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(NEW YORK) -- Wendy Brugh, owner of Dry Ridge Farm in Marshall, North Carolina, said President Donald Trump's tariffs announcement is like "pouring salt in a wound that is just now beginning to heal."During a gathering of small business owners on Wednesday, she said tariffs will increase the costs of "everything from fertilizer and feed to construction materials and tractors," hitting the farming community while it still recovers from crop […]

(NEW YORK) -- ​​A four-day, once-in-a-generation weather event is pounding the middle of the U.S. with destructive tornadoes and life-threatening flooding.Friday marks day three of the devastating storm. Here's what you need to know:7 deaths reported in 3 stateAt least seven people have died across three statesOne death -- a local fire chief -- was confirmed in Missouri. Garry Moore, 68, who was the chief of the Whitewater Fire Protection […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Six people were injured after a man who was in an "altered mental state" from an unknown substance began stabbing people in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood, police said.The suspect, who also stabbed himself in the incident, is in custody, police said.The incident was reported around 3:22 p.m. on Thursday in the area of Montello Avenue and Meigs Place NE, in the Trinidad neighborhood, police said."Officers arrived on scene […]

(BROADVIEW, Ill.) -- A man who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this month is expected to be released on Friday from a facility in Broadview, Illinois, after community advocates and officials appealed for his release so he can resume the kidney donation process in hopes of saving his brother's life.ICE records show that Jose Gregorio Gonzalez, a native of Venezuela who was detained on March 3 […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A female fencer was disqualified from a competition for refusing to compete against a transgender opponent, USA Fencing said in a statement to ABC News on Thursday.The incident occurred last month at a USA Fencing-sanctioned regional tournament where fencer Stephanie Turner decided to remove her mask and take a knee instead of competing against Redmond Sullivan, a transgender woman.Following the act of protest, the referee of the University […]

(WASHINGTON) -- "Numerous people" have been stabbed in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, police said.A suspect is in custody, police said.Seven people were transported from the scene to the hospital, according to a D.C. Fire and EMS spokesperson.The stabbing incident occurred in the area of Meigs Place and Montello Avenue NE, D.C. police said on X.Authorities did not provide details on their conditions.The stabbing incident occurred in the area of Meigs […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Nearly three weeks after President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to remove more than 200 alleged migrant gang members to El Salvador with little-to-no due process, a federal judge will consider whether the Trump administration defied his court order by deporting the men.U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said at a hearing Thursday that he is contemplating initiating "contempt proceedings" against the government in the event he finds probable […]

(NEW YORK) -- Three adults were charged on Wednesday after a brawl broke out during a youth hockey tournament in New Jersey, according to the Egg Harbor Township Police Department.The incident, which was captured on video, occurred on March 29, when the Philadelphia Frenzy Cadet A team competed against the Maple Shade Cadet A team in the Veterans Memorial Invitational Tournament, officials said.Several youth hockey players started to get in […]

(NEW YORK) -- Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.The space rock, called 2024 YR4, was previously given up to a 3.1% chance of striking Earth in December 2032, but astronomers have since eliminated the possibility of a strike at that time based on further observations.Astronomers are watching 2024 YR4 closely, trying to learn everything they can before it disappears […]