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‘Deep distress’: Renee Good’s brothers testify on Capitol Hill after deadly Minneapolis shooting
Luke Ganger and Brent Ganger speak during a public forum on violent use of force by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The two brothers of Renee Good, the 37-year-old Minneapolis woman killed by a federal immigration officer in January, spoke on Capitol Hill Tuesday, telling lawmakers of the effect their sister’s death had on their family.“The deep distress our family feels because of Renee’s loss in such a violent and unnecessary way is complicated by feelings of disbelief, distress and desperation for change,” said one brother, Luke Ganger.Luke and Brent Ganger's remarks were part of a special public forum ... Read More
Savannah Guthrie’s friends speak out amid search for missing mom Nancy Guthrie
Savannah Guthrie attends the Project Healthy Minds World Mental Health Day Gala at Spring Studios on October 09, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Project Healthy Minds)(NEW YORK) -- Savannah Guthrie's friends and colleagues are offering their support as the search continues for the "Today" show host's mom, Nancy Guthrie, who investigators say appears to have been kidnapped from her Arizona home.The 84-year-old was last seen Saturday night, and investigators believe she was abducted in her sleep early Sunday morning, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said. A motive is not known, with Sheriff Chris Nanos saying Tuesday, "We're looking at all leads." Savannah Guthrie's "Today" co-anchors and fellow journalists are speaking out on social media to show their support and ... Read More
Jill Biden’s ex-husband charged with murdering his wife
The booking photo for William Stevenson. (New Castle County Police)(NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Del.) -- Former first lady Jill Biden's ex-husband has been charged with murdering his wife following an "extensive weeks-long investigation," police in Delaware announced on Tuesday.Police officers responding to a "reported domestic dispute" at a home in the Wilmington community of Oak Hill on Dec. 28 found Linda Stevenson, 64, unresponsive on the living room floor, according to police. Her husband, William "Bill" Stevenson, had called 911, police said at the time. A grand jury in New Castle County on Monday indicted Stevenson, 77, with first-degree murder in connection with his wife's death, according to police.The indictment alleges he "did intentionally cause the death" of his wife.Detectives took Stevenson ... Read More
NASA delays astronauts’ lunar trip until March after hydrogen leaks mar fueling test
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s long-awaited moonshot with astronauts is off until at least March because of hydrogen fuel leaks that marred the dress rehearsal of its giant new rocket. It’s the same problem that delayed the Space Launch System rocket’s debut three years ago. That first test flight was grounded for months because of leaking hydrogen, which is highly flammable and dangerous. “Actually, this one caught us off guard,” NASA’s John Honeycutt said Tuesday, hours after the test came to an abrupt halt at Kennedy Space Center. Until the exasperating fuel leaks, the space agency had been targeting as soon as this weekend for humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than half a century. “When you’re ... Read More
House passes budget bill to end partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON D.C (AP) - The House has passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown Tuesday afternoon, cleared by a bipartisan vote under the insistence of President Donald Trump. The measure funds most of the federal government through Sept. 30, while providing the Department of Homeland Security with short-term funding for two weeks. Lawmakers will return to negotiate potential changes for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as Democrats demand more restrictions on its operations. Earlier in the afternoon, Speaker Mike Johnson managed to secure the near-unanimous GOP support needed to pass the bill through a procedural vote, despite some members of the party trying to tack unrelated priorities onto the funding package. Trump called on ... Read More
As the West warms up, the East stays cold
High U.S. temperatures through the week (ABC News)(NEW YORK) -- As a deep freeze continued Tuesday from the Northeast to the Southeast, Southern California and other parts of the West are expected to see another day of balmy weather.Some areas in the West are poised to break daily high temperature records. Burbank, California, is expected to hit 87 on Tuesday and Long Beach could hit 89.Other parts of the West, including San Diego, Portland, Oregon, and Great Falls, Montana, could also surpass daily record-high temperature records on Tuesday.On Monday, several cities in the West set new daily high temperature records, including Escondido, California, which hit 92 degrees, and Phoenix, Arizona, which saw temperatures climb to 85.The warm weather in the ... Read More
Investigators searching for suspect in killing, robbery of bar owner
