed an average of over five hours due to snow and ice, according to the FAA.Snow has already […]

(NEW YORK) --Traveling after Thanksgiving may be a bit more turbulent than the days leading up to the holiday, with a cross-country storm forecast to bring widespread rain and snow to millions of Americans Friday through Sunday.Here is a look at the weather forecast for Black Friday and this weekend:FridayOn Friday afternoon, a new cross-country storm system will bring messy weather for millions of Americans who may be traveling from […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The suspect in the "targeted" shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., will now face charges upgraded to first-degree murder after President Donald Trump announced the death of one of the victims late Thursday, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said Friday."There are certainly many more charges to come, but we are upgrading the initial charges of assault to murder in the first degree," […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Federal officials on Thursday morning revealed more details about the attack that left two National Guard members in critical condition in an apparent "targeted shooting" near the White House.U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital, identified the two wounded members of the West Virginia National Guard as Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24.The shooting took place around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday near […]

Ishika Samant/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- New York Jets player Kris Boyd is back in the hospital days after he was released for treatment of a gunshot wound.Boyd, 29, had been released from the hospital after he was shot in Midtown Manhattan on Nov. 16 but returned on Wednesday due to "health issues," he wrote in an Instagram story."Please bare [sic] with me, I haven't been in communication much," Boyd […]

Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (SUSITNA, Alaska) -- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Alaska early Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The quake struck at 8:11 a.m. local time near Susitna, which is about 30 miles from Anchorage, according to the USGS.A tsunami is not expected to form as a result of the quake, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.There were no reports of damage or […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Two National Guard members from West Virginia remain in critical condition after being shot in downtown Washington, D.C., near the White House on Wednesday, according to officials."Unfortunately today, as most families join together to give thanks for the blessings that have been bestowed upon them, two families are shattered and destroyed and torn apart as a result of the actions of one man," Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Two National Guardsmen were ambushed Wednesday in the nation's capital in what officials are calling a targeted shooting."The suspected gunman has been identified by law enforcement as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal. He will be charged with three counts of assault with the intent to kill while armed and criminal possession of a weapon, officials said during a press conference on Thursday."You picked the wrong target, the wrong city and […]