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US cruise passenger quarantining for hantavirus says he will remain in Nebraska for full 42 days

Monday, June 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- An American cruise ship passenger who has been quarantining at a Nebraska facility after being exposed to hantavirus said he plans to remain there for the full 42 days.Jake Rosmarin, who is from Boston, has been at Nebraska's National Quarantine Unit... Read More.

Family visitations to resume at New Jersey immigration detention center following violent protests

Sunday, May 31 by ABC News

(NEWARK, N.J.) -- Family visitation hours are set to resume on Sunday at the Delaney Hall Immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, following violent clashes between protesters and police that prompted arrests and a mandatory curfew around the facility, according to the state's... Read More.

Judge rules detained pregnant woman and son cannot spend another night at Dulles Airport

Friday, May 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge ordered on Friday that a pregnant woman and her 4-year-old son from Ghana cannot spend another night at a Washington, D.C.-area airport where they have been detained for more than a week.Anabella Gyasi arrived at Dulles International Airport... Read More.

ICE agent charged in nonfatal Minneapolis shooting arrested in Texas

Friday, May 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged in the nonfatal shooting earlier this year of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis was arrested in Texas on Friday, more than a week after prosecutors announced the charges, officials in Minnesota said.This is... Read More.

Amtrak fire suspends Penn Station service for NJ Transit commuters

Friday, May 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A fire erupted on Amtrak work trains in a Hudson River tunnel between New York and New Jersey early Friday, suspending Penn Station service for NJ Transit and Long Island Rail Road commuters.LIRR service has since resumed, but the NJ Transit... Read More.

Search underway after 4 climbers fall on tallest mountain in North America

Friday, May 29 by ABC News

(DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Ala.) -- A search and rescue mission is underway after four people fell while climbing Mount McKinley at 18,200 feet, according to the National Park Service. Mount McKinley -- located in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve -- is... Read More.

2 dead after e-scooter crashes into bike on New York City bridge

Friday, May 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Two people died in a collision between a rider on an electronic scooter and another on a bike on the bike path during the morning commute on a New York City bridge on Thursday. Francis del Valle, 39, who was... Read More.

Judge temporary freezes payments from Trump administration’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

Friday, May 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Virginia on Friday ordered a temporary freeze on any payments coming from the Trump administration's "Anti-Weaponization Fund" as she considers arguments in a lawsuit brought by a former Jan. 6 prosecutor to block the fund permanently. The... Read More.

Immigration attorneys say some courts are holding over 100 case hearings daily

Friday, May 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- An immigration law attorney whose career has spanned over two decades said he has never experienced a hearing like the one he had in Annandale, Virginia."Normally, these master calendars will have 10 people, maybe sometimes 15, but usually in that range.... Read More.

5 killed, 34 hurt in massive crash between bus, 6 vehicles on I-95 in Virginia: Police

Friday, May 29 by ABC News

(STAFFORD COUNTY, Va.) -- Five people were killed and 34 were injured in a massive crash between a bus and six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Virginia early Friday morning, according to state authorities.The accident unfolded at about 2:35 a.m. on I-95 south in... Read More.

Pam Bondi to appear before House Oversight Committee to address Epstein questions

Friday, May 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- After a tumultuous year at the Department of Justice largely defined by her controversial handling of the Epstein files, former Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to participate in a transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee on Friday.The second Trump... Read More.

US agriculture industry at risk as drought conditions worsen

Thursday, May 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Farms all over the country are bracing for the impact of drought after months of little precipitation, experts told ABC News.More than 60% of the continental United States has been under moderate drought or worse conditions since April 7, according to the... Read More.

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