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Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- A hacker gained access to an online secure document-sharing file between attorneys involved in a civil lawsuit brought by a close friend of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, according to sources familiar with the matter.Documents including unredacted depositions from key witnesses in the case are believed to have been taken, sources said.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright […]

(NEW YORK) -- Meteorology may have come a long way since its inception, but it is not possible for anyone -- whether it be the government, scientists or billionaires -- to control the weather, according to experts.The desert region of Dubai received a record-breaking amount of rain -- two year's worth in 24 hours -- in April. Ever since, every time a flash flooding event occurs, ABC New Chief Meteorologist and Managing […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The United States has seen a significant increase in the use of clean energy over the last few years; however, Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of energy, has claimed otherwise.Wright, chief executive of Liberty Energy -- the world’s second-largest fracking services company -- has made several comments chastising efforts to fight climate change. One example is a video he posted to LinkedIn last year in which he denies […]

Meteorology may have come a long way since its inception, but it is not possible for anyone -- whether it be the government, scientists or billionaires -- to control the weather, according to experts.The desert region of Dubai received a record-breaking amount of rain -- two year's worth in 24 hours -- in April. Ever since, every time a flash flooding event occurs, ABC New Chief Meteorologist and Managing Editor of the […]

ABC News Illustration (NEW YORK) -- A massive plume of moisture from the Pacific called an atmospheric river will hit the West Coast on Tuesday afternoon and last into Friday.The storm is expected to become a bomb cyclone -- which means the pressure in the center of the storm will drop 24 millibars within 24 hours.The storm could be so strong that it even drops close to double that rate […]

(NEW YORK) -- A man is expected to appear in court Tuesday after allegedly killing three people in an apparent unprovoked stabbing spree in Manhattan, authorities said.Ramon Rivera, 51, was charged on Monday with three counts of first-degree murder, according to the New York Police Department.He confessed to the killings during questioning, according to police sources.The first victim, 36-year-old Angel Lata Landi, was fatally stabbed in the abdomen at 8:22 a.m. Monday in an […]

Justin Lane - Pool/Getty Image (NEW YORK) -- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is expected to propose the next steps in Donald Trump's New York hush money case Tuesday after the "unprecedented circumstances" of the former president's election following his conviction on 34 felony counts earlier this year.Trump's sentencing in the criminal case is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 26, though defense attorneys have urged New York Judge Juan Merchan to […]

(WALDORF, Md.) -- The Charles County Sheriff's Office in Maryland is investigating an incident where an elementary school student was allegedly found hanging on a hook in a school bathroom, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office told ABC News on Monday. The injuries to the student were described by his parents as severe bruising on his neck and face.The alleged incident took place on Friday afternoon at C. Paul Barnhart […]

DuPage County State’s Attorney (CHICAGO) -- A woman has been accused of a hate crime after she allegedly targeted a man wearing a "Palestine" sweatshirt at an Illinois Panera Bread, authorities said.Alexandra Szustakiewicz, 64, was at a Panera in Downers Grove, a Chicago suburb, around noon on Saturday when she saw a man wearing a sweatshirt that said "Palestine" on it, the DuPage County State’s Attorney's Office said. She allegedly […]