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Mountains outside Patterson, California. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (PATTERSON, Calif.) -- The FBI is at the scene of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement-involved shooting that happened in Patterson, California, on Tuesday near the I-5, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said in a statement.According to Lyons, ICE officers were attempting to arrest a man they claimed was an 18th Street gang member when he “weaponized his vehicle” and attempted […]

(MIAMI COUNTY, Ind.) -- A Vietnamese immigrant died in government custody last week, according to a notification sent to lawmakers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, marking the latest detainee death during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.Tuan Van Bui, a 55-year-old immigrant, died at the Miami Correctional Center in Indiana.He is the 46th person to die in federal custody during the current Trump administration.In its notification, ICE said that "onsite staff […]

(NEW YORK) -- American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 31, has been released by her abductors, according to the Iraqi militia group Hezbollah Brigades.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

(OAHU, Hawaii) -- Closing arguments are expected to be delivered and jury deliberations to begin on Tuesday in the trial of a Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a hiking trail.Dr. Gerhardt Konig, 47, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder. Prosecutors allege the anesthesiologist attacked his wife, Arielle Konig, near a cliff while on the Pali Puka Trail on Oahu on March 24, 2025, […]

(MARTIN COUNTY, Fla.) -- The suspect in the deadly, apparently random stabbing of an elderly woman who was walking her dog in Florida allegedly told authorities that he "went around" the neighborhood and "found a lady and then I killed her," according to a probable cause affidavit.The shocking, "extremely violent" attack occurred Thursday afternoon in Stuart, in the "quiet" community of Southwood, Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said.Several people had […]

(NEW YORK) -- For more than 60 years, hundreds of thousands of Cuban health care workers have been deployed across the globe.Under the government's medical missions program, doctors, nurses, technicians and other staff are sent to countries around the world to provide care to underserved communities, in many cases for a fee.The Cuban government has said the missions, or "medical brigades," have entered countries at war, hit by natural disasters […]

(WASHINGTON) -- An internal inspection report by Immigration and Customs Enforcement found dozens of safety and security violations at the country's largest migrant detention center during a recent visit.Inspectors with ICE's Office of Detention Oversight found 49 deficiencies at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, during a three-day visit.Of those, 22 violations involved "use of force and restraints," and included failing to document incidents, failing to provide medical exams after physical […]

(NEW HAMPSHIRE) -- Voice actor and comedian Eugene Mirman thanked the "heroic people" who came to his aid after he was involved in a fiery crash at a New Hampshire toll plaza earlier this week.New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte and her security detail came upon Tuesday's collision -- with a state trooper on her detail and two other bystanders helping pull the trapped driver from the burning vehicle, according to […]

(NEW YORK) -- The Artemis II mission launched on Wednesday, taking four astronauts on a historic, 10-day mission around the moon and giving them views of a lifetime along the way.A day after lift-off, ABC News' Gio Benitez spoke with astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen from their Orion spacecraft about the journey so far, and what they are anticipating for the days ahead."I don't know […]