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Hearing set on New York judges order blocking deportations without due process

Tuesday, April 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York is set to hear arguments Tuesday after he temporarily ruled that detained migrants being held in the Southern District of New York could not be deported without due process.U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled earlier... Read More.

Fyre Festival 2 is postponed, no new date set

Wednesday, April 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Fyre Festival 2 has been "postponed," according to the organizers.Billy McFarland, who was behind the initial Fyre Festival in the Bahamas, was convicted of wire fraud in connection with the failed 2017 festival.McFarland's new event, which was scheduled to take place in... Read More.

At Boston Marathon, authorities will be watching broad set of potential targets

Monday, April 7 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- At this year's Boston Marathon, 12 years after the deadly marathon bombing, law enforcement will be watching "a broad set of potential soft targets for an attack," according to a bulletin obtained by ABC News.About 30,000 runners are participating in the April... Read More.

Lori Daybell trial: Opening statements set to begin in latest murder case of doomsday mom

Monday, April 7 by ABC News

(CHANDLER, AZ) -- Lori Daybell, the mother convicted of murdering two of her children in a so-called doomsday plot, is now on trial in Arizona on allegations she conspired to also kill her fourth husband.Opening statements are scheduled to start Monday in Maricopa County... Read More.

Karen Read, alleged to have killed police officer boyfriend, retrial set to begin after earlier mistrial

Tuesday, April 1 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- Karen Read's second trial is set to begin Tuesday, seven months after a first prosecution in the alleged murder of her police officer boyfriend ended with the jury unable to reach a verdict.Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer... Read More.

Drake Bell, Josh Peck on the abuse on Drake and Josh set: The monster was there

Monday, March 24 by ABC News

It's a Drake and Josh reunion.Drake Bell reunited with his former co-star Josh Peck on the most recent episode of the latter's podcast, Good Guys.On the episode, which debuted Monday, Bell opened up about having to be around former dialogue coach Brian Peck... Read More.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory reality competition series set for Netflix

Thursday, March 20 by ABC News

Come with Netflix and you'll be in a world of pure imagination.The streamer has announced it is producing a reality competition series based on the beloved Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.Called The Golden Ticket, the show will find contestants... Read More.

Fed set to make first interest rate decision since outbreak of trade war

Wednesday, March 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Federal Reserve is set to announce its first interest rate decision since a global trade war touched off by President Donald Trump's tariffs sent stocks reeling and triggered concern about a possible recession.The move arrives less than two weeks after... Read More.

Federal bribery trial of Bob Menendezs wife set to start on Tuesday

Monday, March 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the federal bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, less than two months after her husband, former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., was sentenced to 11 years in prison for similar crimes.A jury convicted Bob... Read More.

Dakota Johnson filmed on set of Colleen Hoovers Verity film adaption

Thursday, March 13 by ABC News

Dakota Johnson was spotted on the streets of New York City filming for the upcoming movie Verity.Johnson was spotted on the streets of Manhattan on March 12 surrounded by film crews while shooting the film adaption of Colleen Hoover's popular novel of the same... Read More.