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Man faces federal assault charge in attack against Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(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.He has also been charged in state court with terroristic... Read More.

Luigi Mangione latest: Death penalty off the table, judge rules

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(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... Read More.

Former CNN journalist Don Lemon arrested in connection with Minnesota protest

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former CNN journalist Don Lemon and three others have been arrested in connection with an incident in which anti-ICE protesters disrupted a service at a Minnesota church, according to officials.The charges they are facing are not yet clear. Deputy Attorney General... Read More.

Latest batch of Epstein files includes some survivors’ names, despite DOJ assurances, lawyers say

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Three million pages from the Justice Department's files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are being made public today, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said at a press briefing Friday.Blanche said the tranche, which follows the passage of the Read More.

5-year-old Minneapolis boy Liam Conejo Ramos, father ordered released from federal jail

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(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... Read More.

Latest release of Epstein files includes some survivors’ names, despite DOJ assurances, lawyers say

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(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... Read More.

New SNAP work requirements set to go into effect on Feb. 1 with millions at risk of losing benefits

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(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... Read More.

Thousands still without power as brutal temperatures head to the South

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The South is about to be walloped with more winter weather, less than a week after an ice storm ripped through the region, closing highways and taking down power lines and trees.The National Weather Service has issued cold weather alerts from... Read More.

Former officials say DHS tactics undermine public trust after series of contradictory statements

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(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... Read More.

Another winter storm threatens to drop more snow as dangerous cold lingers

Saturday, January 31 by 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... Read More.

Epstein frequently connected NY Giants co-owner Steve Tisch with women, emails show

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Jeffrey Epstein frequently connected New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch with women, according to dozens of 2013 emails released by the Department of Justice.In the emails, the late sex offender appeared to be a frequent point of contact for Tisch, coordinating... Read More.

Sean Grayson faces up to 20 years in prison for fatal shooting of Sonya Massey

Thursday, January 29 by ABC News

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy, is set to be sentenced on Thursday after his convicted in October 2025 of second-degree murder for the July 2024 fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911... Read More.

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