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Tropical Development - Into the Weekend Map (ABC News) (NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Atlantic and may further strengthen into a hurricane.Melissa will stay away from the mainland United States, and instead pose the biggest threat to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Cuba. The storm might also impact Puerto Rico.Here's the latest forecast:As Melissa churns over the Caribbean in the coming days, it will unleash […]

A baby was found on a subway platform in Manhattan, New York, on Oct. 20, 2025. WABC (NEW YORK) -- New York City police have released footage of the person who they say left a newborn girl at a Midtown Manhattan subway station during the Monday morning rush hour.The unknown person left the baby girl wrapped in a blanket at the southbound 1 train platform at 34th Street-Penn Station at […]

(NEW YORK) -- A United Airlines flight diverted to Salt Lake City last week after an object struck the plane's windshield at 36,000 feet, causing it to crack and injuring the pilot, according to the airline and officials.Amid the mystery of what could have hit the plane's windshield, on Monday night, WindBorne Systems, a long-duration smart weather balloon company, released a statement saying the object that hit and cracked United […]

(ATLANTA, Ga.) -- A man who allegedly threatened to shoot up the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was arrested after entering a terminal at the airport on Monday, according to authorities.The man's family alerted police that the suspect had been streaming on social media Monday morning that he was headed to the airport to "shoot it up" and was in possession of a semi-automatic assault rifle, according to Atlanta Police Chief […]

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is searching for Melodee Buzzard. This is the most recent photograph available, which was taken two years ago. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) -- California authorities trying to track down missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard say it appears she was seen earlier this month, but her mother is still not cooperating with investigators.Evidence points to Melodee being with her mom, Ashlee Buzzard, as recently […]

Federal agents clash with anti-I.C.E. protesters at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on Oct. 12, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- An appeals court on Monday overturned a temporary restraining order that prevented the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon.The ruling by a panel of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judges allows the Trump administration to deploy Oregon National Guard troops in the […]

(WASHINGTON) -- In a legal challenge that could have sweeping implications for President Donald Trump's picks for top prosecutors across the country, a federal appeals court heard arguments Monday about whether Trump's former defense attorney, Alina Habba, is unlawfully serving as the acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey. A federal judge in August concluded that Habba was serving without legal authority after she ended her 120-day term as interim U.S. attorney without being confirmed by […]

(NEW YORK) -- Last month's indictment of James Comey on charges of making false statements to Congress was the result of a yearslong relentless pressure campaign by President Donald Trump that shattered Justice Department norms and violated multiple laws and the former FBI director's free speech rights, Comey's attorneys argued Monday in a sweeping 51-page filing seeking dismissal of his case. Comey pleaded not guilty earlier this month to one count of false statements and […]

David McNew/Getty Images (SHREVEPORT, La.) -- A 17-year-old boy was killed over the weekend in an apparent lightning strike while hunting deer in Louisiana, authorities said.Colton Gauge Honeycutt went missing while hunting alone on Saturday in the Bernice area, according to Union Parish Sheriff Dusty Gates.His family members became concerned when he never returned from hunting and went looking for him, according to Gates. He was reported injured and Union […]