The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office released this image of a man in connection with a homicide, Feb. 2, 2026, in rural Momence near the Illinois/Indiana border. (Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office)(MOMENCE, Ill.) -- Investigators are searching for a man believed to be behind the fatal shooting of a rural bar owner in Momence, Illinois.Courtney Drysdale, 30, was pronounced dead at a bar near the Illinois-Indiana state line on Monday shortly before noon, according to the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office.Investigators have released photos of the suspect and his vehicle that were captured by security footage at the bar.Deputies responded to a report of a possible dead individual and classified the incident as a homicide based on evidence gathered during a preliminary examination ... Read More
DHS warns of increasing trend in domestic partner poisonings
The Department of Homeland Security seal (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Domestic partners are "increasingly likely" to use chemical and biological toxins to kill or harm their partners, a trend so alarming that the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning to law enforcement.The warning came in a January intelligence note, obtained by ABC News, that said people intent on harming or killing their domestic partners are turning to poisons like cyanide or ricin to do it, which are "often sourced from online black markets or made at home."“The use of chemical and biological toxins in domestic violence cases poses a significant challenge for detection and prosecution due to the often subtle and delayed onset of symptoms,” the intelligence note ... Read More
Judge orders Trump admin to ‘mitigate’ further ‘damage’ to slavery exhibit panels as Philadelphia fights their removal
President's House Site, Memorial Wall. The names of the nine enslaved members of President Washington's household who lived at this site. NPS(PHILADELPHIA) -- U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe, who is overseeing Philadelphia's federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over the removal of a slavery exhibit at the President's House, ordered the federal government to "mitigate any further deterioration or damage" to the exhibit's panels after inspecting their condition.Rufe filed an inspection report on Monday evening, where she wrote that the 34 panels, both glass and metal, are stored in a "secure" place at the National Constitution Center and have not been "destroyed," but Rufe noted that some panels "exhibited damage.""Still to be determined by the Court is the extent of any damage and ... Read More
New York attorney general launches federal immigration officer monitor project
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks onstage at Conrad Washington on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Democracy Forward)(NEW YORK) -- Observers from the New York Attorney General's office will monitor and document federal immigration enforcement actions across the state, Letitia James announced Tuesday.The legal observers, drawn from volunteers in the attorney general's office, will not interfere with enforcement actions, and wear easily identifiable vests as they document Immigration Customs and Enforcement activity, she said."We have seen in Minnesota how quickly and tragically federal operations can escalate in the absence of transparency and accountability," James said in a statement. "My office is launching the Legal Observation Project to examine federal enforcement activity in New York ... Read More
Disabled US citizen’s family says ICE stopped his father from attending his funeral
The entrance to a U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) detention facility is seen following a shooting, on September 25, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images(ARLINGTON, Texas) -- A family in Arlington, Texas, grieved as they laid 30-year-old Wael Tarabishi to rest. His father, Maher Tarabishi, however, was not at the funeral. Instead, he was at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center nearly three hours away in Anson, Texas.Wael faced a long battle with Advanced Pompe Disease, causing him to be severely disabled. Maher was by his side through it all, and has been described as his son's arms, legs and lungs because of how involved and essential he was in his life.Maher, a Jordanian native, overstayed a tourist ... Read More
DNA samples collected from home confirmed to belong to Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother: Sheriff
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced on Sunday that a woman missing in Arizona is the mother of "Today Show" host Savannah Guthrie. (Pima County Sheriff’s Department)(NEW YORK) -- Investigations are continuing on Tuesday after the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie disappeared over the weekend in what authorities believe was a possible abduction from her Arizona home, police said.Nancy Guthrie was last seen in the Catalina Foothills area on Saturday night, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department. Her family reported her missing on Sunday around noon local time, authorities said.Investigators do not believe Nancy Guthrie left her home willingly and that she was abducted in her sleep early Sunday morning, the Pima County Sheriff's Department told ABC News.Pima County ... Read More
