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James Comey speaks onstage at 92NY on May 30, 2023 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- Former FBI Director James Comey is tentatively set to stand trial on July 15 on charges that he allegedly threatened to kill President Donald Trump by posting a photo of seashells spelling out "86 47" on a beach.  In a written order issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan scheduled the trial to begin […]

(NEW YORK) -- The Trump administration is nearing an agreement with TikTok to resolve an ongoing lawsuit over alleged child privacy violations in exchange for the social media company paying $400 million that the administration plans to use to fund President Donald Trump's Washington, D.C., "beautification" projects, sources familiar with the discussions told ABC News.The proposed settlement would end a 2024 lawsuit brought during the Biden administration that alleged that […]

Glacier National Park, Montana. (Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) (GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont.) --  A man who went missing while hiking in Glacier National Park in Montana has been found dead from a suspected bear attack, according to the National Park Service.Search and rescue crews located the body of the missing hiker around noon Wednesday, approximately 50 feet off the Mt. Brown Trail in a densely wooded area, […]

he Department of Justice (DOJ) seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department is seeking to denaturalize a former diplomat who was caught spying for the Cuban government.For nearly 40 years, Manuel Rocha acted as a spy for the Cuban government under the guise of being a […]

(NEW YORK) -- A former influential scientist who did work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is back in the grasp of U.S. law enforcement, facing financial fraud charges -- after more than a decade out of federal authorities’ reach, according to officials.Poul Thorsen was extradited Thursday from Germany with U.S. Air Marshals, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General. It […]

(NEW YORK) -- Visual investigation: Scores of online resellers are using AI to fool customers by pretending to be mom-and-pop storesScores of online companies are increasingly turning to generative AI technology to deceive consumers, falsely portraying themselves as struggling small businesses to charge a premium for lower quality products, an ABC News visual investigation found.ABC News has identified dozens of similar online retailers -- selling everything from clothing to jewelry […]

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- A jury in Columbus, Ohio, reached a partial verdict on Thursday in the retrial of a former Ohio deputy Jason Meade, who was charged in the 2020 shooting death of 23-year-old Casey Goodson, Jr.The jury found Meade guilty of reckless homicide, but failed to reach a verdict on the murder charge.“We the jury, upon our oaths and law and evidence in its case find the defendant guilty […]

Three individuals were arrested in New York on May 7, 2026, for their roles in a January 2026 armed hijacking of a truck making a delivery at the Apple store in the Americana shopping center in Manhasset. (Department of Justice, Eastern District of New York) (NEW YORK) -- Three people were arrested Thursday in the January armed hijacking of a truck making a delivery at the Apple store in the […]

Tornado ( Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- At least three tornadoes hit Mississippi overnight with at least 17 injuries reported, officials said.Some of the hardest-hit population centers in Mississippi are Purvis and Brookhaven, as well as a mobile home park in Bogue Chitto, authorities said. Baseball-sized hail was also reported in parts of the state as well as Alabama.Flooding was also reported in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, […]