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4th woman arrested for allegedly assisting escaped New Orleans inmates

Friday, May 23 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- A fourth woman has been arrested for allegedly helping inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail last week, police said.Casey Smith, 30, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly assisting two of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice... Read More.

Georgia teen detained by ICE after mistaken arrest says detention was life-changing

Friday, May 23 by ABC News

(DALTON, Ga.) -- The Georgia teen who was arrested in a case of mistaken identity -- and then detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over her undocumented status -- is saying a day after her release on bond that her time in custody was... Read More.

Accused neo-Nazi cult leader extradited to US, as DOJ alleges ties to deadly Nashville school shooting

Friday, May 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The alleged leader of a neo-Nazi cult based overseas has been extradited to the United States and accused of inspiring "multiple senseless killings" around the world, including the shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee, that four months ago left one... Read More.

Harvard sues Trump admin for its ban on school enrolling international students

Friday, May 23 by ABC News

(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) -- Harvard University sued the Trump administration Friday, alleging that the decision to revoke the school's ability to enroll international students "is a blatant violation of the First Amendment, the Due Process Clause, and the Administrative Procedure Act."The Trump administration said on... Read More.

3rd woman arrested for allegedly assisting New Orleans inmate escapee still at large

Friday, May 23 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- A Slidell woman was arrested and accused of helping a fugitive who is still at large from the massive New Orleans jailbreak elude capture, Louisiana State Police said.Connie Weeden, 59, was taken into custody in Slidell and booked into the St. Tammany... Read More.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, prior to immigration hearing, meets infant son for 1st time

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who the Trump administration has targeted for deportation after he helped organize pro-Palestinian protests as a student at Columbia University, met his infant son for the first time, prior to his immigration hearing Thursday in Louisiana.Thursday's hearing was... Read More.

2 dead after small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(SAN DIEGO) -- At least two people are confirmed dead and eight others injured after a small plane crashed in a neighborhood of San Diego on Thursday morning, spewing jet fuel and starting a large fire that damaged about 10 buildings and multiple cars,... Read More.

New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The newly sworn-in head of the Social Security Administration told agency staff this week that when he was first offered the job in the Trump administration, he wasn't familiar with the position and had to look it up online.Frank Bisignano, a former... Read More.

Former Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to trafficking body parts from donated cadavers

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- The former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue pleaded guilty to stealing body parts from cadavers donated to the Boston institution and then selling them, federal prosecutors said.Cedric Lodge, 57, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to transporting stolen human remains,... Read More.

Woman found guilty of stowing away on Delta flight from New York to Paris

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal jury has convicted Svetlana Dali of stowing away on a Delta flight to Paris last November after passing through security in a lane reserved for crewmembers and bypassing gate agents by blending in with boarding passengers.Dali had been charged... Read More.

4th woman arrested for allegedly assisting escaped New Orleans inmates

Georgia teen detained by ICE after mistaken arrest says detention was life-changing

Accused neo-Nazi cult leader extradited to US, as DOJ alleges ties to deadly Nashville school shooting

Harvard sues Trump admin for its ban on school enrolling international students

3rd woman arrested for allegedly assisting New Orleans inmate escapee still at large

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, prior to immigration hearing, meets infant son for 1st time

2 dead after small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood

Former Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to trafficking body parts from donated cadavers

Woman found guilty of stowing away on Delta flight from New York to Paris

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