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ABC Studios (NEWS YORK) — A Michigan man was sentenced to 40 to 60 years in prison for kidnapping and torturing a woman he stalked for more than a decade, in a case that highlighted the potentially devastating impact of stalking. Christopher Thomas, 39, pleaded guilty to kidnapping, torture and aggravated stalking in December 2023, […]

The Aurora borealis, commonly known as the northern lights, is seen at Cleveland Dam Park on June 03, 2025 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Andrew Chin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Another dazzling display of northern lights could be visible Monday night with the prediction of a minor geomagnetic storm, according to space weather experts. […]

Hurricane Erin – The Fifth Named Storm Map/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Erin, now a powerful Category 4 storm churning in the Caribbean, is not forecast to hit land, but it will impact North Carolina and bring dangerous waves and rip currents to the U.S. East Coast. Here’s the latest forecast: Erin’s outer bands lashed the Caribbean this […]

Actor Matthew Perry speaks onstage during the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Sept. 23, 2012 in Los Angeles, Calif. Kevin Winter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jasveen Sangha, the so-called “Ketamine Queen,” has agreed to plead guilty to five federal charges, including selling “Friends” actor Matthew Perry the dose of ketamine that led to his death in October 2023, […]

A Dominion Voting machine is seen during the last day of early voting in Gwinnett County, Georgia on November 1, 2024. Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems has settled its defamation lawsuit against conservative media outlet Newsmax for $67 million, according to an SEC filing from the […]

Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two Utah police officers were killed and a third was injured along with his service dog when they were fired upon by a suspect inside a home while responding to a domestic disturbance Sunday night. The shooting unfolded in Tremonton, about 70 miles north of Salt […]

The entrance to the state-managed immigration detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Florida Everglades on August 03, 2025 in Ochopee, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (MIAMI) — A federal judge appeared skeptical about a lawsuit challenging the temporary detention facility in the Everglades known as […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Two of the three people killed in a New York City nightclub shooting early Sunday have been identified as suspected gunmen who opened fire inside the establishment, injuring up to 11 other people, police officials said on Monday. Two additional victims showed up at hospitals, one on Sunday evening and […]

Powerball play tickets on display at Blue Bird Liquor in Hawthorne, CA, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An estimated $605 million Powerball jackpot is up for grabs, with a cash option of $273.4 million, marking what could become the fifth jackpot win of […]