Brendan Banfield double murder trial: Verdict reached for man accused of elaborate plot to get rid of his wife
Brendan Banfield testifies in his own defense on Jan. 28, 2026, during his double murder trial in Fairfax County, Virginia. (Pool/ABC News)(FAIRFAX, Va.) -- A jury has reached a verdict in the double murder trial of a Virginia man accused of killing his wife and a stranger lured to their home under false pretenses in an elaborate plot to get rid of his spouse so he could be with his au pair, with whom he was having an affair. Brendan Banfield, 40, is accused of stabbing his wife to death in their home in Fairfax County and fatally shooting a man he allegedly "catfished" on a fetish website. Prosecutors said he pretended to be his wife to lure the man to their home ... Read More
Authorities shut down 3 illegal call centers tied to gold bar scam
John McCarthy, the state's attorney for Montgomery County speaks during a press conference at the Montgomery County Police Department in Gaithersburg, Md., Feb. 2, 2026. (Montgomery County Police Department)(MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md.) -- Maryland and federal authorities announced Monday that they have shut down three Indian call centers linked to a gold bar scam that stole millions of dollars from American consumers.Authorities said the operation netted almost $50 million from more than 600 victims across the U.S. through wire transfer, cryptocurrency and gold bar schemes. The six alleged leaders of the scheme were also arrested, authorities said. An ABC News investigation previously found that as the value of gold surged, grifters posing as federal agents convinced people -- mostly older Americans -- to convert their ... Read More
Epstein files: DOJ says it’s taken down ‘several thousand documents’ that mistakenly identified victims
In this handout, the mug shot of Jeffrey Epstein, 2019. (Photo by Kypros/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Department of Justice officials say they have taken down "several thousand documents and media" from its website containing files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that "may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information due to various factors, including technical or human error," according to a letter filed on the dockets of two federal judges Monday.The government's update comes after attorneys for Epstein's victims asked the judges late Sunday to urgently order that the DOJ site be taken down because of redaction failures exposing the names or personal information, they said, of "nearly 100 individual survivors whose lives have been turned upside down by the DOJ's ... Read More
Hundreds of parents ask Roblox board to stop attempts to force lawsuits out of the public eye
A child is seen playing a game on the Roblox platform on November 19, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- A group of 800 parents -- including those who have already filed suit and those who have retained lawyers with the intent to sue --sent a letter to the board of directors of Roblox demanding the gaming company stop attempts to keep lawsuits out of the public eye.Roblox, launched in 2006, has been at the center of recent controversy, with some parents alleging that the platform has been used to help facilitate child sexual exploitation and grooming. The company is facing over 100 lawsuits that were recently consolidated, with one law firm telling ABC News that it is ... Read More
‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother missing in Arizona, evidence of crime at home: Sheriff
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced on Sunday that a woman missing in Arizona is the mother of "Today Show" host Savannah Guthrie. (Pima County Sheriff’s Department)(NEW YORK) -- There is evidence of a crime at the home of the missing 84-year-old mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, according to authorities in Arizona.Nancy Guthrie was last seen in the Catalina Foothills area on Saturday night, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department. Her family reported her missing on Sunday around noon local time, authorities said.Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said investigators processed her home on Sunday and "saw some things at the home that were concerning to us," and that it is considered a crime scene."She did not leave ... Read More
More frigid temperatures expected in much of US after a weekend of heavy snow
[caption id="attachment_1476910" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Icicles cling to oranges at a grove Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Plant City, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)[/caption]MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Forecasters warned that dangerous extra-cold conditions will persist into Monday morning for a huge swath of the U.S. from the Gulf Coast into New England that was cleaning up after a weekend bomb cyclone brought heavy snow and flight cancellations to North Carolina and flurries and falling iguanas in Florida. Temperatures will begin inching up throughout the day but more misery was expected for thousands who were still without power from the ice storm last month in the South. About 150 million people were under cold weather advisories and extreme cold warnings Sunday in the ... Read More
