CREDIT: avid_creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The father of Thomas Matthew Crooks, Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, called police out of concern for his missing son hours after the July 13 shooting occurred in Butler, Pennsylvania, newly obtained audio revealed. At 10:56 p.m., nearly five hours after Trump was shot, MatthewRead More →

(PETROLIA, Calif) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter is off the coast near Petrolia, in Humboldt County, the USGS said. Also, a tsunami warning that had been issued for coastal areas inRead More →

Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Police appear to be closing in on the identity of the man suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan, sources told ABC News. Authorities on Thursday released images of the suspect taken from a surveillance camera at theRead More →

Getty/kali9 (GEORGIA) — Three people have been indicted over an alleged drunk driving crash in Georgia that killed a high school student in February — including parents accused of letting the teens drink before the crash. Sumanth and Anindita Rao, who are 50 and 49 respectively, face charges of involuntaryRead More →

Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Two kindergarteners — a 5-year-old boy and a 6-year-old boy — are in “critical but stable condition” on Thursday after they were shot a day earlier at their small Christian grammar school in Northern California, authorities said. The suspected gunman died from an apparentRead More →

Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House is expected to vote Thursday night on whether to force the Ethics Committee to release the report from its investigation of former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz. Democratic Rep. Sean Castenā€˜s privileged resolution requires the Ethics Committee to release its reportRead More →

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Work-from-home policies came under fire from X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, as he and Republican businessman Vivek Ramaswamy took their plans to reduce government waste to the floors of Congress Thursday. The businessmen, who President-elect Donald Trump selected to lead an outside advisory boardRead More →

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst said Thursday she isn’t ready to support Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary. “Well, I did have a very long, lengthy discussion with Pete yesterday, and I do appreciate his service to the nation. I also am aRead More →

Ronald Rowe, acting director of the United States Secret Service; Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Republican Texas Congressman Pat Fallon got into a screaming match Thursday at a House panel investigating the assassination attempt against President-elect Donald Trump. Fallon yelledRead More →