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(NEW YORK) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking nearly a dozen large tech companies to take meaningful steps to protect voters from election-related misinformation, according to a letter obtained exclusively by ABC News."While misinformation has been a concern in past elections, with the rise of gen AI,…

(NEW YORK) -- The former Illinois sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 to report a prowler was the subject of a complaint alleging inappropriate conduct following a 2022 arrest, according to Sean Grayson’s disciplinary paperwork obtained by ABC News.A woman arrested by…

(NEW YORK) -- A Michigan man is accused of fatally shooting his neighbor after getting into an argument with him on the street, officials said.Devereaux Christopher Johnson, 47, of Canton, was arraigned Monday on first-degree murder in connection with the shooting, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said.The victim -- 35-year-old…

(NEW YORK) -- A Connecticut woman who was found dead hours before she was scheduled to be sentenced for killing her husband died by suicide after ingesting antifreeze, officials said Monday.Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi, 76, was found dead at her home on July 24. Troopers responded to the house that morning after…

(NEW YORK) -- A woman has been arrested for the murder of her newborn 37 years after the baby girl was found dead in a dumpster in California, authorities said.On Oct. 13, 1987, a man rummaging for recyclables found a dead newborn in a dumpster behind a business, Riverside police…

(BEL AIR, Md.) -- Two people were found dead and another was injured after an explosion Sunday morning leveled a home and damaged multiple neighboring residences in a suburban Baltimore neighborhood, authorities said.The blast was reported around 6:42 a.m. ET on Arthurs Woods Drive in Harford County, in the town…

(LOS ANGELES) -- A 4.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the Los Angeles region early Monday afternoon.The epicenter was located near the city's Highland Park neighborhood, a few miles north of downtown Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The Los Angeles Fire Department said it’s examining transportation infrastructures, apartment buildings, power…

(LAS VEGAS) -- The trial against Robert Telles -- the former Nevada county official who allegedly murdered a journalist he blamed for ruining his career and marriage -- began Monday with jury selection.The former Clark County public administrator is accused in the death of 69-year-old Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff…

(NEW YORK) -- Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of Susan Lorincz, the Florida woman who is charged with fatally shooting her neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens, a Black mother of four, in 2023 amid a dispute with Owens’ children.“The remembrance of it is very painful,” Pamela…

(NEW YORK) -- The next great sky show is coming late Sunday evening, and it is forecast to be one of the most awe-inspiring shooting star displays of 2024.Appearing annually between late July and mid-August, the Perseid meteor shower is expected to reach its peak on the evening of Sunday,…