5-year-old Minneapolis boy Liam Conejo Ramos, father ordered released from federal jail
People protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement as they march toward the South Texas Family Residential Center on January 28, 2026 in Dilley, Texas. (Joel Angel Juarez/Getty Images)(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, asylum seekers who were arrested last week in Minnesota, were ordered to be released by a federal judge in Texas on Saturday.U.S. District Judge Fred Biery ordered Conejo Ramos and his father released from the immigration detention center at Dilley "as soon as practicable" but no later than Feb. 3."Any possible or anticipated removal or transfer of Petitioners under this present detention is prohibited," the judge wrote in his order.Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved. ... Read More
Another winter storm threatens to drop more snow as dangerous cold lingers
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Another winter storm will be affecting tens of millions of Americans this weekend, adding more snow to the harsh weather that has already caused the deaths of over 100 people since last week, according to officials.Snow began falling in parts of eastern Tennessee, the Carolinas, and southern Virginia on Friday. Parts of northeastern Tennessee have already gotten up to three inches of fresh snow.Through Saturday, this storm will begin to rapidly intensify over the Atlantic Ocean and offshore of the Mid-Atlantic, with winds quickly increasing as snow continues to fall over the Southeast.With strong gusts between 35 and 60 mph and heavy snow, blizzard conditions are possible for millions late Saturday afternoon into the evening from ... Read More
Former officials say DHS tactics undermine public trust after series of contradictory statements
U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem looks on during a meeting of the Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday said that in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, federal officials issued public statements about the incident based on "the best information" they had at the time and "what we knew to be true on the ground."Noem previously suggested on the day of the shooting that the agents' actions were justified, claiming at a press briefing that Pretti had "attacked" officers and was "wishing to inflict harm" on them. ... Read More
What to know about the partial government shutdown and its impact
WASHINGTON (AP) — The partial government shutdown that started Saturday is vastly different from the record closure in the fall. That is mostly because the shutdown may not last long. The House will try to pass funding legislation quickly when lawmakers return Monday, and that would end the shutdown. Congress already has passed half this year’s funding bills, ensuring that several important federal agencies and programs continue to operate through September. Nutrition assistance programs, for example, should be unaffected. Funding will lapse, at least temporarily, for the Pentagon and agencies such as the departments of Homeland Security and Transportation. Essential functions will continue, but workers could go without pay if the impasse drags on. Some could be furloughed. Why is ... Read More
Latest release of Epstein files includes some survivors’ names, despite DOJ assurances, lawyers say
Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, December 19, 2025. (U.S. Justice Department)(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein's survivors told ABC News that names and identifying information of numerous victims appear unredacted in the latest disclosure of files on the late sex offender by the Department of Justice, including several women whose names have never before been publicly associated with the case.Three million pages from the DOJ's files on Epstein were being released to the public Friday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said at a press briefing this morning.Several categories of pages were withheld from the release due to their sensitive nature, Blanche said. These items include personally identifying information of the victims, ... Read More
New SNAP work requirements set to go into effect on Feb. 1 with millions at risk of losing benefits
An EBT sign is displayed on the window of a grocery store on October 30, 2025, in Brooklyn, New York. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are set to go into effect on Feb. 1 and it could mean that millions of Americans lose their benefits.Nearly 42 million Americans, including low-income families and vulnerable households, rely on the federal program to help pay for groceries or other household essentials.However, under President Donald Trump's megabill that was signed into law in July, work requirements were amended for most people to receive benefits for longer than three months over three years.Under the megabill, the upper age limit for those who need to ... Read More
Luigi Mangione latest: Death penalty off the table, judge rules
