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John Bolton leaves his home on October 17, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland. Former national security adviser Bolton was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday. (Photo by Alex Kent/Getty Images) (GREENBELT, Md.) -- Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton has pleaded not guilty to all 18 counts of an indictment charging him with unlawful retention and dissemination of national defense information.Bolton entered his not guilty plea Friday morning […]

(NEW YORK) -- The Trump administration is making Luigi Mangione “a pawn to further its political agenda” and uttering or posting statements about him that are prejudicing the accused killer’s prospects at a fair trial, his attorneys argued Friday in a new court filing that asked a federal judge to either dismiss the indictment or take the death penalty off the table.Federal prosecutors said President Donald Trump’s social media posts calling Mangione “a pure […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on charges that he allegedly unlawfully transmitted and retained classified documents. The indictment, handed up by a federal grand jury in Maryland, charges Bolton with eight counts of unlawful transmission of national defense information as well as 10 counts of unlawful retention of national defense information. Prosecutors accuse Bolton of using a non-government personal email account and messaging […]

A group ambushed corrections and police officers outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on July 4, 2025, creating a distraction with fireworks and graffiti before firing upon officers with semiautomatic rifles. Mark David Smith/Fort Worth Star-Telegram via TNS via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) -- Federal prosecutors have secured a grand jury indictment of two alleged followers of the antifa movement on terrorism-related charges stemming from their involvement in […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- The father of Emmanuel Haro, the 7-month-old in California who has been missing since August, has pleaded guilty to the baby's murder.Jake Haro, 32, pleaded guilty in court on Thursday to all charges, including assault causing bodily harm to a child "resulting in the death of said child" and filing a false police report, according to court records.The father, who previously pleaded not guilty with his wife Rebecca […]

(PHILADELPHIA) -- A suspect has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a 23-year-old nursing assistant in Philadelphia who was allegedly harassed by an unknown individual before she went missing. However, the search continues for the missing woman, Philadelphia police said.Kada Scott was last seen by her mother on Oct. 4 when she was leaving for work at a nearby nursing home, police said last week. On Wednesday, police […]

(KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis.) --  A Wisconsin man pleaded not guilty on Thursday after he was arrested for allegedly threatening federal agents in a series of TikTok videos, according to a criminal complaint obtained by ABC News.Andrew Stanton, 38, was arrested earlier this month and charged with threats to assault, kidnap or murder a United States official after authorities linked him to several TikTok videos threatening agents at Immigration and Customs […]

(WASHNGTON) -- Federal prosecutors in Maryland are expected to ask a grand jury Thursday to indict former Trump national security adviser John Bolton for his alleged mishandling of classified documents, sources tell ABC News.The move comes on the heels of the indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James as President Donald Trump continues what critics call a campaign of retribution against his perceived political foes.Bolton […]

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 are trying to track down a 9-year-old girl who they say hasn't been seen in at least one year.The search for 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard was sparked on Tuesday when a school official reported her “prolonged […]