A man who killed and dismembered his girlfriend’s 14-year-old daughter as part of a rape-murder fantasy he shared with the teenager’s mother was sentenced Thursday to death. Jacob Sullivan, 46, had pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and related charges for killing Grace Packer in 2016. After deliberating over parts of […]
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Mueller’s report to Justice Dept. more than 300 pages: DOJ official
The report special counsel Robert Mueller sent to the Justice Department last week was more than 300 pages long, a Justice Department official confirmed Thursday to ABC News. Attorney General William Barr released a four-page letter laying out Mueller’s “principal conclusions,” which found that no members of President Donald Trump’s […]
Supreme Court won’t stop Trump administration’s bump stock ban
The Supreme Court will not stop the Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks from going into effect, it was announced on Thursday. The ban on bump stocks was announced by the Justice Department in December and took effect on Tuesday. On Monday, the Supreme Court was considering an emergency request […]
Facebook charged with housing discrimination by HUD over targeted advertising
The federal government charged Facebook Thursday with allowing its massive trove of personal demographic data to enable housing discrimination, an allegation the company fiercely denied. The allegations set up a lengthy legal battle between the Trump administration and one of the world’s largest social media companies. At issue is whether […]
Republicans say they have ‘no faith’ in Schiff
The Latest on Congress and the special counsel’s Russia report (all times local): 10:05 a.m. House Republicans on the Intelligence Committee say they have “no faith” in Democratic Chairman Adam Schiff and are demanding his resignation. Schiff is insisting President Donald Trump‘s associates colluded with Russia and may be compromised. […]
Trump’s Federal Reserve pick owes unpaid taxes
President Donald Trump‘s pick to serve on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors had a lien of more than $75,000 filed against him in January 2018 for unpaid taxes. The president said last week he intends to nominate Stephen Moore to fill a vacancy on the Fed’s seven-member board, though […]
Trump says FBI, DOJ will review ‘Empire’ actor’s case
President Donald Trump weighed in on the decision to drop all charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, announcing in a tweet Thursday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice would both “review” the case. (Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters) Jussie Smollett leaves court after charges against him were […]
WATCH: Speeding semi-truck slams into school bus
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Storm moving across the country with rain, severe weather for central US
A storm that brought hail the size of golf balls to Florida on Wednesday has moved out and now we are watching our western storm to cross the country and bring more severe storms, heavy rain and even snow! Unsettled weather stretches from the West Coast all the way to […]
Cargo ship hijacked by migrants recaptured, arrives at port
A merchant ship that was hijacked by migrants it had rescued off the Libya coast has arrived at a port in Malta, Maltese officials told ABC News Thursday morning. The cargo ship, El Hiblu 1, rescued 108 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, 6 miles off the Libyan coast, on Wednesday. […]