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(NEW YORK) -- In a major philanthropic move, billionaires Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion dollars to deposit $250 into savings accounts for up to 25 million American children. The announcement from the Dells, which was confirmed by a White House official, gives the funds to Invest America, which sets up a tax-advantaged investment account for American children starting at birth. The so-called Trump Accounts are a key piece of President Trump's signature tax and spending legislation, […]

East Coast Storm - Tuesday Map (ABC News) (NEW YORK) -- A winter storm brought the first big batch of snow and ice to parts of the Midwest and South on Monday, and now that same storm is bringing ice to parts of Appalachia and heavy snow to the inland Northeast on Tuesday.On Monday, the Kansas City area saw 3 to 5 inches of snow, while Louisville recorded around 3 […]

(NEW YORK) -- A social media commentator and blogger was found liable on Monday in a defamation lawsuit filed by hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in October 2024.Milagro Cooper was found liable for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and promotion of an altered sexual depiction, according to court documents obtained by ABC News.Megan Thee Stallion, whose legal name is Megan Pete, testified that Cooper, who is known on social […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey and the Trump administration have not talked about settling her civil lawsuit and do not believe alternatives to a trial “would be useful at this time,” the parties told the judge in a letter on Monday.Comey is suing over her firing, arguing she was “abruptly and wrongfully terminated” because her father is former FBI director James Comey, or because […]

(WASHINGTON) -- An immigration judge who was fired by the Trump administration is suing the Department of Justice, alleging she is a victim of unlawful discrimination.Tania Nemer, a former immigration judge in Ohio, filed a lawsuit Monday claiming she was dismissed based on her gender, her dual citizenship with the country of Lebanon, and her previous run for local office as a Democrat, in violation of civil rights law.Nemer was "abruptly fired" […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House released the results of President Donald Trump's recent advanced imaging tests on Monday, describing them as "perfectly normal."The memo from Dr. Sean Barbabella, physician to the president, said Trump underwent the scans during a medical examination in October "because men in his age group benefit from a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health" and that the tests are "preventative."Barbabella said the imaging helps confirm […]

(WASHINGTON) -- As investigators continue to probe what motivated a man to allegedly gun down two West Virginia National Guard members, killing one just blocks from the White House, officials said on Monday that the victim who survived the attack was making positive progress.The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old married father of five from Bellingham, Washington, allegedly drove cross-country to commit the Thanksgiving eve shooting in the heart of the […]

(NEW YORK) -- For the first time, prosecutors played the 911 call that led to the arrest of Luigi Mangione, as the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is in court in New York City on Monday for a multi-day hearing that could determine the balance of evidence in his state murder trial.Mangione, 27, was arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, five days after the fatal shooting of […]

Graphic created by the TSA, top 10 travel days in TSA history. (TSA) (NEW YORK) -- As travelers return home from Thanksgiving holiday travel, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says Sunday was its busiest day in history, with the agency screening over 3.1 million people through its security checkpoints at airports nationwide.  The Nov. 30 numbers beat the previous record of 3.09 million air travelers screened, which was set on Sunday, June […]