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More military families turning to food banks as government shutdown wears on
Cartons of donated eggs are delivered by Alameda County Community Food Bank to the TSA office at the Oakland International Airport in Oakland, Calif. Oct. 16, 2025. (Bronte Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) --Food banks are seeing a surge of demand across the country as the government shutdown weathers its fourth week – and military families are among those turning to public pantries to put food on the table.The Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA), a nonprofit that provides support and assistance to military families, told ABC News that they've seen a 30%-75% jump in demand at its food banks near military bases since the shutdown began, as military personnel go without pay while the funding impasse wears on.The ASYMCA in ... Read More
Truck driver in country illegally was under influence of drugs in California crash that killed 3: Police
KABC(ONTARIO, Calif.) -- The driver of a semi-truck that slammed into multiple vehicles, killing three people, on a California highway was allegedly under the influence of drugs, authorities said.The driver -- identified by authorities as 21-year-old Jashanpreet Singh -- has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence of a drug causing injury in connection with Tuesday's chain-reaction crash on Interstate 10 in Ontario, according to a criminal complaint.He is in the United States illegally and an immigration detainer has also been placed on him, according to the Department of Homeland Security.Authorities said Singh was driving a Freightliner semi-truck and failed to stop in time when traffic in his lane had slowed or stopped Tuesday ... Read More
3 federal officers injured after man rams car to evade arrest in San Diego: ICE
(SAN DIEGO) -- Three federal officers were injured after a man, who Immigration and Customs Enforcement said is in the country illegally, allegedly rammed his car into their vehicles to evade arrest, according to the agency.The incident occurred on Wednesday when the suspect rammed his vehicle, "striking ICE officers before crashing into multiple government vehicles," ICE San Diego Field Office Director Patrick Divver said.The suspect was in the U.S. illegally from Kuwait and had a "final order of deportation from the United States," Divver said."This illegal criminal alien who is wanted in his home country of Kuwait and who has a violent criminal history, weaponized his vehicle to narrowly miss hitting an innocent bystanders and striking ICE officers before crashing ... Read More
Trump reverses decision to send troops to San Francisco after conversation with mayor
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's pulling back on his decision to send troops to clean up crime in San Francisco this weekend.Trump claimed on social media that he spoke with the city's mayor, Daniel Lurie, Wednesday night, who asked the president to "give him a chance" to turn things around."The Federal Government was preparing to 'surge' San Francisco, California, on Saturday, but friends of mine who live in the area called last night to ask me not to go forward with the surge in that the Mayor, Daniel Lurie, was making substantial progress. I spoke to Mayor Lurie last night and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to see if ... Read More
Washington rescuers climb through 5 miles of snow to save stranded hikers: Sheriff
Kittitas County Sheriff(KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash.) -- Rescuers in Washington trekked through 5 miles of snow to save two stranded hikers who had "no shelter but a blue plastic tarp," with officials urging those who go on outdoor adventures to prepare accordingly.The two hikers had lost their way in "unexpected snow" in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area in the Cascade Mountains shortly before 11 a.m. on Sunday when they called the Kittitas County Sheriff's Department for help.The hikers used text-to-911 to say they were "lost, wet and cold, with no shelter but a blue plastic tarp" and that they were "unable to make their way off the snowy mountainside where they were perched," the sheriff's department said.After hiking 5 miles through ... Read More
‘Misguided’: Cattlemen’s trade group raises alarm over Trump plan to import beef from Argentina
Cattle are shown at the Cattlemen's Columbus Livestock Auction in Columbus Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has pushed back against President Trump's plan to increase beef imports from Argentina, calling it "misguided."The group, which describes itself as "the national trade association representing U.S. cattle producers," said in a statement that "efforts to manipulate markets only risk damaging the livelihoods of American cattlemen and women, while doing little to impact the price consumers are paying," calling it "a misguided effort to lower the price of beef in grocery stores."“The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and its members cannot stand behind the President while he undercuts the future of family farmers and ranchers by importing Argentinian beef in ... Read More
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups charged in illegal poker operation tied to Mafia
Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images(MIAMI) -- Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups is among those charged in an illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia, while Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is among several people charged in a separate but related illegal gambling case, authorities announced on Thursday.Billups has been charged with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.Both have immediately been placed on leave by their teams, the NBA said."We are in the process of reviewing the federal indictments announced today," the NBA said in a statement. "Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups are being placed on immediate leave from their teams, and we will continue to cooperate with the relevant authorities. We take these allegations with the utmost seriousness, and the integrity ... Read More
Police officer struck and killed in the line of duty while helping motorists in another collision
mbbirdy/Getty Images(LA MESA, Calif.) -- A 25-year-old police officer in California has died in the line of duty after she was hit by a car while stopping to help two motorists involved in a collision, authorities said.La Mesa Police Officer Lauren Craven was driving eastbound on Interstate 8 at Fairmount Avenue while returning to the city of La Mesa from San Diego Central Jail when she stopped to assist two motorists involved in a traffic collision on the freeway on Monday night just before 10:30 p.m., according to a statement from the La Mesa Police Department.“After exiting her vehicle to assist, she was tragically struck and killed by another motorist,” officials said. “California Highway Patrol officers performed lifesaving efforts, but ... Read More
New York AG Letitia James launches portal for public to submit photos, videos of ICE activity following Canal Street crackdown
New York Attorney General Letitia James stands silently during a press conference on October 21, 2025 in New York City. James announced a $1.5 million settlement with Alba Services Inc., Andrew Horan, the company's owner, and a network of demolition and construction companies for violating state workers' compensation laws and retaliation against injured workers, and for not addressing sexual harassment claims. The company must pay $1.4 million to former and current Alba employees and $100,000 to(NEW YORK) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James launched a portal on Wednesday for members of the public to submit photos and videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity after federal agents carried out a joint ICE crackdown in New York City's Chinatown neighborhood one day ... Read More
Parents applaud NYPD officers who saved their 10-month-old baby from choking
Azia Rodriguez and Brandon Laboy speak out after police officers saved their choking baby, 10-month-old Makai Laboy, who had stopped breathing. (NYPD)(NEW YORK) -- In a matter of seconds, a New York City mom said she worried her 10-month-old boy might not live to see his first birthday after he started to choke and suddenly could not breathe. But thanks to two police officers who saved the child, the "endless bundle of joy" is alive."Knowing that my son's alive, he's OK, he's happy, he's growing, I get to see his first birthday in a month, that's the biggest blessing I could ever ask for," the child's mom, Azia Rodriguez, told ABC News on Wednesday.On Oct. 10 at approximately 4:40 p.m., ... Read More
Farmworkers hailed as heroes after rescuing 20 children from burning school bus in California
The bus was destroyed after the fire. Madera County Public Information Team(MADERA COUNTY, Calif.) -- Two farmworkers were honored Tuesday for rescuing 20 children from a burning school bus last month in California.Carlos Perea Romero and Angel Zarco were honored by the Madera County Board of Supervisors in a ceremony after they courageously evacuated the flaming bus filled with students on the way to school on Sept. 4."All the students made it out safely without any injuries due to the immediate action taken by the farmworkers and the bus driver. The Board of Supervisors recognize the two men for their selfless courage and bravery, demonstrating the highest ideals of public service, compassion and community spirit," a press release from the ... Read More
NYC residents will see an ‘increase in ICE arrests’ after crackdown on Canal Street: ICE director
Federal agents are seen in New York City's Chinatown neighborhood, Oct. 21, 2025. WABC(NEW YORK) -- After federal agents carried out a joint Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in New York City's Chinatown neighborhood on Tuesday, a federal official said the city will see an "increase in ICE arrests" because there are "so many criminal illegal" immigrants."You will see us making those criminal arrests to make New York safe again. It's definitely intelligence driven, it's not random. We aren't pulling people off the street. There was a specific reason based on criminal intelligence and criminal activity that we showed up on Canal Street," acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Fox News on Wednesday morning.On Tuesday, a large law enforcement presence was seen ... Read More
Federal charges for man accused of threatening to shoot up Atlanta airport
