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(NEW YORK) -- Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, made their initial appearance in Manhattan federal court on Monday following their capture by U.S. forces in a military operation in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, with Maduro claiming, "I am innocent."The couple -- who are being held in federal custody at MDC-Brooklyn -- appeared in front of Judge Alvin Hellerstein. Maduro was escorted into the courtroom in shackles and […]

(NEW YORK) -- Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are making their initial appearances on Monday in a federal court in Manhattan following their capture by U.S. forces in a military operation in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.The couple, being held in federal custody at MDC-Brooklyn, are appearing in front of Judge Alvin Hellerstein at noon. Maduro was escorted into courtroom in shackles and orange jail slippers and is […]

Vice President JD Vance speaks on the final day of Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 21, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Caylo Seals/Getty Images) (CINCINNATI) -- A man was taken into custody after allegedly breaking windows at Vice President JD Vance's home in Ohio, the Secret Service said on Monday.  The suspect, 26-year-old William Defoor of Cincinnati, allegedly damaged the victim’s car […]

Vice President JD Vance speaks on the final day of Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 21, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Caylo Seals/Getty Images) (CINCINNATI) -- A man was taken into custody after allegedly causing property damage, including breaking windows, at Vice President JD Vance's home in Ohio, the U.S. Secret Service said on Monday.  Just after midnight the man was physically […]

(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) -- Nearly four years after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in a Texas elementary school, a jury is set to decide whether a police officer should be held criminally responsible in connection with one of the worst school shootings in American history.Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of former Uvalde school police officer Adrian Gonzales, charged with allegedly placing more than two dozen […]

Perry Gerenday/Getty Images (DENVER) -- More than 100 firefighters battled a massive five-alarm fire Friday evening in Denver at an apartment building construction site -- about the size of a city block -- working for hours to keep the flames from spreading to nearby structures, officials said.One firefighter was injured battling the fire and taken to the hospital, the Denver Fire Department told ABC News.  There were no other injuries […]

(LARIMER COUNTY, Colo.) -- A female hiker was killed by a mountain lion on the Crosier Mountain trail in Larimer County, Colorado, on Thursday, according to state officials.The victim's identity has not been revealed, but her death marks the first fatal mountain lion attack in Colorado since 1999, Colorado Parks and Wildlife noted.A group of hikers reported throwing rocks at a mountain lion on the trail after spotting it near […]

This is a screengrab from a video released by the FBI on Jan. 2, 2024, with new information given in the hunt for the Jan. 6 pipe bomber. FBI (WASHINGTON) -- A federal magistrate judge ordered Friday that the Virginia man charged with placing pipe bombs outside of the headquarters of the RNC and DNC the night before the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol remain detained pending trial.Magistrate […]

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on November 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The FBI said it "thwarted a potential" New Year's Eve terror attack in North Carolina."The subject was directly inspired to act by ISIS," the FBI said in a post on X."Thanks to our great partners […]