Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team has charged an attorney with making false statements related to his 2012 work on behalf of the Ukraine Ministry of Justice — the latest set of charges in the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. This is a developing story. Please refresh […]
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Guess co-founder steps aside amid misconduct investigation
Guess Inc. says that co-founder Paul Marciano will give up his day-to-day responsibilities at the clothing company until a sexual misconduct investigation is completed. Model and actress Kate Upton told Time magazine earlier this month that Marciano forcibly grabbed her breasts during a Guess photo shoot nearly eight years ago. […]
Storms battering Midwest as East Coast warms up
While parts of the Rockies have seen 30 inches of snow the last few days, other parts of Utah have seen 22 inches, creating white-out conditions and leading to more than 200 accidents just in the northern part of the state. Northern Minnesota saw about 15 inches of snow, and […]
Most see inaction on mass shootings; mental health screening is a priority
Large majorities of Americans say neither President Donald Trump nor Congress are doing enough to try to prevent mass shootings like the one that took 17 lives in Parkland, Florida, last week, with improved mental health screening and treatment leading the public’s preferences for action. Most in a new ABC […]
3rd-grade baseball team sparks ire with raffle for AR-15, coach defends fundraiser
Third-graders in Missouri have sparked a firestorm by selling AR-15 raffle tickets in order to fund their baseball team. The fundraiser attracted backlash online in the wake of last week’s deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, where an AR-15-style rifle was used to kill 17 people. But the baseball team’s […]
Florida high school where 17 were killed hopes to resume classes Feb. 27
The principal of the Florida high school where 17 were killed last Wednesday said the school is aiming to start classes up again on Feb. 27. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High principal Ty Thompson made the announcement in a recorded call, which was obtained by ABC News. “We will begin by […]
School shooting suspect had access to 10 firearms, including AK-47 variant
Authorities believe the young man accused of storming a Florida high school and gunning down 17 people had access to 10 firearms, all long guns, law enforcement officials briefed on the matter told ABC News. A law enforcement source said the suspect, Nikolas Cruz, is believed to have purchased seven […]
Warning signs in school shooting have officials taking a hard look at procedures
As investigators dig into Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz’s background, more and more instances have emerged in which state and federal officials apparently missed opportunities to stop his runaway obsession to, as the alleged killer purportedly stated in a 6-month-old comment on a YouTube video, “be a professional school […]
Trump voices support for Mitt Romney in campaign for Senate
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to offer surprising support for a regular opponent on Monday night. The president endorsed Republican Mitt Romney for senator from Utah, a position he hopes to inherit from the retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch. The president tweeted, “He will make a great Senator and worthy […]
Rescuers still looking for wreckage of plane crash that killed 66 people
Time is ticking as Iranian rescue teams search the Zagros Mountains trying to locate the wreckage of a missing Aseman Airliner that crashed there on Sunday morning with 66 people on board. The missing plane was an ATR 72-500 twin-engine turboprop. It left the capital city of Tehran to Yasuj, […]