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(NEW YORK) -- The Colorado River basin and its two largest reservoirs -- Lake Mead and Lake Powell -- are facing potentially record-low water levels in the coming months due to a snow drought that impacted much of the West over the winter season, projections from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation show.The 24-month study released by the Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees water resource management, on Friday indicates that Lake Mead […]

(NEW YORK) --  Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol in 2021 during the Jan. 6 attack are suing to stop the creation of President Donald Trump's $1.7 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund," calling it the "most brazen act of presidential corruption this century."This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.  Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Travelers wait in line to go through security in Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport on March 27, 2026 in New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Despite high prices for gas and airfare, a record-breaking 45 million Americans are expected to travel for Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA.Whether you are hitting the road or taking to the skies, here's what you need to know:By […]

(SAN DIEGO) -- Investigators are continuing to build a picture of the two suspects in the deadly Monday shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego which killed three people, and which law enforcement officials say may have been driven by nihilistic and accelerationist extremism.Three men, one of whom was a security guard, were killed in the shooting on Monday, authorities said, with investigators saying they are currently considering the […]

The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building on May 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Justice Department has announced the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for allies of U.S. President Donald Trump who allege they were unfairly targeted by the federal government under the previous administration. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Tuesday issued an addendum to its sweeping settlement to end President […]

(VIRGINIA) -- A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school is standing trial on criminal charges more than three years after a then-6-year-old student shot his first grade teacher in their classroom.Ebony Parker has been charged with eight counts of felony child abuse with disregard for life in connection with the January 2023 shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News -- one count for each bullet that was […]

(SAN DIEGO) -- Three men, one of whom was a security guard, were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, authorities said, with investigators saying they are currently considering the incident as a hate crime.Two suspects, aged 17 and 18, were reported dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said.Authorities are investigating two teenagers, Cain Clark and Caleb Vazquez, as the suspected attackers in […]

Town cars and taxis are viewed in the Financial District in the early hours of the morning on June 4, 2015 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- A 56-year-old Westchester County woman plunged to her death after stepping out of her car into an open manhole in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, sources told ABC News.The woman, from Briarcliff Manor, New York, parked her car at West […]

(SAN DIEGO) -- Amin Abdullah, the security guard who was killed along with two others in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, is being hailed as a hero as police say "his actions were heroic and undoubtedly saved lives."The shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, the largest mosque in San Diego County, was reported shortly before noon local time, police said.While officers were […]