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(TITUSVILLE, Fla.) -- Friends and family of Anna Kepner, the 18-year-old who mysteriously died aboard a cruise ship earlier this month, will gather at a Titusville, Florida, church on Thursday to remember the "bubbly" high school senior.Kepner's family asked mourners to wear colors, instead of black, to the celebration of life event "in honor of Anna’s bright and beautiful soul." Instead of flowers at the service, the family said Kepner's friends are […]

(NEW YORK) -- Sea level rise caused by climate change could cause thousands of toxic sites in the U.S. to flood in the coming decades, according to new research.Under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario, more than 5,500 hazardous sites across the U.S. will be at risk of a 1-in-100-year flood by the year 2100, according to a paper published Thursday in Nature. These sites include facilities that handle sewage, […]

(CHICAGO) - A man has been charged with terrorism for allegedly pouring flammable liquid on a woman and setting her on fire on a Chicago L train earlier this week, federal officials said.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Wednesday it has taken the suspect, Lawrence Reed, into federal custody in connection with the attack.Reed, 50, of Chicago, has been charged with committing a terrorist attack against a mass transportation system, the […]

(NEW YORK) -- Harvard University is launching a new investigation into its former president, Larry Summers, and other individuals affiliated with the school who were associated with Jeffrey Epstein, a spokesperson for the university told ABC News on Wednesday."The University is conducting a review of information concerning individuals at Harvard included in the newly released Jeffrey Epstein documents to evaluate what actions may be warranted," Harvard said in a statement to […]

(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- A federal immigration crackdown dubbed Charlotte's Web has netted 250 arrests in North Carolina's largest city, officials said on Wednesday.The arrests of people allegedly in the country illegally came in a span of just four days, officials said."The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and federal agencies continue to target some of the most dangerous criminal illegal aliens as Operation Charlotte’s Web progresses," a spokesperson for the Department […]

(ALEXANDRIA, Va.) -- Though President Trump was miles away from the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, Wednesday morning, his words loomed large over the arguments before U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff as the government sought to defend its case against former FBI Director James Comey. Trump's Sept. 20 social media post demanding that "JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!"" was at the center of Comey's argument that the president was using the justice system as a […]

Alex Peña/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge Wednesday said he is moving forward with his contempt inquiry into whether Trump administration officials violated a court order by deporting hundreds of men to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act in March.In a hearing on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said he would like to move forward with the inquiry quickly, and ordered the parties to submit a proposal […]

Luigi Mangione appears for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court, Dec. 23, 2024, in New York. (Curtis Mean/Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Accused killer Luigi Mangione must be given civilian clothes to wear for his court appearance next month, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.Mangione is due in a Manhattan courtroom on Dec. 1, but his attorneys said he had nothing to wear."Mangione is currently housed in the Metropolitan Detention Center […]

Former Olympic snowboarder and Canadian national Ryan Wedding is seen in photos released by the FBI. FBI (WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department unsealed new charges against a former Canadian Olympian snowboarder who is allegedly the "largest distributor of cocaine" in Canada, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.The charges allege Ryan Wedding ordered the killing of a witness who was set to testify against him in a U.S. federal trial in a drug […]