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Nes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two Washington state men were indicted on federal charges this week that they conspired to build explosives to use against law enforcement, according to newly unsealed court records. Daniel Anderson and Connor Goodman, self-described members of the “Verified Bois” whose members allegedly espouse the anti-government “boogaloo” ideology, according to the […]

Visoot Uthairam/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — A National Response Team is being activated to help with the investigation into Wednesday’s devastating fire in Philadelphia. A residential fire in a converted apartment building killed 12 people, including eight children. Officials initially reported 13 people had been killed while conducting search and recovery efforts. When firefighters arrived, they […]

(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 832,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 62.3% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, […]

US Department of Justice (NEW YORK) — As police across the country have grappled with illegal guns on American streets, an increasing number of those weapons are “ghost guns” they say — guns that lack serial numbers or other traceable components. On Thursday, federal prosecutors in New York charged a Rhode Island man who they […]

(NEW YORK) — More than 90 million people around the country are expecting hazardous weather on Thursday into Friday morning. Thirty-seven states are under winter weather alerts for heavy snow, ice, brutal cold and wind Thursday night. More than 2,000 flights on Thursday have been canceled as of 5:30 p.m., with airports in Nashville, Denver […]

(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 832,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 62.3% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, […]

(NEW YORK) — As schools returned from winter break this week amid skyrocketing COVID-19 cases, more did so virtually than at any point so far this school year. The third school year during the pandemic had largely seen limited disruptions to in-person learning. But this week, there have been over 4,500 temporary school closures across […]

(SAN ANTONIO, Texas) — An FBI dive team has ended its search for missing 3-year-old Lina Sardar Khil without finding any trace of the girl, authorities said Wednesday. A spokesperson with the San Antonio Police Department told ABC News in a statement Wednesday afternoon that the “dive effort concluded without any conclusive findings” and police […]

(PHILADELPHIA) — A fire in a Philadelphia row house Wednesday morning left at least 12 people dead, eight of whom were children, officials said. City officials revised the death toll Wednesday evening after the Philadelphia Fire Department initially reported during the recovery process that 13 people, including seven children, had died. Two others, including one […]

(NEW YORK) — Defense attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell want a new trial following post-verdict comments made by one of the jurors who helped convict Maxwell of sex trafficking crimes, according to a court filing Wednesday. Earlier Wednesday, federal prosecutors in New York asked a judge to oversee an inquiry after the juror granted multiple media […]