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(LOS ANGELES) -- A wind-whipped Southern California brush fire that exploded to over 20,000 acres in about 24 hours, destroying homes and prompting mass evacuations, remained out of control Thursday as Gov. Gavin Newsom rallied state and federal resources to battle the blaze.The governor declared a state of emergency in Ventura County as firefighters struggled to gain an edge on the Mountain Fire, which had burned 20,484 acres and destroyed […]

Police investigate a shooting spree near I-40 in Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 2024. Via WTVD (RALEIGH, N.C.) -- Two people have been detained in connection with a spate of shootings that occurred in Raleigh this week, authorities said Thursday.Since Monday, police have received 12 reports of shots being fired at vehicles and buildings in the vicinity of I-40 and I-440, according to Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson. Among the […]

(EDMONDS, Wash.) -- An 82-year-old white woman was arrested for a suspected hate crime and assault following an altercation with Trump supporters in which she confronted one about voting for the former president based on her skin color, according to a police report.The incident occurred on Monday, a day before the general election, at an intersection where several Trump supporters were gathered in Edmonds, Washington, located about 17 miles north […]

Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden does not plan to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted on federal gun charges, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reiterated during a press briefing on Thursday.Hunter Biden is scheduled to be sentenced next month on the gun charges as well as federal tax-related charges in a separate case.When asked Thursday whether the president has any intention of […]

(NEW YORK) -- Drew Spiegel was preparing to march in the 2022 Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park when gunfire rang out."In that short time span, seven people died, 48 more [were] injured," the 19-year-old told ABC News. "I texted my parents that I might not be coming home from the Fourth of July parade. And my life forever changed."For more than a year after […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Claiming superior leadership and casting himself as the true agent of change were keys to Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election, per ABC News exit poll results.He also prevailed by a wide margin among the small group of so-called "double haters" -- voters with an unfavorable opinion of both candidates.In a list of four candidate qualities, 30% of voters nationally rated "has the ability to lead" as […]

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York on Thursday raised the possibility of holding Rudy Giuliani in contempt if he fails to turn over property by next week to the two Georgia poll workers he defamed after the 2020 election.A 90-minute hearing devolved into what the judge called "griping" after a lawyer for former election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss accused Giuliani of "game playing" and an […]

(DELPHI, Ind.) -- The small town of Delphi, Indiana, is reeling with grief and shock after the horrific double murder of two teenage girls in broad daylight, forever changing the lives of those who knew and loved the victims.Now, seven years later, one man is standing trial in the murders.The story of the Delphi murders begins and ends on the Monon High Bridge Trail. It was here that police believe […]

Yemassee Police Department via Meta (YEMASSEE, S.C.) -- At least 43 primates were on the loose Thursday in a South Carolina town where authorities "strongly advised" residents to keep their doors and windows locked after the animals escaped from a research laboratory."At this point, none have been captured," the Yemassee Police Department said in a statement posted on its Facebook page.Traps were being set around the Alpha Genesis Primate Research […]