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(JACKSON, Miss.) -- Federal officials on Monday charged a man with setting fire to the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, claiming that the suspect did so because of the building’s “Jewish ties."According to an FBI affidavit, the building sustained "extensive" damage, rendering it “inoperable for an indefinite period of time.”The suspect, identified by the FBI as Stephen Spencer Pittman, allegedly laughed about the attack, telling his father “he finally got them” and […]

(UVALDE, Texas) -- An attorney for former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer Adrian Gonzales brought a neon orange foam handgun to court on Monday as he tried to defend the police response to the Robb Elementary School mass shooting.After stepping behind an eight-foot foam board, defense attorney Nico LaHood began his cross examination by asking the witness, a ranger with the Texas Department of Public Safety, "I'm going to point this -- […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The Smithsonian Institution is facing a deadline to submit additional materials to the White House related to a review demanded by the Trump administration of the institution's exhibitions, programming and internal governance.According to a Dec. 18, 2025, letter from the White House addressed to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III, the Smithsonian Institution's previous submission last fall "fell far short of what was requested, and the overwhelming majority of requested items […]

(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- The driver who was one of two people shot by a federal agent during immigration enforcement operations in Portland, Oregon, last week allegedly rammed his truck into an unoccupied U.S. Border Patrol vehicle prior to the shooting, according to a federal complaint unsealed on Monday.Luis Nino-Moncada is charged with aggravated assault of a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon and depredation of federal property in […]

(NEW YORK) -- The largest nurses' strike in New York City history began Monday morning after the nurses' union and hospitals officials failed to reach a tentative settlement.Nearly 15,000 nurses at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian walked of the job, according to the New York State Nursing Association (NYSNA), the union representing the nurses."Unfortunately, greedy hospital executives have decided to put profits above safe patient care […]

Spencer and Monique Tepe are seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy Rob Misleh) (COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- A man is due in court on Monday for allegedly gunning down his ex-wife and her husband in their Ohio home and leaving their two young children alive, authorities said.Dentist Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique Tepe, were found shot to death on Dec. 30, according to Columbus police, and the mysterious case quickly garnered national intrigue.On […]

Luigi Mangione appears for a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court, December 18, 2025 in New York City. (Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- A federal judge on Monday changed her mind and decided there should be a hearing to determine whether Luigi Mangione’s backpack was lawfully seized and searched during his arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania.Judge Margaret Garnett said she considered […]

(NEW YORK) -- The largest nurses' strike in New York City history could begin on Monday morning if a tentative settlement isn't reached between the nurses' union and hospitals.Nearly 16,000 nurses are threatening to walk off their jobs on Monday morning, according to the New York State Nursing Association (NYSNA), the union representing the nurses.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Friday in anticipation of a possible […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A severe weather threat continues over the Deep South on Saturday with tornadoes and flash flooding possible. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for more than 8 million Americans in parts of Alabama and Georgia until Saturday evening.Early Saturday morning, there were already active storms over parts of the South, primarily in Mississippi. The main threat will be in the morning into the afternoon […]