Police body camera footage of an arrest at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is shown during a press briefing, Oct. 20, 2025. Atlanta Police Department(ATLANTA) -- A man accused of going to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after making a threat to shoot it up now faces multiple federal charges, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.Billy Joe Cagle, 49, was taken into custody in a terminal at the airport on Monday after a family member reported the alleged threat to police, authorities said. An AR-15-style firearm was located in his pickup truck, which was parked in a crosswalk in front of the terminal, according to the DOJ.Cagle has now been charged via criminal complaint with attempted violence at an international airport, interstate ... Read More
Vermont college student missing for nearly a week: Police
Police in Middlebury, Vermont, released this photo of Lia Smith. Middlebury Police Department(MIDDLEBURY, Vt.) -- Police in Vermont said they are searching for a missing college student who hasn't been seen for nearly a week.Lia Smith, 21, a senior at Middlebury College, was reported missing on Sunday, according to police.The California native was last seen in a building on campus on Friday at approximately 9 p.m., according to the Middlebury Police Department.The search has involved the use of a drone, with investigators "working to identify additional potential search areas," the police department said on Monday.Middlebury College said its Department of Public Safety is also assisting the Middlebury Police Department in the search."We will do everything we can to find Lia," Middlebury officials ... Read More
Sonya Massey murder trial: Sheriff deputy’s partner said he wants to ‘do right’ by her
Sean Grayson fatally shot Sonya Massey while responding to her 911 call for help. (Sangamon County Sheriff's Office)(PEORIA, Ill.) -- The trial began on Wednesday of Sean Grayson, the former sheriff’s deputy, who was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the July 2024 fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a possible intruder at her home in Springfield, Illinois.Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Dawson Farley, who responded to Massey's home along with Grayson, took to the witness stand on Wednesday afternoon and testified that Massey did not appear to be a "threat."“She never did anything that made me think she was a threat," Dawson said. "It was essentially the defendants' actions that raised my sense ... Read More
Billion-dollar disaster data returns, but this time it’s not being run by the federal government
People inspect the area among the rubbles of burnt houses during Eaton wildfire in Altadena of Los Angeles County, California, United States, January 9, 2025. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- For decades, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's billion-dollar disaster dataset put a dollar figure on the cost of climate change and severe weather events. Understanding the scope and frequency of weather-related damage helped first responders, the insurance industry, and researchers with their planning, recovery operations, and assessments.But in May, the Trump administration announced it was shutting down the website that hosted the dataset. That made it difficult for the public and experts to track the impact of major disasters, as the program used a combination of private ... Read More
Mega Millions jackpot reaches $680 million
In this photo illustration, Mega Millions lottery tickets are displayed on August 01, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Mega Million jackpot is now up to $680 million after no winners were selected in Tuesday night's drawing.The next drawing is Friday night at 11 p.m. While no one won the big prize, one person in Illinois did win $3 million for matching all of the white balls. The numbers drawn Saturday night were: 2, 18, 27, 34 and 59, plus the gold Mega Ball 18. There have been 33 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. The last jackpot of $348 million was last won on June 27 in Virginia.The current jackpot prize has a cash value of ... Read More
Mom admitted to giving birth hours before leaving newborn at New York subway station: Police
A baby was found on a subway platform in Manhattan, New York, on Oct. 20, 2025. (WABC)(NEW YORK) -- The woman charged with abandoning her newborn at a Midtown Manhattan subway station told investigators she gave birth just hours before she left the baby at the bottom of a staircase, according to court documents.The baby girl was found wrapped in a blanket at the southbound 1 train platform at 34th Street-Penn Station during the Monday morning rush hour, the New York Police Department said. The umbilical cord was still attached, indicating she had likely been born within a few hours, according to the criminal complaint.The baby was taken to the hospital in stable condition, police said, with New York City Transit President ... Read More
Person arrested after driving into barricade near White House: Secret Service
A bomb detection robot inspects a vehicle that rammed a security barricade at the White House complex on October 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Secret Service reported that one individual was arrested and that the vehicle is now deemed safe. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A person has been arrested after driving his car into a security gate near the White House on Tuesday night, the U.S. Secret Service said.It happened at about 10:37 p.m. at a security gate at 17th and E streets southwest of the White House, the Secret Service said in a statement."The individual was immediately arrested by U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers, and the vehicle was assessed by Secret Service and the Metropolitan Police Department ... Read More
