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Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann to stand trial shortly after Labor Day

Tuesday, January 13 by ABC News

(RIVERHEAD, N.Y.) -- Accused Gilgo Beach, New York, serial killer Rex Heuermann will stand trial shortly after Labor Day, a judge said during a Tuesday hearing.Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to killing seven women whose remains were found on Long Island.The trial... Read More.

Man dies after being caught in avalanche while snowmobiling

Tuesday, January 13 by ABC News

(LINCOLN COUNTY, Wyo) -- A Utah man was found dead after being caught in an avalanche Sunday afternoon in Lincoln County, Wyoming, authorities said.Nicholas Bringhurst, 31, was snowmobiling in the LaBarge Creek area when he was caught in an avalanche that buried him... Read More.

Mamdani ‘outraged’ after New York City Council employee detained by ICE

Tuesday, January 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A New York City Council employee was detained during a "routine" immigration appointment on Long Island on Monday, according to city officials, who called the incident an "egregious government overreach."Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he is "outraged" by the worker's arrest."This is... Read More.

4 years after his arrest in Russia, American David Barnes moved to remote penal colony

Tuesday, January 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Paul Carter and his friend David Barnes have been speaking with each other since their days in first grade in Huntsville, Alabama, more than 60 years ago.Yet since Jan. 13, 2022, their conversations over the phone haven't been the same."It's hard... Read More.

Former aide to Eric Adams arrested on federal bribery charges

Tuesday, January 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Eric Adams may no longer be mayor of New York City, but the alleged corruption in his administration is extending beyond his time in City Hall.On Tuesday, federal prosecutors charged Tony Herbert, a former official in the Office of the Mayor,... Read More.

Uvalde teachers shot in massacre share harrowing stories at trial

Tuesday, January 13 by ABC News

Editor's note: Some of the testimony described below is extremely graphic.(UVALDE, Texas) -- Robb Elementary School teacher Elsa Avila was taking photos of her fourth-graders with their science projects on May 24, 2022, when she said a young girl noticed something was wrong --... Read More.