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(LOS ANGELES) -- Jake Haro, the father of missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to the baby's murder.He was also sentenced to over six years in prison for other offenses, to run consecutively.He is ineligible for probation because he was already on probation for severely abusing another child, the judge said while handing down the sentence on Monday.His sentence […]

(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- A federal judge on Sunday extended her order blocking President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops into Portland, continuing the legal battle over the president’s power to use the military on American cities.Following a three-day trial last week, U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the deployment of troops from any state’s National Guard into Portland through at least Friday.Judge Immergut concluded that […]

Kali9/Getty Images (BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio) --  "We are heartbroken by this senseless act of gun violence, and our thoughts are with the injured victims and all those affected by it," Airbnb said in a statement to ABC News on Sunday afternoon. "Unauthorized and disruptive gatherings are strictly prohibited on Airbnb and our Safety team acted immediately to remove the account of the individual who deliberately broke those rules by booking […]

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW ROADS, La.) -- Two young girls were hospitalized after they were thrown from a Ferris wheel at a weekend harvest festival in Louisiana, authorities said.The incident unfolded at around noon on Saturday at the Harvest Festival on False River in New Roads, about 40 miles northwest of Baton Rouge, according to Pointe Coupée Parish Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux.Thibodeaux said both girls injured in the incident are under […]

(NEW YORK) -- Stacy Cox used one word repeatedly as she described how she felt after learning her ACA premium could jump over 300% without the enhanced tax credits: "devastating.""I don't know if I've ever cried opening a letter from an insurance or before, but it happened this time," she told ABC News.Cox's premium this year has been $495.32 for coverage for her and her husband. Without the credit in […]

(NEW YORK) -- The largest federal workers' union this week threw its support behind a Republican government funding bill, ratcheting up pressure on Democrats.But many of the top labor unions told ABC News that they continue to back the strategy taken up by Democrats, breaking with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents hundreds of thousands of federal workers losing out on pay and staring down the threat […]

mbbirdy/Getty Images (PATERSON, N.J.) -- A rapid moving house fire claimed the lives of five people Friday night in Paterson, New Jersey, according to fire officials.Paterson Fire Chief Alex Alicea said that the fire broke out in the home at around 9:54 p.m. and spread quickly from the lower floor to other parts of the building due to heavy winds in the area on Friday night.“The fire was under heavy […]

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 […]