Trump administration seeks to dissolve remaining order blocking National Guard deployment to Portland
Federal agents clash with anti-I.C.E. protesters at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on October 12, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. An Instagram post from the WorldNakedBikeRidePortland account stated - "The emergency WNBR Portland is in response to the militarization of our peaceful city. Right now peaceful protesters are being brutalized as they do their best for our neighbors and cousins who are being kidnapped." (Photo by Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration has filed a motion seeking to dissolve the remaining order preventing them from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon.The filing on Monday came after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned, earlier that day, another temporary restraining order that prevented the Trump administration from deploying the ... Read More
Attorneys for former special counsel Jack Smith dispute ‘inaccurate’ claims he tapped senators’ phones
In this Aug. 1, 2023, file photo, Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on an unsealed indictment, including four felony counts against former President Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys representing former special counsel Jack Smith sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley Tuesday seeking to correct what they call "inaccurate" claims that Smith wiretapped or spied on Republican lawmakers as part of his investigation into President Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. "Although you have not reached out to us to discuss this matter, we are compelled to correct inaccurate assertions made by you and others concerning the issuance of a grand jury subpoena for the toll records of eight Senators and ... Read More
Undocumented immigrant, officer hurt in shooting during targeted enforcement stop
Authorities are investigating a shooting in Los Angeles, Oct. 21, 2025. KABC(LOS ANGELES) -- An undocumented immigrant and a law enforcement officer were wounded when officers fired shots during a targeted enforcement traffic stop in Los Angeles, according to a Department of Homeland Security official.The immigrant had allegedly tried to "evade arrest" by using his car to ram a law enforcement vehicle, which prompted the officers to fire "defensive shots," striking him in the elbow, the DHS official said.A law enforcement officer was also struck in the hand by a ricochet bullet, the official said. Multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News the officer was a U.S. marshal. Both were taken to the hospital, the official said.DHS said the undocumented immigrant "had ... Read More
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested for threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries: Police
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An upstate New York man who was pardoned by President Donald Trump for his actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 allegedly threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, New York State Police said.Christopher Moynihan, 34, of Clinton, was arrested Saturday and charged with making a terroristic threat, police said. He is the first pardoned Capitol rioter to be arrested over alleged political violence.In the criminal complaint, investigators quoted text messages allegedly sent from Moynihan on Oct. 17 to an unidentified recipient."Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC I cannot allow this terrorist to live,” one message allegedly said, according to the complaint.“Even if I am hated he must be ... Read More
Trump seeks to proceed with $10B lawsuit over WSJ story on Epstein’s birthday book
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Lawyers for President Donald Trump are asking a federal judge in Florida to deny a request by the Wall Street Journal and its parent companies, Dow Jones and News Corp, to dismiss a $10 billion defamation lawsuit over the paper's reporting on the bawdy letter allegedly penned by Trump that appeared in a birthday book for disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a court filing late Monday, Trump's lawyers argued that the July article and surrounding coverage were a "deliberate smear campaign designed to damage President Trump's reputation" and subject the president to "public hatred and ridicule." They also requested oral arguments over the Journal's recent motion to dismiss."Defendants did not publish the Article on the front ... Read More
Suspect in deadly hit-and-run at Maryland child’s birthday party ID’d
Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(BLADENSBURG, Md.) -- A 66-year-old man has been identified by police as the alleged driver who plowed into a child's front-yard birthday party over the weekend in Bladensburg, Maryland, killing a woman and leaving 13 others injured, including eight children.The suspect, Joseph Sunday of Washington, D.C., was arrested on Monday, according to the Bladensburg Police Department.Sunday was charged with two counts of negligent manslaughter with a vehicle and failure to remain at the scene of an accident where a death occurred, according to the police department.The crash unfolded around 10 p.m. on Saturday when a car traveling in reverse in a Bladensburg residential neighborhood plowed into a crowd gathered on the front lawn of a ... Read More
