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Unmasked federal agents outside immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, June 24, 2026. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images) A Department of Homeland Security official said Tuesday that unaccompanied migrant children are being offered $3,000 to self-deport.The official told ABC News that minors who are in government custody, are 14 years or older, and have no gang affiliation are eligible for the stipend.A spokesperson said […]

Immediately after a person was killed and others were hurt while riding the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday, Six Flags announced it temporarily shut down nine similar hypercoasters in six theme parks across North America."The safety of our guests and associates remains one of our highest priorities," Six Flags said in a statement Monday.The coasters closed include Nitro in Great Adventure; Raging Bull in Great America; […]

Getty Images / Stock Photo One person died and several others were injured in an "incident involving a roller coaster" at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia, authorities said.The incident occurred at Six Flags Over Georgia in Cobb County shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, according to police."Officers assigned to the park, along with uniformed patrol officers, responded to the scene," the Cobb County Police Department said in a statement. […]

On the night of Christa Pike's botched execution, when 911 callers called for medical assistance, there appeared to be some confusion between them and first responders, according to a transcript and audio recording of the calls."We've been carrying out an execution tonight. We've administered 10 grams of pentobarbital. The person is not yet deceased. That started approximately 1 hour ago. And we're calling for an ambulance," an individual who called […]

Lawyers for one of the men named in a civil lawsuit brought by a former Cornell University student who alleged she was sexually assaulted at a school fraternity in 2024 is asking a New York judge to impose a gag order in the case, arguing the publicity surrounding the case risks tainting potential jurors. Attorneys for Diego Sarabia on Monday asked for "narrowly tailored restrictions" that would prevent lawyers and parties in the […]

An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip in an unsolved murder case to a Philadelphia Police Department website, the company and police officials said.In a detailed report released to the public, the tech company said its Claude Haiku 4.5 AI model submitted the fabricated tip over the summer to the police department's unsolved murders page."Unsolved cases involve real victims, grieving families and investigators working to secure answers. Technology […]

Manhole cover for the New York City sewer. (Joel Carillet/istockphoto/Getty Images) Multiple people were seen dropping into a Manhattan manhole early Sunday morning, according to police, marking yet another incident in recent weeks involving people entering or exiting manholes across New York City.Police are searching for three men seen entering a manhole on West 141st Street, in New York City's Hamilton Heights neighborhood, shortly before 1 a.m. on Sunday, New […]

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C.-area residence was searched early Monday morning, a Department of Justice spokesperson said, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. Sources tell ABC News that the investigation relates to Omar's immigration paperwork. Omar, who was first elected to the House in 2018, is the first Somali-American in Congress.In recent history, the Justice Department's practice has been to advise prosecutors not to take any overt investigative steps […]

About 70 runners and volunteers participating in Utah's Moab 240 ultramarathon were evacuated from the rugged outdoor race course on Sunday after being stranded overnight by a heavy rainstorm that hit the area, authorities said.The San Juan County Sheriff's Office said on Sunday that it coordinated with race organizers to assist the stranded runners, who had been unable to safely leave the affected areas.Destination Trail, which organizes and manages the […]