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Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The FBI is planning to reallocate potentially thousands of agents away from immigration enforcement to focus on cyber threats and counterterrorism efforts, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News Tuesday.The shift in resources was prompted in part by the U.S. strikes in Iran over the weekend, the sources said.The FBI has discussed shifting at least a couple thousand agents away from immigration work to help protect against […]

A man in Washington state was rescued after falling from a tree and spending four to five days in the woods, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office. Kitsap County Sheriff's Office (POULSBO, Wash.) -- A Washington state man who was "stuck in the woods for days" after falling from a tree was rescued and is now recovering, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office.The man was found on Saturday […]

(NEW YORK) -- The Fourth of July holiday is fast approaching -- and it's going to be a busy one.A record high of 72.2 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home over the July Fourth holiday period (from June 28 to July 6), according to AAA. This is 1.7 million more people than last year and 7 million more than in 2019, according to AAA.Here's […]

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Marshals in Florida have led a missing child operation this month that “resulted in the recovery or safe location of 60 critically missing children,” across the state, officials said.The U.S. Marshals Service Middle District of Florida -- working with a number of law enforcement partners -- launched Operation DRAGON EYE, a two-week initiative geared to “recover or safely locate the most critically missing youth” that […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A decade of planning and complex deception tactics made last weekend's historic B-2 bomber strike on Iran possible, according to retired Gen. Robert Spalding, who said he helped develop the original mission plans.The operation, named "Operation Midnight Hammer," marked the U.S. military's largest-ever deployment of B-2 stealth bombers and first use of 30,000 pound bunker-buster bombs in combat, Pentagon officials said. The 30-hour precision strike targeted three Iranian […]

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- A Tennessee man is facing federal charges after allegedly brandishing a firearm at protesters earlier this month, with prosecutors expressing concerns about his "desire to commit an act of mass violence," according to court documents.Elijah Millar, 19, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was charged Friday with unlawful possession of a firearm, the Justice Department announced. He faces up to 15 years in federal prison and a maximum fine of […]

(NEW YORK) -- A dangerous heat wave has set in, leaving nearly 150 million people from Texas to Maine under heat alerts on Monday.In some regions of the country, including the Northeast, thermometers are expected to rise this week to the highest temperatures in more than decade.Nearly 50 cities could see daily high temperature records broken, including New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C."This level of HeatRisk is known for […]

(WAYNE, Mich.) -- An alleged active shooter intent on attacking a Michigan church on Sunday was shot and killed by a security guard who "prevented a large-scale mass shooting," police said.The shooting unfolded around 11:15 a.m. local time at the CrossPointe Community Church in the Detroit suburb of Wayne, according to the Wayne Police Department."We are grateful for the heroic actions of the church's staff members who undoubtedly saved many […]

(NEW YORK) -- Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil landed at Newark Airport on Saturday, one day after a federal judge ordered his release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention.Despite being held in detention for over three months, Khalil vowed to continue advocating for Palestinian rights."Even if they would kill me, I would still speak up for Palestine," he said.Khalil also thanked those who have supported him during his months-long detention."Thank […]