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Man taken into custody for alleged social media threat to kill Trump: Sheriff
(SIERRA VISTA, Ariz.) -- An Arizona man was taken into custody in connection with an alleged social media threat to kill former President Donald Trump, according to officials.Ronald Lee Syvrud, 66, of Benson, was taken into custody on Thursday without incident, a Cochise County Sheriff's Office spokesperson told ABC News.Syvrud…
80-year-old dog walker killed in carjacking, man arrested: Police
(SEATTLE) -- A man has been arrested after he allegedly carjacked an 80-year-old dog walker, leaving her with fatal injuries before stabbing her dog to death, according to police.James K. Hayes, a 48-year-old Seattle resident, was found and arrested Thursday morning in the murder of 80-year-old Ruth Dalton.Police expect he…
Parents reveal how bounce houses can turn dangerous
(NEW YORK) -- Inflatable structures like bounce houses and moonwalks are staples at children's birthday parties and summer carnivals. Despite the fun they bring, the wind can make them dangerous -- it's something multiple families found out the hard way this year.Shock and chaos ensued as families rushed for cover…
9-month-old dead after being found strapped into safety seat by grandmother in hot car for 8 hours
(NEW YORK) -- A 9-month-old child has died after being left in a car by the child’s grandmother for nearly eight hours in what authorities are investigating as a heat-related death.The incident occurred in Beeville, Texas, some 100 miles southeast of San Antonio, on Wednesday when the Beeville Police Department…
New York AG asks appeals court to uphold Trump’s $454M fraud judgment
(NEW YORK) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a state appeals court Wednesday to uphold a lower court's determination that former President Donald Trump, his adult sons and his company are liable for a fraudulent scheme that inflated Trump's net worth by as much as $2.2 billion, arguing…
Immigrants begin receiving relief from deportation under new Biden administration executive order
(WASHINGTON) -- Cecilia sat in front of her computer repeatedly refreshing the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services webpage on Monday, waiting for the application for the Biden administration's "Keeping Families Together" program to show up on her screen.Minutes later, she clicked it open and submitted the form in less than…
People are blurring their homes on Google Maps to deter burglars. Here’s how.
(MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.) -- Some homeowners in Southern California are blurring their homes on Google Maps as a means of deterring potential burglaries, Ryan Railsback, an officer in the Riverside Police Department, told ABC News.The tactic could reduce the likelihood of a robbery by denying would-be wrongdoers useful information about…
3 arrested for alleged acid attack on New Jersey woman
(WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J.) -- Three Florida residents have been arrested after they were hired for an alleged acid attack on a woman in New Jersey last month, officials said Tuesday.Police responded to a home in Monroe Township on July 26, where a 42-year-old woman was attacked upon arriving home from work,…
Human bones found in Brooklyn park for 2nd time this week
(NEW YORK) -- Human bones were found in a Brooklyn park along the shore of the East River for the second time in a week, according to the New York Police Department.Police responded to a 911 report of a body found at Jane's Carousel early Wednesday, and determined the civilian…
Woman nearly bitten by tiger after hopping fence at New Jersey zoo, video shows
(BRIDGETON, N.J.) -- Police are seeking a woman who hopped a fence surrounding a tiger enclosure at a New Jersey zoo.Video of the incident showed the unidentified woman reaching through the enclosure's fence at the Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton.The woman can be seen attempting to pet the animal, then jumping…