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(NEW YORK) -- Opening statements will begin Friday in the trial of subway rider Daniel Penny charged in the May 2023 choking death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man, in a New York City subway car.The jury was seated Wednesday. The trial is expected to last between four and six weeks, according to Judge Max Wiley.Penny, a former Marine, has pleaded not guilty to the charges of second-degree manslaughter and […]

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Authorities warned of the potential for more attacks on ballot boxes after a series of arson incidents in Oregon and Washington state.Ballot boxes in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, were set on fire with incendiary devices early Monday, police said. Authorities believe the two incidents, as well as a similar incident that occurred earlier this month in Vancouver, are connected."Investigators believe it is very possible the suspect […]

CRDC (LOS ANGELES) -- Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is supporting the Menendez brothers' new effort to petition California Gov. Gavin Newsom for clemency and will submit a letter to that effect by the end of the day Wednesday, ABC News has learned.Lyle and Erik Menendez have spent nearly 35 years in prison for murder for the 1989 murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez.This is a […]

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has vaulted to the forefront of the presidential campaign as a top donor and impassioned speaker in support of former President Donald Trump.Still, Musk has said in recent days that the candidate’s economic plans could cause financial pain, at least in the short term.Among those proposals is the potential formation of a new “government efficiency commission” to be led by Musk. […]

(NEW YORK CITY) -- As people across a large section of the U.S. mainland were breaking out T-shirts and shorts Wednesday amid record-breaking high temperatures, several inches of snow blanketed the mountaintops of Hawaii and residents across the Great Plains were bracing for possible tornadoes.The U.S. forecast for Wednesday offered a smorgasbord from balmy to severe weather heading into the Halloween weekend.As firefighters in Colorado battled wildfires and meteorologists issued […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said earlier this week that former President Donald Trump has "promised" him "control of the public health agencies" should Trump win back the White House in November.Kennedy, who suspended his independent presidential campaign in August and endorsed Trump, made the remarks on a Zoom call with supporters on Monday night. The agencies Kennedy would reportedly oversee in that case include the federal Department of […]

(NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla.) -- An 18-year-old was arrested outside a Florida polling location Tuesday after police said he wielded a machete in order to intimidate voters.Caleb James Williams faces charges of aggravated assaulted on a person 65 years of age or older and improper exhibition of a firearm or dangerous weapon.In a press conference after the arrest, Neptune Beach Police Chief Michael J. Key said Williams "brandished a machete in […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump has a massive personal stake in the upcoming election, which could either send him back to the White House -- or to a courtroom for what could be years of legal proceedings under the looming threat of incarceration.No other presidential candidate in history has faced the possibility of such drastically different outcomes, in which Trump's legacy, personal fortune, and individual liberty could be decided by a […]

(DELPHI, Ind) -- Prison staffers are revealing the alleged confessions made by Delphi, Indiana, murder suspect Richard Allen while behind bars.Allen is accused of killing Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams 13, on a hiking trail in rural Delphi on Feb. 13, 2017. He's pleaded not guilty to murder.John Galipeau, the former warden of the Westville Correctional Facility, where Allen was held for 13 months after his October 2022 arrest, took the stand on […]