Luigi Mangione appears for a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court, December 18, 2025 in New York City. (Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York on Friday dismissed the death-eligible counts from Luigi Mangione's indictment, clearing the way for his federal trial to begin in October."Tortured and strange" though she said her conclusion may be, U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett ruled stalking is not a crime of violence and, therefore, not a predicate to make the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson a capital crime."No one could seriously question that this is violent criminal conduct,” Garnett wrote. However, her opinion said that the U.S. Supreme Court requires ... Read More
Driver faces hate crime charge after allegedly crashing into Chabad Jewish center in New York
A car crashed into the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn on Wednesday evening. (WABC)(BROOKLYN) -- A New Jersey man is facing attempted assault as a hate crime and other charges after police said he repeatedly drove his car into the back of Chabad World Headquarters in Brooklyn.Police were already assigned to a detail at the Chabad in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood when they heard a commotion in the building's main entrance Wednesday evening, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. When officers responded, they saw a car strike the rear door, reverse and then strike the door again.Video showed the suspect, 36-year-old Dan Sohail, get out of his Honda Accord after the crash and tell the crowd, "I dunno, ... Read More
Man faces federal assault charge in attack against Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall
The syringe and liquid authorities said Anthony Kazmierczak used, which was taken into evidence by the Minneapolis Police Department. (US District Court. District of Minnesota)(MINNEAPOLIS) -- The man who was arrested after charging at Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis has been charged by the Justice Department with assaulting a federal representative, a complaint shows.Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, has been charged with "forcibly assaulted, opposed, impeded, intimidated and officer and employee of the United States," according to the federal complaint.He allegedly had a syringe filled with apple cider vinegar when he charged at Omar while she stood at a podium on Tuesday, according to the affidavit."I squirted vinegar," he allegedly said after being tackled by security, according to ... Read More
Federal officials investigate after Waymo self-driving vehicle strikes child near elementary school
Waymo vehicle near Union Square, San Francisco, California, January 22, 2026. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)(SANTA MONICA, Calif.) -- Federal officials are investigating after a Waymo self-driving vehicle struck a child near an elementary school in California, resulting in minor injuries.The incident occurred on Jan. 23 in Santa Monica, within two blocks of an elementary school during school drop-off hours, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The vehicle was being operated by its automated driving system and there was no safety operator in it at the time, according to the agency.The child "ran across the street from behind a double parked SUV towards the school and was struck by the Waymo AV," the NHTSA said in a statement. Other children and ... Read More
Man allegedly tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail by impersonating FBI agent: Sources
Luigi Mangione appears for a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court, December 18, 2025 in New York City. (Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- A Minnesota man allegedly tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail in New York, law enforcement sources told ABC News.Mark Anderson, 36, was charged Thursday with impersonating a federal agent after authorities said he showed up at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn claiming to be an FBI agent with a court order to release Mangione, sources said.Mangione is being held at MDC-Brooklyn while he awaits federal and state trials for the assassination-style killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.Anderson allegedly approached the intake ... Read More
Fulton County official slams Trump administration over FBI’s seizure of 2020 ballots
Ballots arrive at the Fulton County Elections Hub and Operation Center on election night on November 5, 2024 in Fairburn, Georgia. Megan Varner/Getty Images(FULTON COUNTY, Ga.) -- A top Fulton County official on Thursday blasted the Trump administration for the FBI's seizure of 2020 election ballots, saying the move is about "intimidation and distraction."County officials said the FBI seized original 2020 voting records Wednesday while serving a search warrant at the county's Elections Hub and Operations Center.The development comes after President Donald Trump has repeatedly said there was voter fraud in the 2020 election, specifically in Georgia, that contributed to his election loss. Georgia officials audited and certified the results following the election."Every audit, every recount, every court ruling has confirmed what we the ... Read More
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