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Mark Anderson, 36, showed up at MDC-Brooklyn with a barbecue fork and a pizza cutter and, when jail guards asked for credentials, threw papers at them, prosecutors said. (United States District Court Eastern District of New York) (NEW YORK) -- The man who allegedly claimed to be an FBI agent and demanded Luigi Mangione’s release from federal jail is considering whether to plead guilty, his attorney said at a hearing […]

(NEW YORK) -- After Kouri Richins was charged with murder for fatally poisoning her husband with fentanyl, a friend of the Utah mother of three had a difficult time reconciling that.In an exclusive interview with "20/20," Ali Staking said she and her children were "devastated" about the sudden 2022 death of 39-year-old Eric Richins."I said, along the way, 'Sometimes it looks like Kouri might have done it,'" Staking recalled saying to her […]

Police crime scene tape (mbbirdy/Getty Images) (CHICAGO) -- An 18-year-old student at Loyola University in Chicago was shot and killed while walking with her friends near campus, authorities said.The group was walking near Tobey Prinz Beach Park, less than 1 mile from the university's Lake Shore campus, when an unknown male walked up to them at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Chicago police said.The male showed a gun and opened fire […]

(NEW YORK) -- The ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown is taking its toll on the thousands of Transportation Security Administration employees at airports who have been working without pay.Approximately 60,000 TSA officers who have gone over a month with partial pay began receiving their first $0 paychecks last week.Many say they are living in fear, with some taking on extra jobs or even leaving the agency altogether to make […]

(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 […]