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(SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif.) -- A 19-year-old who fell while hiking on Southern California's Mount Baldy and two others were found dead during the search and rescue effort for the teen, authorities said.The recovery effort for the three deceased hikers is underway, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said on Tuesday.Amid dangerous conditions, Mount Baldy is now closed until New Year's Day to "protect natural resources and provide for public […]

(NEW YORK) -- A federal magistrate judge did not immediately rule Tuesday on whether the Virginia man charged with placing pipe bombs outside of the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol will remain behind bars pending trial, after saying both prosecutors and the defendant's attorneys raised important legal issues that he will have to take under further […]

In this undated file photo, Mount Baldy is shown in the San Gabriel Mountains in California. Matthew Micah Wright/Getty Images, FILE (SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif.) -- A 19-year-old who fell while hiking on Southern California's Mount Baldy and two others were found dead during the search and rescue effort for the teen, authorities said.The recovery effort for the three deceased hikers is underway, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said […]

Amber De Vos/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, has died following a battle with acute myeloid leukemia."Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning," the JFK Library Foundation said in a statement on Tuesday. "She will always be in our hearts."Schlossberg revealed in an emotional essay published last month that she was diagnosed with a "rare mutation" of acute myeloid […]

Stefon Diggs attends the 2025 CFDA Awards at The American Museum of Natural History on November 03, 2025 in New York City. The Hapa Blonde/GC Images (FOXBOROUGH, Mass.) --  New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and assault charges, according to court records.The complaint was made by a woman who worked as a private chef for the NFL player, according to court documents. During a Dec. 2 […]

Stefon Diggs attends the 2025 CFDA Awards at The American Museum of Natural History on November 03, 2025 in New York City. The Hapa Blonde/GC Images (FOXBOROUGH, Mass.) -- New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and assault charges, according to court records.The charges stem from an alleged incident on Dec. 2, records show, one day after the Patriots beat the New York Giants 33-15.Details of the […]

(ATLANTA) -- Flu activity is rising sharply across the United States, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC estimates there have been at least ​7.5 million million illnesses, ​81,000 hospitalizations and ​3,100 deaths from flu so far this season. ​Five more pediatric deaths were reported this week, bringing the total to ​eight this season. At least 20 states are now seeing "very high" respiratory illness activity including […]

(NEW YORK) -- Attorneys for the Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs outside of the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are urging a judge to release him pending trial, arguing the government has presented no evidence that shows he poses a danger to the general public.In a late-night filing on Monday, suspect Brian Cole […]

New Year's Eve - Wednesday, 4PM CT Map (ABC News) (NEW YORK) -- More rough weather is forecast on both coasts when the ball drops on Wednesday night, ringing in 2026.On the West Coast, more rain is expected across a drenched Southern California, where residents are still recovering from last week's flooding.The new storm will bring widespread rain and mountain snow starting New Year's Eve and continuing through the end of […]