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(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., […]

(NEW YORK) -- Airline disruptions continued across the U.S. on Thursday morning, with at least 989 flights canceled before about 5 a.m. ET, according to tracker FlightAware, as officials warned that it may take days for airports to get back up to speed.It could take up to a week for air travel to return to normal operations after the government shutdown ends, Airlines for America President and CEO Chris Sununu […]

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York decided the wealthy Alexander brothers must face charges they conspired for more than a decade to drug, sexually assault and rape dozens of women, rejecting the luxury real estate brokers' attempt to dismiss the indictment by arguing it is legally deficient.The judge, Valerie Caproni, agreed to dismiss one of the charges, attempted sex trafficking, ruling it falls outside the statute of […]

Free food boxes are distributed to those in need at a large-scale drive-through food distribution at Exposition Park, in response to the federal government shutdown and SNAP/CalFresh food benefits delays, on Nov. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration's claim that states were "unauthorized" to begin issuing full SNAP benefits over the weekend is "untethered to the factual record," a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. U.S. District […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- Top administration officials met with Rep. Lauren Boebert Wednesday morning about the effort to force a House vote on the release of Justice Department's Epstein files, multiple sources told ABC News.The meeting, with top White House and Justice Department officials, was part of an effort to get Boebert to remove her name from the petition to release the files, the sources said.It came just hours […]

(NEW YORK) -- At least 893 flights were canceled in the United States on Wednesday morning, with departures from the busy hubs of Chicago, Denver and Atlanta leading the list of the most cancellations, according to FlightAware.Another 1,117 flights had been delayed as of about 1 p.m. ET, according to FlightAware.Chicago O’Hare International topped the tracker’s list of cancellations, with 45 as of about 1 p.m. local time. Next was […]

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office (SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif.) -- Authorities said they are searching for an at-risk woman who was last seen at a bonfire on a California beach.Danielle Staley, 35, of Utah, went missing while visiting the California Central Coast with a friend, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office.She was last seen with a group of people at a bonfire on Rio Del Mar State Beach […]

(NEW YORK) -- Dazzling waves of color are lighting up the skies this week.After green and pink displays of auroras lit up the sky Tuesday night, another Northern Light array is expected to bring a gleaming light show to the northern part of the U.S. Wednesday night.The auroras are being caused by one of the strongest geomagnetic storms of the year, which occurs when electrons from the sun collide with […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department prosecutor handpicked by President Donald Trump to lead the criminal cases against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey is now the subject of a bar complaint that alleges she is unfit to be an attorney and that her actions constitute an "abuse of power." The progressive watchdog group Campaign for Accountability filed a complaint against Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan on Tuesday […]