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(WASHINGTON) -- Facing a 30-day deadline to release the Epstein files, the Department of Justice has asked two judges in the Southern District of New York to authorize the release of grand jury transcripts and exhibits from the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton – whom Attorney General Pam Bondi tapped to lead an investigation into prominent Democrats associated with Epstein – signed a motion asking […]

(HOUSTON, Texas) -- An employee of a church in the Houston, Texas, area is charged with impersonating a public servant for allegedly pretending to be an ICE agent and threatening to deport a woman unless she paid him $500, according to court documents.Donald Doolittle, 58, has served as the safety director of the Gateway Community Church of Webster, about 25 miles southeast of Houston, for 10 years, according to an […]

(POSEN, Ill.) -- When she was captured on Sunday night, nearly 200 miles from the Wisconsin group home she allegedly fled, "Slender Man" stabbing assailant Morgan Geyser told officers who asked for her identity to "just Google" her, according to Illinois police.The 22-year-old Geyser, who in 2014 stabbed a friend 19 times to appease the fictional character "Slender Man," was located on Sunday after she allegedly cut off her Department of Corrections […]

(BURBANK, Calif.) -- A California police dog gave the "ultimate sacrifice" after an armed suspect fled from law enforcement and fatally shot the canine in the line of duty, according to the Burbank Police Department.Spike, who officials described as an "intelligent and devoted partner," was killed on Saturday after authorities conducted a traffic stop, which escalated into an officer-involved shooting, police said in a statement.While police were conducting the traffic […]

(NEW YORK) -- Portland Trail Blazers head coach and National Basketball Association hall of famer Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty on Monday in Brooklyn federal court to charges he conspired to lure unsuspecting poker players to games allegedly rigged by the Mafia.“We enter a plea of not guilty,” defense attorney Mark Mukasey said. Prosecutors said Billups was one of the alleged scheme’s “face cards” who used his celebrity to attract high-rollers […]

(POSEN, Ill.) -- When she was captured on Sunday night, nearly 200 miles from the Wisconsin group home she allegedly fled, "Slender Man" stabbing assailant Morgan Geyser told officers who asked for her identity to "just Google" her, according to Illinois police.The 22-year-old Geyser, who in 2014 stabbed a friend 19 times to appease the fictional character "Slender Man," was located on Sunday after she allegedly cut off her Department of Corrections […]

(NEW YORK) -- Traveling to your Thanksgiving destination may be smoother than heading home, with a cross-country storm possibly bringing rain and snow to parts of the Northeast and Midwest.Here’s a look at the Thanksgiving week weather forecast:TuesdayA winter storm watch is in place for North Dakota and Minnesota, where 3 to 9 inches of snow may fall from Monday night through Wednesday morning. Wind gusts may reach 40 mph, causing blowing […]

(NEW YORK) -- What started as a dream vacation soon thrust a tight-knit blended family into shock and anguish when one of their own, a beloved teenage girl, was discovered dead on a cruise ship earlier this month.Even more baffling and heartbreaking, her grandparents said in an interview with ABC News, the person authorities told the family is suspected of Anna Kepner’s death: her stepbrother.  “We were all having a […]

(NEW YORK) -- Morgan Geyser, who in 2014 stabbed a friend 19 times to appease the fictional character "Slender Man," was located Sunday night after she allegedly cut off her Department of Corrections monitoring bracelet and left a Wisconsin group home where she had been a resident, authorities said.Geyser was taken into custody in Posen, Illinois, police confirmed to ABC News.Before being located, Geyser was last seen in Madison around […]