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(RALEIGH, N.C.) -- The special operations soldier who was indicted this week for allegedly using classified information to make more than $400,000 betting on the capture of Nicolas Maduro appeared in a federal courtroom in Raleigh, North Carolina, Friday. Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who made the wager on the prediction market Polymarket, will be released on a $250,000 appearance bond.He agreed to surrender his passport, limit travel to parts of New […]

(NEW YORK) -- Paige Shiver, a former executive assistant with the University of Michigan football team, said she felt that former head coach Sherrone Moore manipulated her during their nearly four-year relationship she characterized as an "open secret" within the athletics department.Speaking out for the first time since Moore was arrested last December for trespassing, Shiver, 32, told ABC News that what started out as a consensual relationship became one […]

(BATON ROUGE, La.) -- Five suspects are in custody in a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge that killed one person and injured multiple others, police said.The shots were fired in the food court, police said, describing it as a targeted incident during a fight between two groups, and not a random act of violence.Baton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse said during a press conference Thursday night […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice is dropping its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, ending a standoff that threatened to delay the confirmation of Powell's successor at the central bank, District of Columbia U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Friday. Senior DOJ officials have contacted senators in recent days, including Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who sits on the Senate Banking Committee, informing them of the plan to drop the probe and […]

In these photos released by the University of South Florida Police Department, Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy are shown. (University of South Florida Police Department) (TAMPA, Fla.) -- Investigators have listed that two University of Southern Florida doctoral students who went missing last week are endangered as the search continues.Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, both 27, were last seen at separate locations in the Tampa area on April 16, according to the […]

(NEW YORK) -- The New England Patriots head coach, Mike Vrabel, addressed the media Thursday after a series of photos were published allegedly showing him with former Athletic reporter Dianna Russini.In his remarks, Vrabel said that his “actions don't meet the standard I hold myself to” and his initial response to the pictures was an attempt to protect his family, saying that the photos showed an innocent interaction."I just know […]

(NEW YORK) -- Jake Reiner, the eldest son of renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner, is speaking out in a rare statement, saying, "I still wake up every morning having to convince myself that, no, it’s not a dream.""This truly is my living nightmare," he said in a post on Substack on Friday."One thing I keep coming back to is how frightened they must have been,” Jake […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice is expected to drop its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as soon as Friday, ending a standoff that threatened to delay the confirmation of Powell's successor at the central bank, multiple sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.Senior DOJ officials have contacted senators in recent days, including Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. who sits on the Senate Banking Committee, informing them […]

Severe weather map (ABC News) (NEW YORK) -- More than a dozen reported tornadoes tore through part of the Central U.S. on Thursday night, including a powerful storm in northwestern Oklahoma that spurred a tornado emergency from the National Weather Service.A tornado emergency is the highest alert level for tornadoes.The weather service said a "large and destructive tornado" was confirmed on the ground at 8:21 p.m. local time in the […]