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Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (DETROIT) -- Police are looking for a man they said shot and killed his ex-wife at a hospital in Detroit and then fled the scene.The shooting occurred before 10 a.m. local time Friday in the basement of Henry Ford Hospital, where the victim worked, according to Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison.The suspect allegedly fired multiple shots from a handgun after getting into […]

(NEW YORK) -- Federal agents were seen Friday morning searching the Maryland residence and Washington, D.C., office of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, ABC News has learned.Sources familiar with the matter told ABC News that the search, carried out by the FBI, is related to allegations that Bolton is in possession of classified records."NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission," FBI director Kash Patel said on […]

(OCHOPEE, Fla.)-- A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration and the state of Florida to effectively wind down operations at the controversial immigrant detention center in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" over environmental concerns.In an 82-page ruling Thursday evening, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams granted a preliminary injunction that prohibits the government from transferring any additional detainees to the site or performing any more construction work.Within 60 days, the judge […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order authorizing the latest National Guard troops to arrive in Washington, D.C. to carry weapons if their mission requires it, according to a person familiar with the matter.The new authority is expected to be acted on in coming days, the person said.Hegseth's decision paves the way for the nearly 2,000 troops now mobilized in Washington, D.C., to expand their operations significantly, […]

An FBI agent enters the home of John Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security advisor, August 22, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland./ ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Federal agents were seen Friday morning searching the residence of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, ABC News has learned.The federal agents, along with approximately six FBI vehicles, were seen at Bolton’s home for over an hour early this morning around 7 a.m.Local […]

Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) -- The biggest Powerball jackpot of the year continues to grow, with an estimated prize of $700 million after no ticket matched all winning numbers in Wednesday's drawing.The lucky winner of Saturday's drawing could choose between the full jackpot paid in annual installments over 29 years or a one-time cash payment of $316.3 million before taxes, according to Powerball.Wednesday […]

(NEW YORK) -- Ingrid Lewis-Martin accepted more than $75,000 in bribes while serving as chief adviser to New York Mayor Eric Adams, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleged Thursday in four separate conspiracy indictments that also named eight others, including some of the mayor's associates.Lewis-Martin, who was previously charged with accepting more than $100,000 in bribes, is now alleged to have conspired to steer city contracts for shelters to house asylum-seekers to preferred property […]

A Placer County Sheriff vehicle. George Rose/Getty Images (PLACER COUNTY, Calif.) -- A missing hiker was found safe after getting lost for days in steep terrain in Northern California, according to officials.Placer County Sheriff’s Office crews searched for the hiker, whose name was not released, for days after he went missing on Monday in the Euchre Bar area, near the North Fork American River.The man was first reported missing when […]

Heat alerts issued in the West, August 21, 2025. ABC News (LOS ANGELES) -- A heat wave hitting the West, sending temperatures soaring past the century mark, is expected to persist into the weekend, with the most intense and prolonged heat expected in the Desert Southwest.Extreme heat warnings are in effect for wide swaths of the Desert Southwest, extending into Southern California, where the temperature in Palm Springs is forecast […]