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(NEW YORK) -- Jim Avila, a former longtime ABC News senior correspondent, whose investigative journalism earned him several of the most prestigious awards in broadcast news, has died. He was 70.His death after a long illness was announced internally by ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic. "Jim was a gifted journalist and a generous colleague," Karamehmedovic said in an email to staff.Avila had also a been 20/20 correspondent based in Los Angeles […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Within the thousands of Epstein documents released on Wednesday night by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are several newly released emails between Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and "The Duke" -- which appears to be Prince Andrew -- in which "The Duke" pleads with Epstein and Maxwell to publicly say he "knew nothing" of forthcoming allegations about the trio."I am NOT involved and … I knew and […]

Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- An individual attempted to "confront" Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi."Last night, an individual attempted to confront one of our U.S. Attorneys — my dear friend @USAttyHabba -destroyed property in her office, and then fled the scene," Bondi posted on X Thursday. "Thankfully, Alina is ok.""Any violence or threats of violence against […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Evacuation warnings are in place for parts of Southern California as an incoming storm could bring potential mudslides and debris flows to burn scar areas, according to county officials."Anyone in these areas should be ready to leave at a moment's notice," Los Angeles County officials said in a statement.The evacuation warnings are in effect for the following burn scar areas: Canyon, Bethany, Eaton, Palisades, Hurst, Kenneth, Sunset, Lidia, […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James have asked a judge to throw out their criminal indictments on the basis that the Trump-installed prosecutor who charged them was appointed unlawfully. At a hearing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie pressed Justice Department lawyers on the government's conduct in bringing indictments against Comey and James, which were brought just weeks apart at the direct urging […]

Rayito de sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center after a teacher was arrested by federal agents on November 5, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (CHICAGO) -- Diana Santillana Galeano, the day care teacher detained by ICE officers last week, has been released from immigration detention, her lawyers said."We are thrilled that Ms. Santillana was released, and has been able to return home to Chicago where she […]

(NEW YORK) -- Jim Avila, a former longtime ABC News senior correspondent, whose investigative journalism earned him several of the most prestigious awards in broadcast news, has died. He was 69.His death after a long illness was announced internally by ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic. "Jim was a gifted journalist and a generous colleague," Karamehmedovic said in an email to staff.Avila had also a been 20/20 correspondent based in Los Angeles […]

Luigi Mangione appears in court for a hearing on his state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Supreme Court on September 16, 2025 in New York City. (Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Accused killer Luigi Mangione is taking aim at the Manhattan district attorney and New York police chief of detectives over the way they characterized a statement purportedly made by Mangione’s mother that killing […]

(NICHOLAS COUNTY, W. Va.) -- A missing miner trapped in a flooded West Virginia coal mine for nearly a week has been found dead, according to West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey."At approximately 6:00 a.m. this morning, water levels inside the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County had receded sufficiently for rescue crews to safely enter. The team began their search, examining every section as they advanced underground. At 7:37 a.m., […]