Henrik5000/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Months before they’re set to begin, law enforcement is already planning a massive effort to protect the presidential nominating conventions set for this summer, according to a new federal bulletin. The Republican and Democratic gatherings – the signature gatherings of the 2024 presidential election – wouldRead More →
Surprise Police Department (NEW YORK) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg criticized his Maricopa County, Arizona, counterpart who doesn’t want to extradite a New York City murder suspect, saying she’s playing “political games in a murder case.” Raad Almansoori, 26, is in custody in Arizona, where he is charged inRead More →
Edwin Remsberg/Getty Images (KILLEEN, Texas) — A small county in Texas is bracing for a state of emergency when hundreds of thousands of skywatchers are expected to flock to the South for the total solar eclipse in April. Bell County Judge David Blackburn issued a local disaster declaration this week,Read More →
400tmax/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It would only take a small change in legislation to allow more Homeland Security Investigations agents to investigate drug crimes without first getting the authority to do so from the Justice Department, a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official told ABC News Thursday. At the heartRead More →
Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis this week quashed speculation about being Donald Trump’s vice president, blamed bitter ex-staffers for attacks he’s weathered from Trump’s allies, and criticized conservative media’s coverage of the the former president. DeSantis made the remarks in a 30-minute ZoomRead More →
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday faced criticism from Republicans and some progressive Democrats over reports that he is considering executive action to tighten asylum restrictions. One potential course of action, an administration official told ABC News, would be to prohibit migrants from seeking asylum ifRead More →
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (ATHENS, Ga.) — Foul play is suspected after a woman who went for a run on the University of Georgia’s Athens campus was found dead Thursday, school officials said. A friend reported the woman missing shortly after noon after she failed to return home from a runRead More →
KMGH (DENVER) — A monument honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., created by the nation’s first African American NASA astronaut candidate, was vandalized in a Denver park this week by perpetrators who pried off a large bronze plaque and other pieces from the statue’s pedestal, authorities said. The damageRead More →
Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Images (MOBILE, Ala.) — Two Alabama fertility clinics announced they will stop providing in vitro fertilization treatment days after the state’s Supreme Court issued a decision that said frozen embryos are considered children in the state. Alabama Fertility Specialists and the Center for Reproductive MedicineRead More →
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A network disruption affected AT&T customers in the U.S. Thursday, prompting federal agencies to investigate whether the outage was caused by a cyberattack. In a statement to ABC News, the company confirmed the outage and advised customers to make calls over Wi-Fi. “Some ofRead More →
