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(NEW YORK) -- The family of an Arizona man killed in a road rage incident nearly four years ago brought him back last week as an AI-generated image to face the man responsible for his killing give an impact statement to the judge.The video message created by Christopher Pelkey's sister that used his likeness and voice during the May 1 sentencing was the first time the technology was used in […]

(NEWARK, N.J.) -- Radar screens at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport went black again early Friday morning.The outage happened at 3:55 a.m. and lasted about 90 seconds, the Federal Aviation Administration said.Air traffic controllers could be heard telling a FedEx plane that their screens went dark and then asking the aircraft to tell their company to put pressure on to get the problem fixed.In another transmission, a controller told an arriving […]

(CHICAGO) -- When Sherry Stone learned that childhood friend Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, she got on her computer and did what few people can do: She emailed him a note of congratulations."I told him we're thinking of having our next grade school reunion at the Vatican," she said.The election of a former Hyde Parker named Barack Obama to the White […]

(CHICAGO) -- When Robert Prevost was in the first grade, his neighbor told him he would be the first American pope, his brother told ABC News.On Thursday, that prophecy came true, when Prevost, a 69-year-old cardinal, was elected to be the 267th pontiff -- and the first from the United States.Before he was Pope Leo XIV, Prevost grew up the youngest of three brothers in the South Chicago suburb of […]

mbbirdy/Getty Images (SANTA ANA, Calif.) -- One student was killed and two others were wounded in a stabbing outside their Southern California high school, and two of their classmates have been arrested, authorities said.The students were attacked during a fight in front of Santa Ana High School at about 3:25 p.m. Wednesday, shortly after dismissal, according to school officials and police in Santa Ana, which is about 30 miles southeast […]

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is strongly considering installing Fox News host and former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.The potential selection comes as Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday that Ed Martin, who is currently serving as D.C.'s interim top prosecutor, would not be taking the position permanently after losing support among top Republicans in the Senate.An […]

Andres Kudacki/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Plans for a new air traffic control system were announced Thursday by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy amid a spotlight on the out-of-date ATC system and the air traffic controller shortage.The Transportation Department said in a statement the current ATC system is "antiquated" and said the new "state-of-the-art" system will improve safety and cut back on delays.Changes include swapping out old telecommunications for "new fiber, […]

Sen. Van Hollen's Office via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia said in a court filing Thursday that after conducting three depositions, they are "still in the dark about the Government's efforts to facilitate Abrego Garcia's release from custody and return to the United States."U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, seeking to determine how the government has failed to return Abrego Garcia after he was mistakenly deported to […]

mbbirdy/Getty Images (SANTA ANA, Calif.) -- One student was killed and two others were wounded in a stabbing outside their Southern California high school, authorities said.The students were attacked in front of Santa Ana High School at about 3:25 p.m. Wednesday, shortly after dismissal, according to school officials and police in Santa Ana, which is about 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles.When the victims were taken to hospitals, one was […]