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ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A winter storm has left tornado damage along the Gulf Coast and piles of snow in the Plains and the Midwest -- and residents are now preparing for a new storm moving in this weekend.This latest storm has dropped over 11 inches of snow in Iowa, 10 inches in Illinois and 7.5 inches in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.On the southern end of the storm, at least two […]

WABC (NEW YORK) -- The human remains found in a suitcase floating in the East River last week have been identified as Edwin Echevarria, a 65-year-old Manhattan man, who was allegedly murdered by 23-year-old Christian Miller, who lived at the same address on Columbia Street, police said.The grisly discovery was made on Feb. 5 at approximately 5:30 p.m. when the NYPD Harbor Unit discovered the remains near Governor’s Island, police […]

(NEW YORK) -- Executives at CoreCivic, one of the nation's largest private prison companies, said they anticipate the Trump administration's new immigration policies will lead to "the most significant growth" in the company's history over the next several years."I've worked at CoreCivic for 32 years, and this is truly one of the most exciting periods of my career," CEO Damon Hininger said Tuesday on the company's earnings call. "We anticipate […]

(CINCINNATI) -- Three men now face state charges in connection with last year's burglary at the Ohio home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, prosecutors announced Wednesday.The suspects were indicted on charges of first-degree felony engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and second-degree felony burglary, Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich said.The prosecutor's office released photos of the stolen items -- including jewelry, cash and commemorative memorabilia -- including some […]

(kali9/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- A mother in Alabama has been arrested and charged with the alleged murder of her 4-month-old son after an autopsy found that he had been severely injured, police said.On Jan. 25, the Chambers County emergency dispatch center received a 911 call at approximately 1:55 PM in reference to a 4-month-old infant having a seizure at a residence in the Old Jackson Heights Housing Project in […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Boston said he denied the request to block the buyout offer because the federal unions who brought the case lacked standing to sue and because the District Court lacks jurisdiction to review the case.Three federal employee unions -- with the support of 20 Democratic attorneys general -- have argued in a lawsuit that the Office of Personnel Management's deferred resignation offer is an "unlawful […]

(MINNESOTA) -- A statue of famed novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald was stolen from outside a Minnesota building where he once attended school, police said.The statue, which had been located outside the Academy Professional Building in Saint Paul, depicted a young Fitzgerald seated with a couple of books in his lap.Now all that remains of the statue of "The Great Gatsby" author is part of his right hand.Police said the statue […]

Lucas County Sheriff's Office (OHIO) -- An Ohio doctor has been charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to another doctor's house, officials said.Andrew Campbell, 33, was arrested following an investigation into the Dec. 7 blaze, which police told ABC News they "determined to have not been accidental in nature."On Tuesday, a grand jury indicted Campbell on six counts of aggravated arson.Authorities are looking into a possible connection between the fire […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A coalition of nonprofit aid groups said Wednesday at an emergency hearing that the Trump administration's "opaque and chaotic" 90-day pause on foreign aid had already "devastated" their operations -- consequences they said justified a judicial order halting the administration's sweeping executive order.The aid groups filed suit Tuesday against President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Acting USAID Administrator Peter Marocco, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, the State […]