It’s Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Let’s start here. More like ‘avo-cad-no’ About 40% of America’s produce comes from Mexico, so shutting down the border could quickly affect millions of people on both sides, ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman tells us from El Paso, Texas, which has seen a […]
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U.S. less than halfway to ‘upper limit’ of refugee cap as record numbers seek help
The U.S. is “slow-walking” the admissions process for refugees, according to national security experts and refugee advocacy groups, and the numbers appear to back that up. At the halfway point of the U.S. government’s fiscal year, President Donald Trump’s administration has admitted fewer than half of the total number of […]
House to vote Tuesday on condemning Trump’s renewed effort to repeal ‘Obamacare’
In an effort by Democrats to keep health care in the headlines, a non-binding resolution condemning the Trump administration’s support of a federal lawsuit that could overturn the Affordable Care Act will go to a vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Additionally, House and Senate Democrats will rally […]
Michael Brown’s mother making run for Ferguson City Council
Michael Brown’s mother could soon have oversight over the police department connected to her son’s death, if voters in Ferguson, Missouri, elect her to the City Council. Lesley McSpadden, 39, is among three candidates running in Ferguson’s 3rd Ward on Tuesday. She faces incumbent Keith Kallstrom and Fran Griffin, who […]
Suspect named in killing of Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle
Police used surveillance video and social media posts by witnesses to help identify a suspect in the shocking death of Nipsey Hussle, the Grammy-nominated rapper, activist and entrepreneur gunned down in front of his Los Angeles clothing store on Sunday afternoon. Police named 29-year-old Eric Holder as a suspect in […]
Man found guilty in murder of jogger
The man accused of killing jogger Karina Vetrano was found guilty on all charges Thursday night. Chanel Lewis, 21, was convicted of murder and sexual abuse and faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Sentencing has been scheduled for April 17. “Jubilation. Justice has been served,” […]
Police investigating death of 4 people found inside business as possible homicides
Police in North Dakota are investigating the death of four people whose bodies were discovered at a business Monday morning as potential homicides. The bodies of three males and one female were discovered at RJR Maintenance and Management in Mandan around 7:30 a.m., according to the Mandan Police Department. The […]
Driver flees car after slamming into 9-year-old girl in front yard
Police are searching for the driver who plowed into a 9-year-old girl in her front yard in Georgia, leaving her with serious injuries including multiple broken bones. Laderihanna Holmes was playing with another young girl outside her home in Lithonia, Georgia, just outside of Atlanta, when a vehicle suddenly jumped […]
Magician David Blaine is under investigation by the NYPD for alleged sexual assault
Magician David Blaine is under investigation by the New York City Police Department after two women came forward with sexual assault allegations, a police source told ABC News. Both allegations fall outside the statute of limitations, according to the source. An NYPD spokesman said in a statement, “The NYPD takes […]
Bill would let authorities take guns if person deemed threat
The Democrat-controlled Colorado Legislature sent a “red flag” bill Monday to the governor that calls for taking firearms from people who could pose a threat to themselves or others. Gov. Jared Polis, also a Democrat, has pledged to sign the measure that would place the state among 13 others that […]