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Tentative trial date set in James Comey’s ‘seashell’ case

Friday, May 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former FBI Director James Comey is tentatively set to stand trial on July 15 on charges that he allegedly threatened to kill President Donald Trump by posting a photo of seashells spelling out "86 47" on a beach. In a... Read More.

Visual investigation: Scores of online resellers are using AI to fool customers by pretending to be mom-and-pop stores

Friday, May 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Visual investigation: Scores of online resellers are using AI to fool customers by pretending to be mom-and-pop storesScores of online companies are increasingly turning to generative AI technology to deceive consumers, falsely portraying themselves as struggling small businesses to charge a... Read More.

Former sheriff’s deputy Jason Meade convicted of reckless homicide in shooting of Casey Goodson

Thursday, May 7 by ABC News

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- A jury in Columbus, Ohio, reached a partial verdict on Thursday in the retrial of a former Ohio deputy Jason Meade, who was charged in the 2020 shooting death of 23-year-old Casey Goodson, Jr.The jury found Meade guilty of reckless homicide,... Read More.

Suspects arrested in $1M Apple delivery truck hijacking

Thursday, May 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Three people were arrested Thursday in the January armed hijacking of a truck making a delivery at the Apple store in the Americana shopping center in Manhasset, New York City.The delivery truck was filled with Apple merchandise valued at more than... Read More.

Mississippi tornadoes leave more than a dozen injured and trail of destruction

Thursday, May 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- At least three tornadoes hit Mississippi overnight with at least 17 injuries reported, officials said.Some of the hardest-hit population centers in Mississippi are Purvis and Brookhaven, as well as a mobile home park in Bogue Chitto, authorities said. Baseball-sized hail was... Read More.

DOJ probing $2.6 billion in oil trades related to Iran war, sources say

Thursday, May 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice is investigating a series of suspiciously timed trades in the oil market just ahead of major announcements by President Donald Trump and a top Iranian official about the war in Iran, sources told ABC News.The DOJ, along with... Read More.

Lawsuits allege negligence by UPS, others before fiery, fatal November crash

Thursday, May 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A slew of new civil lawsuits allege UPS and its partners failed their responsibility to make sure a plane they put in the air was safe to fly -- and that negligence led to the fiery, fatal plane crash in Louisville,... Read More.

New search warrant in Kristin Smart case, decades after 19-year-old disappeared

Wednesday, May 6 by ABC News

(SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.) -- Nearly 30 years after 19-year-old Kristin Smart disappeared, California investigators conducted new search warrants as part of their ongoing probe into the location of her body.The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that deputies executed a search... Read More.

Nancy Mace says she has records from congressional sexual misconduct ‘slush fund’

Wednesday, May 6 by ABC News

South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace says she has obtained records through a congressional subpoena that reveal the value of several confidential sexual misconduct and harassment settlements struck on behalf of members of Congress and paid at the expense of the U.S. taxpayer totaling... Read More.

Court reinstates deportation proceedings against pro-Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi

Wednesday, May 6 by ABC News

The Board of Immigration Appeals has reinstated deportation proceedings against pro-Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi, according to a court filing from his attorneys.In February, Judge Nina Froes dropped the deportation case against the Columbia University student, ruling in part that the Department of Homeland... Read More.

Veteran accused of trying to kill wife added to Tennessee’s Most Wanted list

Wednesday, May 6 by ABC News

(STEWART COUNTY, Tenn.) -- An Army Special Forces veteran accused of trying to kill his wife then fleeing into the woods has been added to the Tennessee Most Wanted list, authorities said Wednesday, as a manhunt involving state and federal agencies continues.Craig Berry, 53,... Read More.

Texas man federally charged in Secret Service-involved shooting near National Mall

Wednesday, May 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A 45-year-old Texas man has been charged in connection with a shooting near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in which a teenage bystander was hit by gunfire, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.Michael Marx faces three charges in connection... Read More.

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