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: Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie on Thursday, June 15, 2023 -- (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Faced with a demand for a bitcoin ransom and a Monday deadline by someone claiming to be her mother's kidnapper, "Today" host Savannah Guthrie and her siblings over the weekend solemnly pledged to pay for the return of their mother, Nancy."We received your message and we understand," […]

(NEW YORK) -- While the latest release of Epstein files has touched off another round of controversy in the U.S., it has ignited a veritable firestorm in Europe, where the new tranche of emails, text messages, videos on photographs released by the Department of Justice has painted a far more comprehensive picture of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's relationship with members of the global elite.And while a mention in […]

(ARLINGTON, Va.) -- A Maryland man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly showed up at the northern Virginia home of Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, according to law enforcement sources.Colin Demarco, 26, is also charged with criminal solicitation to commit murder, carrying a concealed weapon and wearing a mask in public to conceal identity.In a statement an OMB spokesperson said, "We are grateful for […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- The FBI has invited elections officials around the country for a call later this month on the agency's "preparations" for the high-stakes midterm elections, according to a letter sent to election officials and reviewed by ABC News.The […]

Director and actor Timothy Busfield looks on before a hearing in the Second District Judicial Court at the Bernalillo County Courthouse on January 20, 2026 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sam Wasson/Getty Images (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) -- A grand jury has indicted actor Timothy Busfield on child sex abuse contact charges after his arrest last month, according to officials.Busfield is facing multiple counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, according to […]

(NEW YORK) -- Luigi Mangione spoke out in court on Friday as Judge Gregory Carro tentatively scheduled his state murder case to begin on June 8.Last week, U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett announced that Mangione's federal trial will begin with jury selection on Sept. 8 and opening statements on Oct. 13. But Carro said Friday that he believes the state case should go to trial first."It appears that the federal government […]

Luigi Mangione appears for a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 18, 2025 in New York City. Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Luigi Mangione's state murder case is tentatively scheduled to begin on June 8, Judge Gregory Carro said on Friday.Carro said he could push the trial date to Sept. 8 if the Department of Justice decides […]

(NEW YORK) -- At least 100 million Americans are on alert for dangerous cold weather in the coming days across the East as brutal, eye-watering cold winds -- the coldest of the season for some -- are expected across the Northeast this weekend.Wind chills in the -20s are possible in Michigan and northern Ohio through Saturday morning, with -10s for southern Ohio and West Virginia.Richmond, Virginia, could reach below-zero wind […]

(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump last month told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that he would be willing to unfreeze $16 billion in funding for a major infrastructure project in New York if Schumer would agree to rename New York's Penn Station and Washington's Dulles Airport after him, two sources familiar with the conversation told ABC News.The Hudson Tunnel Project -- which would connect New York City and […]