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(NEW YORK) -- The parents of a Seattle-area teenager who was allegedly pushed to take his own life by a member of the online extremist network "764" have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Discord, claiming the social media giant "caused" their son's suicide and "abetted one of the most depraved and dangerous child abuse cults in modern history."According to the lawsuit, Discord "supplied 764 with unlimited victims," including 13-year-old […]

(NEW YORK) -- More than six years after the infamous financier and sex offender's arrest on federal sex trafficking charges, the investigation into potential wrongdoing at Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling hacienda in New Mexico is being reopened, according to a spokesperson for the state's Justice Department. In its heyday, Zorro Ranch played host to a who's who of Epstein's prominent guests. It also became the site where multiple girls alleged that they […]

(NEW YORK) -- Authorities said they're looking into using genetic genealogy in the investigation into Nancy Guthrie's mysterious abduction, and an expert says the cutting-edge technique could be the key.While authorities may find Guthrie's kidnapper through other avenues of investigation, "if they don't, investigative genetic genealogy definitely will," genetic genealogist CeCe Moore told ABC News.Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped from her Tucson, […]

(TRUCKEE, Calif.) -- The group of skiers involved in the deadly avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains on Tuesday includes parents, mostly mothers, of students at a local school and ski academy, according to a source involved in the search and rescue effort and a statement from the school."Multiple members of the Sugar Bowl Academy community and others with strong connections to Sugar Bowl, Donner Summit, and the backcountry community […]

Fulton County Sheriff officers in front of the Fulton County Courthouse on September 06, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Former U.S. President Donald Trump has entered a not-guilty plea and waived his right to appear at an arraignment hearing. Trump and his 18 co-defendants are charged in a 41-count indictment accusing them of scheming to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election results. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (FULTON COUNTY, Ga.) -- Officials […]

(NEW YORK) -- While surveying ice during a training exercise on the Hudson River on Tuesday, a New York City police officer with the department's Harbor Unit spotted something unusual."Last week, when it was cold, a lot of stuff was getting stuck in the ice, whether it was a float, a buoy, but it looked different," Officer Michael Russo told reporters on Wednesday. "I could see this white head from […]

The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- The Georgia man who was arrested after running toward the U.S. Capitol with a loaded shotgun told officers he was "just there to talk to Members of Congress," according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court.Just after noon on Tuesday, Carter Camacho, 18, allegedly parked a white Mercedes SUV, […]

(NEVADA COUNTY, Calif.) -- Eight backcountry skiers have been found dead, and one remains missing following an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, officials announced Wednesday.Search crews on Tuesday braved "highly dangerous" conditions to rescue six other skiers who were part of the same guided group, authorities said.Crews were working on Wednesday to bring the remains of the eight dead skiers off the mountain to be reunited with their families […]

(BEAVER COUNTY, Okla.) -- The Oklahoma governor declared a state of emergency on Wednesday due to multiple wildfires in the state's panhandle region, as critical fire weather conditions persist in the region.A "series of destructive wildfires" is burning across northwest Oklahoma, the governor's office said.The largest, the Ranger Road Fire, has burned 145,000 acres since igniting in Oklahoma's Beaver County on Tuesday and crossing into Kansas, according to fire officials. […]