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Judge temporarily restores funding for legal aid for migrant children

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting funding to the program that provides legal representation to tens of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children.In her ruling Tuesday night, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez Olguin said the groups that sued... Read More.

Once-in-a-generation extreme weather event to begin Wednesday with tornadoes, flooding

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) -- A once-in-a-generation extreme weather event is expected to begin Wednesday, starting with a tornado outbreak and continuing into the weekend with the possibility of flooding in epic proportions -- with all the severe weather devastating the same corridor.Overnight, two tornadoes... Read More.

Meet 5 of the alleged gang members the Trump administration sent to an El Salvadoran mega-prison

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Over the last month, the Trump administration has sent over 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador to be detained in a notorious mega-prison with a track record of human rights abuses.An official with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Read More.

Teens who allegedly failed to put out cigarettes accused of causing massive South Carolina wildfire

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(TABLE ROCK, SC) -- Three teenagers are accused of causing a massive fire that ignited in a South Carolina state park after failing to extinguish cigarettes while on a hiking trail, officials said.The teens -- Nyzaire Jah-Neiz Marsh, 19, Tristan Tyler, 18, and Isaac... Read More.

2 men face federal charges after woman, teen drown in alleged smuggling attempt

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(DALLAS, TEXAS) -- A woman and a teenager drowned during an alleged smuggling attempt after the driver of their vehicle drove into a canal while fleeing authorities following major flooding in Texas, authorities said.Now, two men face federal charges in connection with their deaths,... Read More.

Air traffic control room fight at Reagan National Airport leads to arrest

Tuesday, April 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A fight in the air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport, or DCA, in the Washington, D.C., area led to an employee being arrested and charged with assault.Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said in a statement to ABC News that police arrested... Read More.

Text messages show yearslong scheme between suspects in Super Bowl reporters death: Sources

Tuesday, April 1 by ABC News

(KENNER, La.) -- Text messages between two people charged in connection with the death of a Telemundo Kansas City reporter in Louisiana to cover the Super Bowl show they had been scheming for years to drug and rob victims in multiple locations, law enforcement... Read More.

Gunman in 2022 Buffalo mass shooting wants federal trial moved to NYC

Tuesday, April 1 by ABC News

(BUFFALO, N.Y) -- Payton Gendron, the teenager who killed 10 Black people at the Topps supermarket in East Buffalo in 2022, claims he cannot get a fair trial in Western New York, so his federal death-penalty eligible case should move to New York City, his... Read More.

Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador despite order barring removal to third countries

Tuesday, April 1 by ABC News

(GUANTANAMO BAY) -- Attorneys representing at least one of 17 alleged Venezuelan gang members who were deported Sunday to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison say the men were sent there two days after a federal judge issued an order prohibiting such deportations.A federal judge... Read More.

Animal sanctuary owner, about 100 cats die in fire, officials say

Tuesday, April 1 by ABC News

(MEDFORD, N.Y) -- An animal sanctuary owner and roughly 100 cats have died in a fire on Long Island, according to officials.The flames broke out at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Monday at Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.... Read More.

Judge temporarily restores funding for legal aid for migrant children

Once-in-a-generation extreme weather event to begin Wednesday with tornadoes, flooding

Meet 5 of the alleged gang members the Trump administration sent to an El Salvadoran mega-prison

Teens who allegedly failed to put out cigarettes accused of causing massive South Carolina wildfire

2 men face federal charges after woman, teen drown in alleged smuggling attempt

Air traffic control room fight at Reagan National Airport leads to arrest

Text messages show yearslong scheme between suspects in Super Bowl reporters death: Sources

Gunman in 2022 Buffalo mass shooting wants federal trial moved to NYC

Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador despite order barring removal to third countries

Animal sanctuary owner, about 100 cats die in fire, officials say

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