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Luigi Mangione attends a pretrial appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court on Aug. 11, 2026, in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Prosecutors and defense lawyers in Luigi Mangione's federal case are expected to discuss a possible plea deal during a conference scheduled for federal court on Friday, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.Prosecutors and defense lawyers are not commenting.Negotiations for a possible guilty plea had also […]

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One on Aug. 11, 2026, in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- A federal district court in Massachusetts on Tuesday issued a temporary order blocking the U.S. Postal Service from implementing President Donald Trump's 2026 executive order on mail-in voting.The same court in June blocked other portions of Trump's order in 23 states and Washington, […]

(NEW YORK) -- The jurors in accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione's state murder trial will be kept anonymous over concerns that they may be subject to "harassment, intimidation, or improper outside influence" if their identifying information is publicly released, according to the judge.Judge Gregory Carro said Tuesday that only prosecutors and defense lawyers will have access to the jurors' names and addresses.Jury selection starts on Sept. 8.Carro justified his decision in […]

Tyler Boebert is seen in this undated police booking photo. (Garfield County Sheriff's Office - Colorado) (GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo.) -- The oldest son of Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., was arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, authorities said Monday.Tyler Boebert, 21, of New Castle, Colorado, was arrested Sunday on a warrant on "multiple charges," the Garfield County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.Court records show he was […]

First responders at the scene of a deadly car crash in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Aug. 9, 2026.(Grand Junction Police Department) (NEW YORK) -- Five 17-year-old boys died when their vehicle went off a cliff in Colorado and crashed, authorities said.The crash occurred in a residential area of Grand Junction late Saturday, according to the Mesa County Coroner's Office.Police and fire personnel responded shortly before 8 a.m. local time Sunday […]

U.S. President Donald Trump takes a question from reporters during an event in the Oval Office on Aug. 10, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- The same legal team that successfully challenged President Donald Trump's first bid to end birthright citizenship is asking a federal judge to clarify that the Supreme Court's ruling also blocks a second executive order attempting to target specific children who Trump says are exempt […]

(NEW YORK) -- Robert Gilman, a U.S. citizen and former Marine, has been freed from detention in Russia on humanitarian grounds, a State Department spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

(NEW YORK) -- Accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione is in a packed Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday for the last scheduled pre-trial conference before jury selection begins next month in his state murder case. The last two rows of the courtroom were filled with about 20 Mangione supporters, some wearing shirts declaring his innocence or calling for expanded courtroom access. Tuesday's appearance could be the last time Mangione is seen in public before jury selection […]

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) looks on during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in the U.S. Capitol Building on March 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo.) -- Tyler Boebert, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s oldest son, has been arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, according to the Garfield County Sheriff's Office.Boebert of New Castle, Colorado, was arrested Aug. […]