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With SNAP benefits set to halt, Thune says he can’t clarify Trump’s plan to fund program

Wednesday, October 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- With critical food assistance benefits set to run out Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Wednesday said he is talking with President Donald Trump about the shutdown as lawmakers appear sympathetic, but still entrenched.The Department of Agriculture said earlier this week... Read More.

2 men sentenced to 25 years for failed murder-for-hire plot against Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad

Wednesday, October 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Two men hired by Iran in a failed plot to kill Masih Alinejad, an Iranian dissident, author and activist, at her New York City home in 2022 were sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday.A Manhattan federal court jury convicted... Read More.

More beachfront homes in the Outer Banks have fallen into the Atlantic

Wednesday, October 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Several more North Carolina homes have collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean, and more could collapse in the coming days, according to the National Park Service.Five unoccupied homes in the Outer Banks fell into the sea on Tuesday afternoon amid rough surf,... Read More.

Pennsylvania man with multiple arrest warrants escapes police custody while handcuffed, search underway: Officials

Wednesday, October 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A man in Pennsylvania with multiple warrants, including federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers, is at large after he escaped police custody while still wearing handcuffs, according to the East Pikeland Township Police Department.Jairo Eliazar Ramirez-Lima, 41, escaped from police custody... Read More.

Disastrous images emerge from Jamaica following direct hit by Hurricane Melissa

Wednesday, October 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- At first light on Wednesday, the coastal communities of southwestern Jamaica bore the devastation of being in the direct path of Hurricane Melissa, as images emerging from the area show numerous homes destroyed, vehicles overturned, power lines down and trees... Read More.

DOJ places on leave 2 prosecutors who said ‘mob’ of ‘rioters’ carried out Jan. 6 attack

Wednesday, October 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Two federal prosecutors were informed Wednesday that they will be put on leave after filing a legal brief that described the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol as being carried out by "thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters," sources... Read More.

Thieves dressed as construction workers steal safe, jewelry valued at $3.2M from New York home

Wednesday, October 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A crew dressed in neon construction vests stole a safe containing jewelry -- valued at more than $3.2 million -- from a home in Queens, New York, after breaking in through a back door, police said Tuesday.The theft occurred on Oct.... Read More.

Murder suspect accidentally released from California jail: Officials

Tuesday, October 28 by ABC News

(CONSTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif.) -- Police are looking for a murder suspect who they say was accidentally released from a California jail.Isaiah Jamon Andrews, 20, was mistakenly released from the Martinez Detention Facility, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office in a press... Read More.

Sonya Massey murder trial: Juror, Massey family cry during closing arguments

Tuesday, October 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Closing arguments began Tuesday morning in the trial of a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy accused of shooting and killing a Black woman in her home.The trial began last week for Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County deputy accused of fatally shooting... Read More.

Border Patrol chief ordered to meet with judge daily on Chicago immigration crackdown

Tuesday, October 28 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- In a face-off on Tuesday with a federal judge, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol commander-at-large Greg Bovino came under questioning about the crowd-control tactics he and his agents are using in their Chicago immigration crackdown.With Bovino appearing before her dressed in uniform,... Read More.

‘Hurricane Hunters’ who flew into eye of Melissa had to turn back due to turbulence, NOAA says

Tuesday, October 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the "Hurricane Hunters," were forced to turn back at one point due to heavy turbulence after flying into the eye of Hurricane Melissa on Monday.The "Hurricane Hunters" were collecting data... Read More.

Trump formally appeals his New York hush money conviction

Tuesday, October 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New York's intermediate appellate court should overturn President Donald Trump's criminal hush money convictions because his trial was "fatally marred" by faulty evidence and overseen by a judge who should have recused himself, his attorneys argued in a court filing late... Read More.

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