Tropical Storm Melissa takes aim on Caribbean: Latest forecast
Tropical Outlook - Caribbean Sea Map. ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Melissa, which is churning in the Caribbean, may strengthen to a major hurricane by the time is lashes the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica this weekend.It appears Melissa will not pose a direct threat to the United States.Here's the latest forecast:Melissa is starting to take a more northwesterly track, and if that continues, the storm will likely bring hurricane conditions to Jamaica beginning as early as Saturday and continuing through early next week.At this time, it appears Jamaica and Haiti will take the brunt of this storm at first, with Cuba seeing impacts by the middle of next week.High winds could reach Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Thursday and ... Read More
Man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up Atlanta airport
<figure><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/ABC_BreakingNews_091224.jpg" alt=""></figure><p class="p1">(ATLANTA, Ga.) -- A man who allegedly threatened to shoot up the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was arrested after entering a terminal at the airport on Monday, according to authorities.</p><p class="p1">The man's family alerted police that the suspect had been streaming on social media Monday morning that he was headed to the airport to "shoot it up" and was in possession of a semi-automatic assault rifle, according to Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum.</p><p class="p1">The man -- identified by the Atlanta Police Department as Billy Cagle, 49, of Cartersville, Georgia -- was taken into custody at the airport, police said. Officers located an AR-15 assault rifle with 27 rounds of ammunition in his pickup truck parked outside the ... Read More
Missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard spotted earlier this month, mom not cooperating: Sheriff
<figure><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/News_MelodeeBuzzard_102025.png" alt=""><figcaption>The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is searching for Melodee Buzzard. This is the most recent photograph available, which was taken two years ago. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office</figcaption></figure><p class="p1">(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) -- California authorities trying to <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/santa-barbara-authorities-search-missing-girl/story?id=126576325"><span class="s1">track down missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard</span></a> say it appears she was seen earlier this month, but her mother is still not cooperating with investigators.</p><p class="p2">Evidence points to Melodee being with her mom, Ashlee Buzzard, as recently as Oct. 7, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office said on Monday.</p><p class="p2">Ashlee Buzzard and Melodee may have driven outside of Santa Barbara County and as far as Nebraska, the sheriff's office said in a statement. Authorities said they believe Ashlee Buzzard was driving a ... Read More
Teen killed in apparent lightning strike while hunting deer in Louisiana: Sheriff
<figure><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/ABC_BreakingNews_091224%20%281%29.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>David McNew/Getty Images</figcaption></figure><p>(SHREVEPORT, La.) -- A 17-year-old boy was killed over the weekend in an apparent lightning strike while hunting deer in Louisiana, authorities said.</p><p>Colton Gauge Honeycutt went missing while hunting alone on Saturday in the Bernice area, according to Union Parish Sheriff Dusty Gates.</p><p>His family members became concerned when he never returned from hunting and went looking for him, according to Gates. He was reported injured and Union Parish Sheriff's Office deputies, along with the Bernice Fire Department and Pafford EMS, responded around 8:30 p.m. local time, the sheriff's office said.</p><p>The first responders were directed to a remote, wooded area, where Honeycutt was located in an elevated deer stand, according to the sheriff's office.</p><p>"Investigators believe Honeycutt was ... Read More
Mom arrested for murder after 9-year-old daughter dies in hot car
<figure><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/News_harriscountysheriff_102025.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>The Harris County Sheriff’s Office released this mugshot of Gbemisola Akayinode. Harris County Sheriff’s Office</figcaption></figure><p>(HOUSTON) -- A mother has been charged with murder after her <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/9-year-texas-girl-dies-hot-car-mother/story?id=123408734" target="_blank">9-year-old daughter died</a> in a hot car in Texas, authorities said.</p><p>Gbemisola Akayinode, 36, was arrested on Friday for the murder of 9-year-old Oluwasikemi Akayinode after the girl's death was ruled a homicide as a result of hyperthermia (heat stroke), according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.</p><p>Oluwasikemi died on July 1 after she was left in a car for over eight hours on a 99-degree day while her mother went to work at a manufacturing plant in Galena Park near Houston, according to court documents.</p><p>When Gbemisola Akayinode parked at work at about 5:45 a.m., ... Read More
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