Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (GATESVILLE, Tx.) — The family of Melissa Lucio, a death row inmate whose execution was delayed in 2022, expressed hope that the Texas woman would be freed after a judge concluded last month that Lucio is “actually innocent” after she was convicted of capital murder in 2008Read More →
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Firefighters battling an outbreak of wildfires across the Northeast amid a historic autumn drought could get some relief from Mother Nature by the middle of this week. A rainstorm on the way is forecast to reach the Northeast by Wednesday evening. The heaviest rain is expected WednesdayRead More →
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde on Monday conceded in his race against incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and said he would not challenge the election results by requesting a recount. Hovde, who last week said he was weighing whether to requestRead More →
The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Immigration advocacy groups and Democratic leaders are seeking to disrupt President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants by pre-drafting lawsuits that could be filed as soon as he takes office. Trump has vowed carry out what he callsRead More →
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An attorney representing two women who testified before the House Ethics Committee told ABC News in an exclusive interview former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid both his adults clients for sex. Florida attorney Joel Leppard told ABC News’ Juju Chang that one of his clients alsoRead More →
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. Via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump continues to announce his picks for top jobs inside his administration, most recently naming nominees for energy secretary and to helm the Federal Communications Commission. Meanwhile, fallout continues for former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump’s choice toRead More →
James Devaney/GC Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday confirmed he would declare a national emergency to carry out his campaign promise of mass deportations of migrants living in the U.S. without legal permission. Overnight, Trump responded to a social media post from Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton, who said earlier thisRead More →
Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — Two people were killed and nine were hurt in two shootings near a second line event in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon. In the first incident, eight people were shot and injured, police said. The second shooting was reported about 45 minutes later,Read More →
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man has been taken into custody after allegedly killing two people and injuring a third in an apparent stabbing spree in Manhattan, authorities said. The first victim, a 30-year-old construction worker, was fatally attacked on West 19th Street at 8:22 a.m. Monday, theRead More →
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SEATTLE) — An 11-year-old is among three suspects who’ve been arrested in connection with a string of armed robberies at convenience stores and gas stations in the Seattle area, police said. The 11-year-old, a 21-year-old and a 19-year-old are accused of four robberies committed within two hoursRead More →
