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he Department of Justice (DOJ) seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department is seeking to denaturalize a former diplomat who was caught spying for the Cuban government.For nearly 40 years, Manuel Rocha acted as a spy for the Cuban government under the guise of being a […]

(NEW YORK) -- A former influential scientist who did work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is back in the grasp of U.S. law enforcement, facing financial fraud charges -- after more than a decade out of federal authorities’ reach, according to officials.Poul Thorsen was extradited Thursday from Germany with U.S. Air Marshals, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General. It […]

(NEW YORK) -- Visual investigation: Scores of online resellers are using AI to fool customers by pretending to be mom-and-pop storesScores of online companies are increasingly turning to generative AI technology to deceive consumers, falsely portraying themselves as struggling small businesses to charge a premium for lower quality products, an ABC News visual investigation found.ABC News has identified dozens of similar online retailers -- selling everything from clothing to jewelry […]

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- A jury in Columbus, Ohio, reached a partial verdict on Thursday in the retrial of a former Ohio deputy Jason Meade, who was charged in the 2020 shooting death of 23-year-old Casey Goodson, Jr.The jury found Meade guilty of reckless homicide, but failed to reach a verdict on the murder charge.“We the jury, upon our oaths and law and evidence in its case find the defendant guilty […]

Three individuals were arrested in New York on May 7, 2026, for their roles in a January 2026 armed hijacking of a truck making a delivery at the Apple store in the Americana shopping center in Manhasset. (Department of Justice, Eastern District of New York) (NEW YORK) -- Three people were arrested Thursday in the January armed hijacking of a truck making a delivery at the Apple store in the […]

Tornado ( Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- At least three tornadoes hit Mississippi overnight with at least 17 injuries reported, officials said.Some of the hardest-hit population centers in Mississippi are Purvis and Brookhaven, as well as a mobile home park in Bogue Chitto, authorities said. Baseball-sized hail was also reported in parts of the state as well as Alabama.Flooding was also reported in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, […]

Signage during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, May 4, 2026. (Photographer: Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice is investigating a series of suspiciously timed trades in the oil market just ahead of major announcements by President Donald Trump and a top Iranian official about the war in Iran, sources told ABC News.The DOJ, along with the […]

(NEW YORK) -- A slew of new civil lawsuits allege UPS and its partners failed their responsibility to make sure a plane they put in the air was safe to fly -- and that negligence led to the fiery, fatal plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, last year that claimed the lives of 15 people.The complaints allege the plane was faulty, the risks were known and yet it left the ground […]

South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace says she has obtained records through a congressional subpoena that reveal the value of several confidential sexual misconduct and harassment settlements struck on behalf of members of Congress and paid at the expense of the U.S. taxpayer totaling more than $338,000 over a 10-year run -- while a letter to the House Oversight Committee shows that many additional records on the subject have been destroyed.Mace shared […]