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(NEW YORK) -- Dolores Huerta, the iconic civil rights leader and co-founder of the United Farm Workers, said she decided to speak out to support other women who have come forward after a New York Times report revealed accusations of sexual assault against the late labor leader Cesar Chávez."And to think that somebody that we looked at as our hero and our leader -- you know, it's pretty horrible," Huerta […]

(NAMPA, Idaho) -- An Idaho mayor months into his first term died after experiencing a medical emergency during a town hall, in what officials called "a shock and a tragedy."Nampa Mayor Rick Hogaboam, 47, was attending a Treasure Valley Partnership town hall on Wednesday in nearby Eagle when he died, according to Eagle city officials.Eagle Mayor Brad Pike, a former firefighter, and Eagle Police Chief Travis Ruby immediately went to […]

A traffic tower is seen at Newark Liberty International Airport on May 14, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- An Alaska Airlines 737 and a FedEx 777 cargo plane nearly collided as they attempted to land on intersecting runways at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, according to radar data from FlightRadar24.The incident happened around 8:17 p.m. Tuesday as the Alaska flight arrived […]

(MOORE HAVEN, Fla.) -- A 19-year-old Mexican immigrant died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this week, according to a notice sent to lawmakers.Royer Perez-Jimenez, 19, died March 16 at the Glades County Detention Center in Moore Haven, Florida, according to the notice from ICE that was reviewed by ABC News.Perez-Jimenez is the 44th person to die in ICE custody during the second Trump administration, according to lawmakers."He died of […]

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- An immigration judge has denied Liam Conejo Ramos and his family’s asylum claim, their attorney confirmed.The 5-year-old boy and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, were detained on Jan. 20 by immigration agents in Minneapolis and held in a Texas detention facility. A judge ordered them to be released and they flew back to Minnesota on Feb. 1.Attorney Danielle Molliver told ABC News on Thursday the family was unable to present […]

Stock image of gavel. (Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images) (HONOLULU) -- Opening statements are expected to begin Thursday in the trial of a doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a Hawaii hiking trail last year.Gerhardt Konig has been charged with second-degree attempted murder. He has pleaded not guilty.The trial is set to get underway at 9 a.m. local time in Honolulu.The anesthesiologist is accused of beating his wife, Arielle Konig, with a […]

Heat in the west. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) -- A dangerous and unprecedented heat wave is hitting the West, with temperatures reaching 25-to-40 degrees above normal across the region.A dozen cities recorded all-time record March temperatures on Wednesday, including 105 degrees in Palm Springs, California; 102 degrees in Phoenix, Arizona; and 94 degrees in Las Vegas.Heat alerts are in place for 40 million Americans in the West through the weekend.With […]

Luigi Mangione speaks to his attorney, Jacob Kaplan, during a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 18, 2025 in New York City. (Luiz C. Ribeiro-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Luigi Mangione asked a judge on Wednesday to postpone his federal trial from September 2026 to January 2027.Mangione argued he could not properly prepare for his federal trial -- […]

(NEW YORK) -- A moderate geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights displays to U.S. states further south than usual, forecasts show.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a storm watch for a G2 geomagnetic storm due to a coronal mass ejection expected to begin Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET and continue until Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.A coronal mass ejection is a massive eruption of solar material […]