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(RENO, Nev.) -- An out-of-control brush fire that ignited over the weekend in the hills in Northern Nevada near Reno has grown to more than 15,000 acres, prompting a massive evacuation of 42,000 people, authorities said on Monday.A preliminary investigation has found that the Hawk Fire was human-caused, authorities said. They did not immediately release details on whether the blaze was intentionally or accidentally set."We do know it was human-caused […]

Fire department ambulance responds to the scene of an emergency.(MattGush/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- A mother and her 2-year-old daughter were killed Sunday after being struck by lightning in a neighborhood north of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to officials.Margate Police Department and Margate Fire Rescue responded to a 911 call at about 2:30 p.m. on Sunday that two individuals had been struck by lightning and were found lying on the […]

(WASHINGTON) -- With hundreds of thousands of students returning to classrooms this week, President Donald Trump and Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon are hosting a "Back to School" event at the White House on Monday.But the "wins" the administration is celebrating include highlighting their efforts to shut the department down as well as progress on bolstering school choice.The event on Monday afternoon will be headlined by Trump, McMahon and […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The United States Postal Service (USPS) has released a new rule adding verification requirements to all mail-in ballots, falling short of President Donald Trump's expectations but providing additional scrutiny.These changes will not go into effect unless the Supreme Court lifts an injunction imposed by a lower court. If given the go-ahead, the postal service said the changes would occur immediately.Under the proposed change, states would be required to collect and report basic voter information, such as […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Army Sgt. Hedar Leonel Turcios Juarez woke up to a gut-wrenching call at 3:40 a.m. Tuesday: Cristy Maryori Villafranca Trejo, his wife and the mother to their 6-year-old daughter, was aboard a plane about to be deported to Honduras.Turcios told ABC News that he scrambled to stop it. He stayed on the phone with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, sending documentation showing that his wife's immigration […]

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Evelyn Hockstein - Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Monday said in a social media post that he will ratchet up tariffs on Canada-made cars and auto parts in January, escalating a trade war between the United States and Canada.The moves comes after negotiations between Canada and the U.S. broke down […]

Map of projected storm path. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Moke continues to churn in open waters in the Central Pacific, just days after Hurricane Lala left widespread destruction across Hawaii.The new system is currently located about 755 miles southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, with winds of 50 mph.It is moving west-northwest at 12 mph and is expected to pass south of the Hawaiian islands through the weekend into […]

(BOSTON) -- Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney rested their case on Friday after calling one final witness to testify about the effects of postpartum psychosis.Prosecutors are now calling three additional witnesses as part of a brief rebuttal case, and closing arguments could happen as early as Monday.Forensic psychiatrist Phillip Resnick, who reviewed Clancy's medical records and evaluated her several months after the killings, at the request of the defense, testified Friday […]

(FRISCO, Texas) -- A Texas judge is hearing arguments Thursday on whether Karmelo Anthony should get a new trial, two months after a jury convicted and sentenced him to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing a fellow student at a high school track meet.The hearing comes a day after the Collin County judge who presided over the murder trial was removed from further proceedings in the case.Prosecutors called the deadly stabbing "unjustified" and […]