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Active-duty Army soldier charged with attempting to share sensitive information about military tanks with Russia

Thursday, August 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- An active duty soldier with the U.S. Army was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempting to share sensitive information about U.S. military tank capabilities with Russia, the Justice Department announced.Taylor Lee, 22, a soldier stationed at Fort Bliss, is alleged to... Read More.

GOP Rep. Cory Mills accused of threatening to release sexually explicit videos of ex-girlfriend

Thursday, August 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Florida Republican Congressman Cory Mills is facing allegations from an ex-girlfriend that he threatened to release sexually explicit images and videos of her following the end of their relationship, according to a police report obtained by ABC News.Lindsey Langston, a Republican state... Read More.

Minnesota man missing after leaving for 3-day hike in Big Horn National Forest in Wyoming: Sheriff

Wednesday, August 6 by ABC News

(BIG HORN, Wyo.) -- A Minnesota man has been missing for over one week after leaving for a three-day hike in Wyoming's Big Horn National Forest, according to the Big Horn County Sheriff's Office.Since Friday, officials continue to search for Grant Gardner, who had... Read More.

Active shooter incident with casualties reported at Fort Stewart in Georgia: Officials

Wednesday, August 6 by ABC News

(FORT STEWART, Ga.) -- An active shooter incident with casualties has been reported at Fort Stewart in Georgia, Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield said.Fort Stewart has initiated a lockdown. Law enforcement is on the scene and the situation is ongoing, officials said.This is a... Read More.

Infamous sex predator Peter Braunstein is up for parole for the 1st time. Prosecutors are fighting it.

Wednesday, August 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Nearly two decades after disguising himself as a firefighter to commit one of the most twisted sex crimes in New York City history, Peter Braunstein is days away from his first parole hearing and the prosecutor who put him in prison... Read More.

Foot remains found on Utah lake belong to man missing since 1997: Officials

Wednesday, August 6 by ABC News

(SEVIER COUNTY, Utah) -- Remains of a human foot found inside a hiking shoe on the shores of a lake in Utah belong to a man who went missing in 1997, according to officials.The remains were found on the shores of Fishlake Utah in... Read More.

Judge to consider halting operations at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ over environmental concerns

Wednesday, August 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Known for the eponymous reptiles that inhabit the nearby swamps, the migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" faces the possibility of being shut down over concerns about some of the area's lesser-known inhabitants -- the Everglades' bats, panthers, and storks.A federal... Read More.

4 dead after medical transport plane crashes while landing in Arizona: Authorities

Wednesday, August 6 by ABC News

(APACHE COUNTY, Ariz.) -- Four people were killed when a medical transport plane crashed and caught fire in Arizona, authorities said.The Beechcraft 300 crashed Tuesday afternoon while landing at the Chinle Municipal Airport, in the Navajo Nation, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.The aircraft... Read More.

DOJ set to seek hate crime charges in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers: Sources

Wednesday, August 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department is set to seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against the alleged gunman who fatally shot two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News Wednesday.Prosecutors are poised to request... Read More.

2.7 earthquake rattles New York City metro area, 2nd in 4 days

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A small earthquake centered in northern New Jersey on Tuesday rattled the New York City metropolitan area, officials said.The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor that hit just after noon was centered in Hillsdale, in Bergen County, and measured a magnitude... Read More.