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Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice is prioritizing revoking citizenship from some naturalized Americans who commit certain crimes, according to a DOJ memo posted online.In the memo dated June 11, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate is giving U.S. attorneys wide discretion to decide when to pursue the denaturalization process in order to "advance the Administration's policy objectives" as the Trump administration pursues its […]

(NEW YORK) -- A lone wolf actor poses the biggest threat to Fourth of July celebrations in New York and San Francisco, according to multiple intelligence bulletins obtained by ABC News.The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are concerned about the potential for copycat attacks from the New Orleans terror attack on New Year's Day, as well as homegrown extremists."We are concerned about the potential threat of copycat attacks […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump, who has promoted Trump-branded sneakers, guitars, coins and watches, on Monday announced a new addition to his personal line of merchandise.The latest product to bear the president's name is "Trump Fragrances," Trump-branded perfume and cologne that costs $249.The fragrances, called "Victory 45-47" are "all about Winning, Strength, and Success," Trump wrote on social media Monday evening.The new offerings join a list of Trump-branded products […]

(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- The father of University of Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves is blasting the plea deal offered to Bryan Kohberger, accusing the prosecutors of mishandling and rushing the deal."We were not prepared for this -- we had no idea that this was going to happen," Steve Goncalves told ABC News hours after the plea deal was announced.Kohberger -- who was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and […]

(CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C.) -- A North Carolina detention officer was fatally shot during a "scuffle" at a medical facility after a federal inmate who had been taken to the facility for treatment managed to seize his weapon, authorities said.The inmate was apprehended after fleeing in a stolen vehicle and now faces a murder charge, according to Cherokee County Sheriff Dustin Smith."This has probably been one of the worst days of […]

(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump campaigned for president on the promise of mass deportations that targeted criminals -- and while ICE agents have arrested over 38,000 migrants with criminal convictions, new data shows a recent shift toward also arresting those who have not been accused of crimes.In recent weeks, the Trump administration has arrested an increasing number of migrants with no criminal convictions, according to an ABC News analysis […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Monday charged four North Koreans in a brazen scam to pose as IT workers with stolen credentials and use them to get hired by U.S.-based companies and scam those companies out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.Kim Kwang Jin, Kang Tae Bok, Jong Pong Ju and Chang Nam Il are all allegedly "citizens of North Korea who used stolen and false personally identifiable information […]

Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (BOULDER, Colo.) -- An 82-year-old woman hurt in the Molotov cocktail attack in Boulder, Colorado, has died, prosecutors announced, as they updated an attempted murder charge to a murder charge.Karen Diamond "died tragically as a result of the severe injuries that she suffered" on June 1, the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office said.She is the only person to die from the attack, prosecutors said."Our hearts are with […]

(IDLLWILD, Calif.) -- A quickly growing brush fire in Southern California has spread at least 1,400 acres, prompting evacuations, according to fire officials.The blaze, dubbed the Wolf Fire, was first reported around 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon near Wolfskill Truck Trail and Old Banning Idyllwild Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The fire was just 10% contained as of Monday morning, according to Cal Fire.Evacuation orders are in place […]