Category Archives: National News

Major storm in Eastern US brings severe flash floods

Major storm in Eastern US brings severe flash floods

ABC NewsMore than 110 million Americans are under alerts Sunday for flooding, mudslides and strong winds as dangerous winter weather left tens of thousands without power throughout the South and caused multiple deaths in Kentucky.Heavy rain continued to produce serious flooding across parts of the Southern United States on Sunday morning, where rapidly rising floodwaters…read more »

Agency data shared by DOGE online sparks concern among intelligence community

Agency data shared by DOGE online sparks concern among intelligence community

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has sparked concerns within the intelligence community after it posted information about an agency that oversees U.S. intelligence satellites to its newly launched government website.The DOGE website, updated earlier this week to include information about the federal workforce across agencies, contained details about the headcount…read more »

New Jersey restaurant impacted by misleading video claiming ICE raid, owner says

New Jersey restaurant impacted by misleading video claiming ICE raid, owner says

ABC News(PASSAIC, N.J.) — Amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdowns across the United States, immigrant-rich communities have felt the impact of the administration’s policies.In Passaic, New Jersey, hundreds of immigrant families and community members marched in protest of recent ICE raids and arrests, calling for statewide protection of immigrant rights last weekend.About 10 miles away…read more »

Males detained by ICE to be housed in federal prisons, new memo says

Males detained by ICE to be housed in federal prisons, new memo says

David Dee Delgado/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Males detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be housed in units in several federal prisons around the country, according to the memorandum of understanding between the Bureau of Prisons and ICE, obtained exclusively by ABC News.The Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities that will house ICE detainees are the…read more »

Ralph Yarl shooting suspect strikes deal, pleads guilty to second-degree assault

Ralph Yarl shooting suspect strikes deal, pleads guilty to second-degree assault

ABC News(MISSOURI) — Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man charged with shooting teenager Ralph Yarl in April 2023 after he knocked on the door of the wrong house, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault charges in a 10-minute Missouri court hearing on Friday.The 86-year-old man had been facing charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action…read more »

Judge who oversaw Trump’s Jan. 6 case will hear arguments over Musk’s authority to run DOGE

Judge who oversaw Trump’s Jan. 6 case will hear arguments over Musk’s authority to run DOGE

Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The federal judge who oversaw Donald Trump’s election interference case will hear arguments Friday over tech billionaire Elon Musk’s authority to run the Department of Government Efficiency.Fourteen states filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging that Musk’s “expansive authority” is in violation of the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which calls for anyone…read more »

DC plane crash: New details emerge from NTSB investigation

DC plane crash: New details emerge from NTSB investigation

Al Drago/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — There’s no indication the U.S. Army Black Hawk crew could tell there was an impending collision before its devastating crash with an American Airlines plane in Washington, D.C., National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jennifer Homendy said Friday as the agency continues to investigate the cause of the accident.The helicopter crew may…read more »

Trump bars federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates

Trump bars federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that would strip schools of federal aid if they mandate COVID vaccines, a pool report said — a largely symbolic move considering that no states currently require them.The order applies to students and not to teachers or staff.In a fact sheet provided…read more »

College student murdered in off-campus apartment, person of interest sought: Sheriff

College student murdered in off-campus apartment, person of interest sought: Sheriff

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department(LOS ANGELES) — A 23-year-old college student was found murdered at her off-campus apartment in a “senseless and violent act,” authorities said, who are now seeking to identify a person of interest in the homicide.Menghan Zhuang, who also went by Emily King, was discovered unresponsive by her roommate at their Santa…read more »

Judge will consider continuing to block Musk, DOGE from accessing Treasury payment systems

Judge will consider continuing to block Musk, DOGE from accessing Treasury payment systems

Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A federal judge in Manhattan on Friday will consider whether to continue blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive Treasury Department payment systems as part of the Trump’s administration’s efforts to cut federal spending.The attorneys general of 19 states have argued that allowing Musk’s associates…read more »