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An investigation is underway in California after 13 siblings ages 2 to 29 were allegedly held captive in a home, some “shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks,” the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said in a press release. Two parents, 57-year-old David Allen Turpin and 49-year-old Louise Anna Turpin, […]

Congress has until midnight Friday to strike a deal on a host of thorny issues before government funding is set to run out, but talks appear to be at a standstill and a stopgap spending bill is looking more likely. At the heart of it: the fate of nearly 800,000 […]

President Donald Trump’s schedule today marks a break in presidential tradition. Though it isn’t unusual for Trump to visit his golf course while spending time at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida, the timing of it today, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, shows a break from the actions of past […]

A measles alert was issued Monday, four days after an air passenger who was diagnosed with the highly contagious virus passed through two terminals at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Somewhere between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Jan. 10, according to a statement obtained by ABC News […]

Authorities in Houston are investigating a couple’s mysterious double killing in a secluded section of the city. The victims’ son, who went to check on his parents after not hearing from them since last Thursday, called police from the home Saturday night, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said. When deputies […]

A young father became the latest known victim of the California mudslides as his body was found after those of two other members of his family, his 6-year-old son and his father-in-law. The man’s 2-year-old daughter is meanwhile still missing. The father, Pinit “Oom” Sutthithepa, 30, was missing until Saturday […]

Dolores O’Riordan, the lead singer of the Irish group the Cranberries, which rose to prominence in the 1990s, has died. A spokesperson confirmed her death to ABC News in a statement. “Irish and international singer Dolores O’Riordan has died suddenly in London today. She was 46 years old. The lead […]

At least 14 children have been hurt in a stabbing incident at a school in the Siberian city of Perm. Russian police said the stabbings began after two students at the city’s School No. 127 started fighting with knives. According to police, a teacher and other pupils tried to break […]

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Transcript for 50 passengers swim to safety after boat catches fire Now to the frightening boat fire caught on camera. 50 pop on board the casino shuttle when flames E erupted. Linzie Janis with the story. Reporter: It was supposed to be an evening of fun. These passengers ended up […]