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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents assigned to a region near the Canadian border in Washington found two backpacks left out in the woods containing an estimated $1.1 million of cocaine, officials said. Image via U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (NEW YORK) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents assigned to a region near the Canadian border in Washington found two backpacks left out in the woods containing an estimated […]

(KISSIMMEE, Fla.) -- A pregnant woman who ordered pizza in Florida was stabbed 14 times by a delivery driver who police say was disgruntled over her $2 tip.Osceola County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the Riviera Motel in Kissimmee, Florida, over reports of a home invasion and stabbing on Dec. 22, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by ABC News.Arriving deputies located a victim, Melinda Irizarry, who was stabbed multiple […]

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images, FILE (MICHIGAN) -- Jennifer Crumbley, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting her son carried out at a Michigan high school, is asking to be released from prison as her appeal moves through the courts.Attorney Michael Dezsi argued in the new motion that Crumbley -- who was sentenced this year to 10 to 15 years in prison -- hasn't committed any crimes, isn't a danger […]

(SEATTLE, Wash.) -- A month after a woman was caught stowing away on a Delta Air Lines flight headed to France, ABC News has confirmed another unticketed individual was caught on a flight headed to Hawaii, this time on Christmas Eve.The recent stowaway was apprehended after boarding a flight from Seattle to Honolulu on Dec. 24, according to the airline.Delta flight 487 was taxiing for departure when it returned to the […]

(SEATTLE, Wash.) -- A month after a woman was caught stowing away on a Delta Air Lines flight headed to France, ABC News has confirmed another unticketed individual was caught on a flight headed to Hawaii, this time on Christmas Eve.The recent stowaway was apprehended after boarding a flight from Seattle to Honolulu on Dec. 24, according to the airline.Delta flight 487 was taxiing for departure when it returned to the […]

Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C, caused panda-monium on Christmas Day when it released a video of it's newest celebrities, Bao Li and Qing Bao.In the video, the giant pandas are seen rolling in grass, climbing trees and being "unbearably cute."The young pandas were brought to the zoo this past fall.Bao Li, pronounced as BOW-lee, is a male and was […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- High tech and quick thinking are being credited in the rescue of a missing 78-year-old man after sheriff's deputies deployed a heat-seeking drone and found the Southern California resident 80 minutes after his family reported him missing, officials said.The Christmas week rescue unfolded in Malibu on Monday night as temperatures in the area plunged into the 40s, upping the urgency of finding the missing man quickly, according to the […]

Ross County Correctional Institution (LUCASVILLE, OH) An inmate allegedly assaulted and killed a veteran corrections officer on Christmas Day at an Ohio prison, an attack authorities said was "beyond comprehension."Officer Andrew Lansing was attacked Wednesday at the Ross Correctional Institution (RCI) in Chillicothe, about 43 miles south of Columbus, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.The inmate suspected of killing Lansing was not immediately identified by prison officials, who said […]

(NEW YORK) -- As the world gears up for 2025, it leaves behind a year of war, political shifts, pop culture moments, sporting triumphs, lost stars and more.ABC News was there to chronicle every moment and will look back at this year's defining events in a two-hour special, "The Year: 2024," which airs Thursday, Dec. 26 at 9 p.m. ET, and streams afterwards on Hulu."Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts, […]