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Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC (NEW YORK) -- Judge Juan Merchan has delayed President-elect Donald Trump’s Nov. 26 sentencing date in his criminal hush money case, according to a brief order issued Friday.The judge is allowing the defense to file a motion to dismiss the case and he laid out a briefing schedule. The defense motion is due Dec. 2.Trump was scheduled to be sentenced next week after he was found guilty […]

Emma McIntyre/WireImage (NEW YORK) -- Actor Jonathan Majors and his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari have agreed to resolve her civil claims that followed his misdemeanor assault conviction in New York, according to a court filing.Majors and Jabbari stipulated to a dismissal of her lawsuit for defamation and assault that she brought against him in March, the filing said. A reason was not given.Jabbari sued Majors about the same time he was […]

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Authorities investigating the rash of recent burglaries at the homes of professional athletes have recovered a watch belonging to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in Providence, Rhode Island, sources familiar with the case told ABC News.Kelce’s Leawood, Kansas, home was burglarized as the Chiefs were about to kick off Monday Night Football against the New Orleans Saints hours apart from a burglary […]

(NEW YORK) -- The tallest animal on Earth is in danger, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which has called for federal protections for giraffe species for the first time.In the face of poaching, habitat loss and climate change, the agency proposes listing three subspecies of northern giraffes from west, central and east Africa as endangered under the Endangered Species Act."Federal protections for giraffes will help protect a […]

(STARR COUNTY, Texas) -- A Texas official, who this week offered the incoming Trump administration a 1,402-acre plot of land to build "deportation facilities," says other parts of Texas near the border could be offered up in a similar fashion."Absolutely -- I have 13 million acres, if any of them can be of help in this process, we're happy to have that discussion," Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham told ABC's […]

(NEW YORK) -- The college financial aid application used by millions of American families is now officially open for the 2025-2026 school year -- 10 days ahead of schedule.Top officials from the Department of Education said on a call with reporters Thursday they're "confident" in this year's FAFSA form after the botched rollout of a new form last year led to delays and glitches for students seeking financial aid.What do […]

Kena Betancur/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) -- The 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade may be an attractive target for both foreign and domestic terroristic violence, according to a joint threat assessment obtained by ABC News.Among the most significant threats facing the nation's largest Thanksgiving celebration "stems from lone offenders and small groups of individuals seeking to commit acts of violence," according to the report put out by multiple law enforcement […]

(GREEN LAKE, Wis.) -- Ryan Borgwardt, the husband and father of three who authorities said faked his own death at a Wisconsin lake and fled the country, is speaking to police but isn't revealing where he is, the local sheriff said.In recent weeks, as authorities worked to track Borgwardt down, they made contact with a woman who speaks Russian, Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said at a news conference […]

(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) -- When Yusuf Hawkins, a Black 16-year-old, was shot and killed in Brooklyn in 1989 as he went to purchase a car, the crime set off months of angry protests.Now, the man convicted in Hawkins' murder, who has been behind bars for nearly 35 years, will get a chance Thursday to prove his innocence with what his defense attorney says is new evidence.Joseph Fama, who was 18 at […]