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(NEWARK, NJ) -- A Florida man allegedly boarded an Amtrak train in New Jersey carrying ammunition, multiple handguns and an AR-15 style rifle, New Jersey authorities said.Jeffrey O. Kennerk, 34, of Fort Lauderdale, was indicted on several charges, including aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose and causing or risking widespread injury or damage, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office and the Division of Criminal Justice said in […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Hours before a long-awaited, critical hearing in Erik and Lyle Menendez's attempts to get out of prison, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office indicated it wants to put Thursday's hearing on hold.Lyle and Erik Menendez are set to return to court on Thursday for a high-stakes resentencing hearing that could bring them one step closer to potential freedom, despite objections from Los Angeles County District Attorney […]

(OGDEN, UTAH) -- Authorities have rescued a total of 152 dogs living in “extremely poor” conditions from a house in Utah, officials said.Police in Ogden, Utah, along with Ogden Animal Services officers responded to a residence in the 3000 block of Jefferson Avenue after receiving a report of possible animal neglect, according to an Ogden City Police Department press release.“Upon arrival and further investigation, officers discovered 152 dogs living in […]

(CULLMAN COUNTY, AL) -- Three people were killed after two boats collided on an Alabama lake on Wednesday, authorities said.The incident occurred during a Major League Fishing tournament and involved one of the event's anglers, the organization said.The two-vessel crash occurred shortly after 7 a.m. local time on Smith Lake in Cullman County, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).A Nitro bass boat struck a Center Console vessel, according […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador is at the center of a legal battle with the Trump administration, had a temporary order of protection against him in 2021 in which she cited being slapped, hit with an object, and being detained against her will, according to court documents obtained by ABC News.In a lengthy statement within a petition for […]

(Clallam County, WA) -- Authorities said a missing 10-year-old boy who recently underwent a kidney transplant and needed medication has been found safe following an "urgent" search.Mason Combs was last seen leaving a friend's house in Clallam County and running into a wooded area at approximately 4 p.m. local time on Tuesday, according to the local sheriff's office.He was found safe on Wednesday, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said."Thank you […]

(NEW YORK) -- Fyre Festival 2 has been "postponed," according to the organizers.Billy McFarland, who was behind the initial Fyre Festival in the Bahamas, was convicted of wire fraud in connection with the failed 2017 festival.McFarland's new event, which was scheduled to take place in Mexico from May 30 to June 2, was being advertised under the slogan "FYRE Festival 2 is real," with tickets starting at $1,400.A message sent to a ticket […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency has referred information about New York Attorney General Letitia James to the Justice Department regarding a loan on James' Virginia property, according to a letter obtained by ABC News.William Pulte, the director of the FHFA, alleges in his letter to the Justice Department, dated April 14, that James listed her Norfolk, Virginia property as her "principal […]

(NEW YORK) -- A United Airlines flight experienced an engine fire shortly after takeoff that was apparently caused by a rare rabbit strike.United Flight 2325 had departed Denver International Airport en route to Edmonton, Alberta, on Sunday when the incident occurred.LiveATC audio documents the flight crew asking that the plane be inspected for an engine fire and being told that it was a rabbit that apparently got sucked into an […]