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(CHICAGO) -- As members of the Texas National Guard boarded a plane on Monday, as state and city leaders in Illinois were holding a news conference asking them to stay away from Chicago.It was not immediately clear when the Guardsmen would arrive in Chicago. Texas Gov. Abbott on Monday shared a photo on social media showing the state's "elite" National Guard boarding a plane -- but he did not say where they […]

(INDIANAPOLIS) -- The 69-year-old truck driver who police say was seriously injured during an altercation with former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is "thankful to be alive and is recovering at home with his wife," his attorney said.Sanchez, a Fox Sports color commentator, was initially arrested for multiple misdemeanors in connection with this weekend's confrontation in Indianapolis. On Monday, after investigators learned of the severity of the victim's injuries, prosecutors announced Sanchez was also charged […]

(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- The Portland police chief is disputing President Donald Trump's claim that the Oregon city is a "war zone" that is burning down and "war-ravaged" by protesters and violent criminals, amid legal challenges to the White House's deployment of National Guard troops."No, I would not say Portland's war-ravaged," Portland Police Chief Bob Day told ABC News on Monday, calling the narrative that the city is under siege by […]

(EDISTO ISLAND, S.C.) -- A South Carolina judge's house went up in flames Sunday, hospitalizing three and destroying the home.Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein was walking her dogs on the beach in Edisto Island, S.C., about an hour south of Charleston, when the fire began, according to officials. Her husband, former state Sen. Arnold Goodstein, their son, Arnold Goodstein III, and one other occupant were forced to jump from the […]

(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- The arrest of the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers has become a high-profile case, involving a long-time school administrator who authorities say is not authorized to work in the U.S. and whose background has come under scrutiny.Ian Roberts, 54, was the superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools for over two years before his resignation on Sept. 30 days after […]

(NEW YORK) -- The judge overseeing the Maryland deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Monday denied the government's request to delay proceedings because of the government shutdown.The ruling came Monday during a status conference held in the case of Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man deported in error to El Salvador last March and then returned back to the United States in June to face criminal charges in Tennessee.U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said […]

Demonstrators march through downtown Chicago, chanting and waving signs opposing ICE and troop deployment during an emergency protest on September 30, 2025 in Chicago. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) (CHICAGO) -- The state of Illinois and city of Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday morning seeking to block President Donald Trump's federalization and deployment of the National Guard. "The American people, regardless of where they reside, should not live under the threat […]

(NEW YORK) -- Rite Aid has shuttered all of its stores after more than six decades in business.The pharmacy chain made the announcement in a post on its website, stating, "All Rite Aid stores have now closed. We thank our loyal customers for their many years of support.”ABC News has reached out to the company for comment, but did not immediately hear back.Despite its long history in the pharmacy industry, […]

(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) -- Almost 60 protestors were arrested on Yom Kippur after blocking traffic on New York City's Brooklyn Bridge, authorities confirmed to ABC News.The hundreds of people present at Thursday's protest were members of the Rabbis for Ceasefire group that is comprised of Rabbis and Rabbinical students who support the free Palestine movement, according to the group.The protest comes amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas War in Gaza that has claimed […]