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(ST. LOUIS) -- At least 23 people were reported dead across several states in an expansive outbreak of severe weather from the Heartland to the East Coast.State officials reported 14 people were killed in Kentucky, seven in Missouri and two in Virginia.Over 600,000 customers are without power across multiple states, stretching from Michigan to Tennessee.Remnant storms from Friday's severe weather outbreak are continuing into Saturday morning.At least 26 tornadoes were […]

(WASHINGTON) - Hundreds of parents and children separated under the "zero-tolerance" border policy during President Donald Trump's first term -- who were later reunited and protected by a 2023 settlement -- are at risk of being separated again due to a lapse in legal services, lawyers argue.Under the 2023 court-approved settlement agreement, reached as a result of a class-action lawsuit filed in 2018, the federal government agreed to provide certain […]

UIG via Getty Images, FILE (WHITE CASTLE, La.) -- A devastating fire destroyed the Louisiana's historic Nottoway Resort, the largest antebellum mansion in the South, officials confirmed Friday."The fire has been contained now, but there's no more Nottoway. The house is completely destroyed," Iberville Sheriff's Department Capt. Monty Migliacio told ABC News on Friday.Emergency calls came in around 2:10 p.m. Thursday, reporting the fire, Migliacio told ABC News. The Iberville […]

(NEW YORK) -- Destructive, long-track tornadoes are possible from Arkansas to Ohio on Friday as over 70 million Americans prepare for potential severe weather.Strong tornadoes, destructive winds in excess of 75 mph and very large hail the size of baseballs are possible.More than 300,000 customers are without power on Friday afternoon, including over 200,000 in Michigan, with severe weather moving through the Midwest overnight.  One or two tornadoes may become […]

Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) -- Eleven adult men escaped from a New Orleans jail on Friday and should be considered armed and dangerous, officials with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office warned.One of the inmates has been apprehended; 10 remain at large, the sheriff's office said.The men were unaccounted for during a routine headcount at the Orleans Justice Center at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson […]

(NEW YORK) -- A New Jersey man convicted of attempted murder in the 2022 stabbing attack on author Salman Rushdie, while on stage at a speaking event, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday, the maximum sentence he faced.His sentencing hearing was held Friday morning in Chautauqua County Court. A defense motion to set aside the verdict was also heard prior to sentencing, the court said.He rejected a plea deal […]

(NEW YORK) -- A New Jersey man convicted of attempted murder in the 2022 stabbing attack on author Salman Rushdie, while on stage at a speaking event, is set to be sentenced on Friday.Hadi Matar likely faces a maximum of 25 years in prison, prosecutors said. He rejected a plea deal ahead of the trial.His sentencing hearing is set to be held Friday morning in Chautauqua County Court, during which a defense […]

Sen. Van Hollen's Office via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The federal judge overseeing the case of wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia is set to hear arguments Friday over the Trump administration's recent invocation of the state secrets privilege to shield information about its handling of the matter.The government's assertion of privilege was revealed in a court order last week from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, in which the judge asked the parties to file […]

(NEW JERSEY) -- New Jersey Transit train engineers have officially commenced their strike, shutting down commuter trains and leaving hundreds of thousands of commuters scrambling to find other modes of transportation.Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) union had been threatening to go on strike unless NJ Transit officials and the union were able to agree on new contract terms and conditions for the workers who drive […]