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(GENEVA) -- The U.S. and China issued a joint statement on Monday announcing an agreement to cut reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, with both sides "recognizing the importance of a sustainable, long-term, and mutually beneficial economic and trade relationship."U.S. and Chinese representatives convened for talks in Geneva, Switzerland, this weekend in a bid to establish the basis for negotiations in a broader potential trade deal. President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" […]

A high-profile case against prominent real estate moguls took a new turn this week as federal prosecutors filed new charges against Oren and Tal Alexander, as well as their brother Alon, on May 8.Filed as part of a superseding indictment, which overrides the first indictment, the charges against the Alexander brothers include additional counts of alleged sex trafficking -- one of which involves a minor.Brothers Oren and Tal Alexander gained […]

Tennessee Highway Patrol Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a fiery, multi-vehicle crash on I-75 near the Tennessee-Georgia border on Sunday, saying there were fatalities.The incident involved six passenger vehicles and a tractor-trailer, with two vehicles "actively on fire" after the crash, according to officials.The total number of deaths has not yet been released.The crash occurred in East Ridge, Tennessee, a suburb of Chattanooga."Emergency personnel prioritized lifesaving and performed multiple extrications," […]

KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) -- At least one person was killed and 32 others were injured in a fiery collision Sunday morning between a packed tour bus and a disabled SUV stalled on a freeway in Los Angeles County, authorities said.The collision occurred just after 5 a.m. Pacific Time on State Route 60 near the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Hacienda Heights east of downtown Los Angeles, according to a […]

(NEW YORK) -- Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New Orleans, Louisiana, records show.ABC News has obtained several records, including U.S. Census records from the early 1900s, demonstrating that the first American pope's family tree reflects the complex racial history of this country.Both of Leo XIV's maternal grandparents, Joseph Martinez and Louise Baquié, are described as Black or […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Erik and Lyle Menendez's much-anticipated resentencing hearing will move forward on May 13 and 14, a judge ruled on Friday, as new details about the brothers' alleged behavior behind bars were revealed in court.A hearing was held Friday to determine whether the brothers' resentencing case should include information from the California Board of Parole's newly completed risk assessment, which was conducted as a part of a separate […]

(BAY VILLAGE, Ohio) -- A sophomore at a high school in Ohio has died after sustaining an injury during a lacrosse match, according to Bay High School, where he played.Dylan Veselic was playing in a game for the school, located in Bay Village, against Olmsted Falls on Tuesday when he was injured.The school did not release what injuries Veselic suffered during the game, but Veselic was taken into surgery Tuesday […]

(NEW YORK) -- Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia University student who was arrested last month during his citizenship interview, can remain free from custody while his case proceeds, a federal appeals court said on Friday.The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit denied an effort by the Trump administration to stay a federal judge's ruling ordering Mahdawi's release.Mahdawi, who co-founded a university organization called the Palestinian Student Union […]

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in Vermont on Friday ordered that a Tufts University doctoral student be released on bail from ICE custody after her visa was revoked by the Trump administration.U.S. District Judge William Sessions slammed the government in ordering Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish notional, released while their case against her proceeds, saying that the government had not produced any evidence against her aside from an op-ed she […]