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Jiojio via Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Blizzard warnings are in place for parts of Kansas and Nebraska, with winter storm watches -- which could turn to blizzard warnings -- stretching northeast into Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and into the upper peninsula of Michigan.Snow accumulations from 2 to 6 inches are generally expected, with higher amounts locally being possible. Wind gusts of up to 60 mph are also possible and could […]

Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- The wing of a Delta plane struck the runway as it was coming in for a landing at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday evening, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.At approximately 10:10 p.m. on Sunday, the plane's "left wing struck the runway while landing" and the pilots then "executed a go-around," according to the FAA.A go-around is a safe, routine maneuver where the […]

Manuel Mazzanti/NurPhoto via Getty Images (CAPE CANAVERAL, FL) -- The two NASA astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed for months are on their way home.Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore left the International Space Station on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft early on Tuesday and began an about 17-hour journey toward a splashdown off the Florida coast.NASA astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov were also onboard the craft […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- A sheriff's deputy died in a police chase after his patrol car crashed into a bystander's car and then slammed into a light pole, splitting the vehicle in half, police said.The chase began on Monday morning shortly before 11 a.m. in San Bernardino, California, when law enforcement received a call about a possible stolen vehicle that was spotted by a deputy on duty from the Victorville City […]

(OKLAHOMA CITY)-- An Oklahoma father is being remembered as a hero after officials say he died while trying to save his son in wildfires that ravaged the state last week.Allen Ferguson, a "beloved" youth wrestling coach from Chandler, died from injuries sustained in the wildfires, Oklahoma House Rep. Jim Shaw said.Ferguson "tragically lost his life while trying to save his son, Will, who remains in critical condition," Shaw said in […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge has scheduled a hearing at 5 p.m. ET Monday to address the question of whether the Trump administration knowingly violated a court order when it handed over more than 200 alleged gang members to El Salvadoran authorities over the weekend.Shortly before the hearing's scheduled start time, the judge, James Boasberg, denied a request from Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to call off […]

(NEW YORK) -- Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the federal bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, less than two months after her husband, former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., was sentenced to 11 years in prison for similar crimes.A jury convicted Bob Menendez of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bribes -- including gold, cash, a luxury convertible, payments toward Nadine Menendez's home mortgage and compensation for her […]

Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images (HOUSTON) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday that a 48-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly illegally providing an abortion in Houston.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

(NEW YORK) -- Oklahoma is under alert for fire danger on Monday after being devastated by deadly blazes over the weekend, and amid a continued fire threat in the Plains.More than 50 million Americans are under alert for fire weather conditions on Monday. Red flag warnings and fire weather watches have been issued in more than a dozen states, from Texas and Oklahoma up to the Dakotas as well as […]