National News

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander attends the 2025 ESPY Awards at Dolby Theatre on July 16, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Savion Washington/FilmMagic) (NICHOLS HILLS, Okla.) -- NBA superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's home was broken into Thursday night in the upscale Oklahoma City suburb of Nichols Hills, police and sources confirmed to ABC News.Officials received the call of a burglary on Thursday at approximately 7:45 p.m., while Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning NBA MVP, was […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Rhode Island has temporarily ordered the Trump administration to continue funding benefits for SNAP, the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.  "The court is orally at this time, ordering that USDA must distribute the contingency money timely, or as soon as possible, for the November 1 payments to be made," said U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. After an hour-long emergency hearing, Judge McConnell ruled that the […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Rhode Island has temporarily ordered the Trump administration to continue funding benefits for SNAP, the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.  "The court is orally at this time, ordering that USDA must distribute the contingency money timely, or as soon as possible, for the November 1 payments to be made," said U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr.After an hour-long emergency […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the Trump administration's attempt to suspend SNAP funding is "unlawful," but declined to immediately order that the program be funded.U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani reserved judgment about whether to issue a temporary restraining order, instead asking the Trump administration to advise the court whether they would authorize reduced SNAP benefits for November.She ordered the Trump administration to […]

(NEW YORK) -- Nineteen people are confirmed dead in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa tore through the island as a Category 5 hurricane this week -- and that death toll is expected to rise, officials said.Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Dana Morris Dixon said there are credible reports of several other fatalities, but they won't be counted in the official death toll until the bodies are retrieved."We are at […]

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press conference on October 23, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (DETROIT) -- The FBI has thwarted a potential Halloween weekend terrorist attack in Michigan, according to FBI Director Kash Patel."Multiple subjects" have been arrested after "allegedly plotting a violent attack over Halloween weekend," Patel said Friday on social media.White House Senior Director for Counterterrorism Seb Gorka said […]

Rain shrouds the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building as a nor'easter storm moves into New York City on October 12, 2025, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Two people died in flooded basements on Thursday after heavy rain overwhelmed streets and subway stations in New York City.The New York Police Department confirmed the two deaths to ABC News.A 39-year-old […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department has filed terrorism charges against an Arizona man for his alleged role in the growing network of online predators known as "764," whose worldwide followers use social media platforms to target, groom and push young teens into harming themselves and others.An indictment unsealed Thursday in Arizona charged 21-year-old Baron Martin of Tucson with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, marking the first time that the […]

The FBI and Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office are looking for missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard. (FBI) (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) -- Weeks into the "perplexing" search for missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, California authorities said they've served follow-up search warrants at her mom's home, a storage locker and the rental car Melodee was last seen in.Local detectives and FBI agents served the warrants on Thursday. Because they expected to need access to the […]