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Ramone Alston, escaped murderer convicted of fatally shooting 1-year-old girl, has been caught

This undated booking photo courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Corrections shows Ramone Alston. -- North Carolina Department of Corrections(KANNAPOLIS, N.C.) -- Escaped murderer Ramone Alston, who escaped from custody Tuesday morning while being transported to a medical appointment at a North Carolina hospital, has been caught, authorities said.Ramone Alston was captured shortly before 2 a.m. Friday morning at a hotel on Cloverleaf Parkway in Kannapolis, North Carolina, following an operation involving FBI Charlotte SWAT agents, Kannapolis Police and […]

todayAugust 16, 2024

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‘He was our strength’: Family of firefighter killed at Trump rally speaks out

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump embraces the firefighter uniform of Corey Comperatore as he speaks on stage on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by An(PITTSBURGH) -- Helen Comperatore and her daughters are remembering Corey Comperatore, the volunteer fire chief who was killed when he died protecting his family during the gunfire at Donald Trump’s political rally last month in Butler, Pennsylvania.“He definitely […]

todayAugust 16, 2024

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Hurricane Ernesto strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Bermuda

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A hurricane warning has been issued for Bermuda as Ernesto strengthened to a Category 2 storm overnight.Ernesto had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph Friday morning.The hurricane is forecast to strengthen on Friday, but will remain a Category 2 storm as it passes Bermuda.  Flash flooding covers a roadway after Tropical Storm Ernesto moved through the area in Dorado, Puert...The hurricane will approach Bermuda Friday night as the eye wall -- with its strongest winds -- […]

todayAugust 16, 2024

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New York Mayor Eric Adams served with more grand jury subpoenas in corruption investigation

Mayor Eric Adams speaks to the media at City Hall on July 30, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Federal prosecutors in New York served another round of grand jury subpoenas on Mayor Eric Adams as part of a corruption investigation that has lasted nearly a year, sources familiar with the investigation confirmed to ABC News.The new batch of subpoenas, first reported by The New York Times, were issued last month and sought […]

todayAugust 16, 2024

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August’s full moon will be a rare super blue moon: What to expect

Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- On the heels of the Perseid meteor shower earlier this month, August is offering another great astronomical sight -- the rare combination of a supermoon and blue moon.Beginning on Aug. 19, the super blue moon will reach peak fullness at 2:26 p.m. ET. Since that's daylight hours in the U.S., Americans will have to wait for the evening to see the moon slightly past its peak, while still being noticeably larger and brighter […]

todayAugust 15, 2024

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1-year-old dead after abduction of 3 children ends in car crash in Maryland: Police

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) -- An alleged abduction of three Virginia Beach children ended in a car crash Thursday morning that left the youngest dead, according to police.Virginia State Police responded to a stabbing Wednesday night in an incident they said they believe to be "domestic-related."Two female victims -- one adult and one juvenile -- were transported to the hospital with multiple stab wounds, and are currently in stable condition, police said.The suspect, Dana Plummer, 36, is believed to […]

todayAugust 15, 2024

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Mark Meadows seeks to have his Arizona ‘fake elector’ case moved to federal court

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(PHOENIX) -- Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has requested the Arizona "fake elector" case against him be moved from Maricopa County into federal court, according to court documents filed Wednesday.The request comes weeks after Meadows asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in his similar effort to move the Fulton County, Georgia, election case against him into federal court.In Wednesday's filing, Meadows' attorneys said their client's request is "based on recent new Supreme Court authority […]

todayAugust 15, 2024

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Police make multiple arrests tied to fatal shooting of ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor: Sources

Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- An operation is underway Thursday by the Los Angeles Police Department to make arrests in the murder of "General Hospital" actor Johnny Wactor, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News.Wactor was shot "without provocation" around 3:25 a.m. on May 25, after he ended his shift at a bar and walked to his car, according to police.He was confronted by three people who had his car "raised up with a floor jack and were in […]

todayAugust 15, 2024

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Jordanian citizen arrested for allegedly attacking Florida solar energy facility, threatening pro-Israeli businesses: DOJ

U.S. Department of Justice(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- A Jordanian citizen living in Florida has been arrested and charged for allegedly carrying out multiple attacks on businesses in Orlando, as well as a solar energy facility, based on their perceived support for Israel, the Justice Department announced Thursday.Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen, 43, allegedly made numerous threats to carry out mass violence and at one point went through with an attack in late June on a solar power generation facility in Wedgefield, Florida, […]

todayAugust 15, 2024

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