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(WASHINGTON) -- The family of Austin Tice, the American freelance journalist and Marine Corps veteran who was kidnapped while reporting in Syria in 2012, said it has been in contact with a "significant source" that confirmed he is alive and well."We have from a significant source that has already been vetted all over our government that Austin Tice is alive, Austin Tice is treated well, and there is no doubt […]

(NEW YORK) -- The search for an unidentified gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and the investigation into a possible motive, remain ongoing Friday.Thompson, 50, was shot Wednesday morning outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel, where the insurance group's investors conference was being held. The masked gunman appeared to be lying in wait outside the Hilton hotel before shooting Thompson at close range, police said.Police said they are interviewing Thompson's colleagues and family […]

Getty Images (HOUSTON, Texas) -- An 18-year-old was arrested and charged in Houston, Texas, after allegedly killing a man during an meetup to purchase a PlayStation 5.The Houston Police Department charged Zavion Joshua Pabon, 18, with capital murder and aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon in the shooting death of 37-year-old Tyler McGinty, who was selling the video game console.Patrol officers responded on Nov. 24 to a report of a […]

(NEW YORK) -- Judge Maxwell Wiley has dismissed the top charge of second-degree manslaughter against Daniel Penny in the death of Jordan Neely at the request of prosecutors after considering declaring a mistrial after jurors reported they continue to be deadlocked on the charge.He said he will encourage the jury to continue deliberating on Monday the lesser charge of whether Penny committed criminally negligent homicide in the death of Neely, […]

(UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa.) -- The body of a missing grandmother who was swallowed by a sinkhole and fell into an abandoned coal mine in Pennsylvania was recovered Friday following a dayslong search, officials said.Elizabeth Pollard, 64, was found in the mine Friday at approximately 10 a.m., Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson confirmed to ABC News. Her body will be transported to their facility for an autopsy to determine the cause […]

(NEW YORK) -- In its first note of the day, the jury in Daniel Penny's manslaughter and negligent homicide trial reported that it is "unable to come to a unanimous vote" on whether Penny committed second-degree manslaughter in the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man, on the New York City subway."We the jury request instructions from Judge Wiley. At this time, we are unable to come to a unanimous […]

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Officials say two migrant teens were victims in a New York City stabbing, one fatally, after the teens were asked if they spoke English and they responded that they didn't.Officials say a trio of men approached the teens around 7:40 p.m. Thursday night, when one of the men asked if the teens spoke English. When the teens said they did not, they were attacked, […]

Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- In its first note of the day, the jury in Daniel Penny's manslaughter and negligent homicide trial reported that it is "unable to come to a unanimous vote" on whether Penny committed second-degree manslaughter in the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man, on the New York City subway."We the jury request instructions from Judge Wiley. At this time, we are unable […]

(NEW YORK) -- The unidentified man suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson remains at large after the "brazen, targeted" shooting outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel on Wednesday, police said.Here is a timeline of the suspect's whereabouts before, during and after the shooting:Nov. 24The killer entered New York City by bus on Nov. 24, when a surveillance camera at Port Authority Bus Terminal caught his arrival at 9 p.m., law enforcement sources told […]