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Man accused of impersonating ICE officer to scare Ukrainian community: Police

The suspect intended to threaten Ukrainians at a grocery store, police said.
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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is pictured during an enforcement action on March 21, 2018.
March 28

ABC News Live Prime: Friday March 28th, 2025

Urgent rescue mission underway after catastrophic earthquake rattles southeast Asia; Vice President JD Vance visits Greenland; and the impact of the immigration crackdown on Chicago-area restaurants.
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VIDEO: ABC News Live Prime: Friday March 28th, 2025
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ABC News Live Rundown: Friday, March 28, 2025

Stay up to date on the developing stories making headlines.
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VIDEO: ABC News Live Rundown: Friday, March 28, 2025
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Columbia University Interim president stepping down, university says

Armstrong was announced as the interim president in August 2024.
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This undated photo provided by Columbia University, Aug. 16, 2024, shows interim President Dr. Katrina Armstrong.
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Southern Poverty Law Center condemns executive order on American history

Southern Poverty Law Center CEO and President Margaret Huang on why her organization is condemning President Donald Trump’s executive order to restore “truth and sanity” to American history.
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VIDEO: Southern Poverty Law Center condemns executive order on American history
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3 dead after storms bring record-breaking Texas floods, officials say

Torrential rain inundated South Texas over several days.
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Rescue workers help drivers caught in flood waters in McAllen, Texas, on March 27, 2025.
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After months of cuts, State Department says it's officially shuttering USAID

Administration officials have led a widespread effort to dismantle the agency.
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Tributes are placed beneath the covered seal of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7, 2025.
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'Unholy Matrimony': How investigators solved the Robert Limon murder case

An encore "20/20" looks at the investigation into Robert Limon's 2014 murder.
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A crime scene photo taken by investigators shows an open filing cabinet with papers strewn on the floor.
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Astronomers estimate when they believe the 'Blaze Star' will explode

T Coronae Borealis has an outburst every 79 to 80 years, according to NASA.
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A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis.
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Deportation halted for student whose visa Rubio says was revoked due to activism

Rumeysa Ozturk was arrested as she was headed to break her fast.
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Signage and flowers are placed on a tree next to where ICE agents apprehended Tuft University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk on March 27, 2025, in Somerville, Massachusetts.
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Russian researcher being held after failing to declare frog embryos at customs

Kseniia Petrova was detained after customs found frog embryos in her luggage.
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An undated handout photo of Kseniia Petrova.
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Mahmoud Khalil to remain in custody following New Jersey court hearing

Palestinian activist and Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil will remain in federal immigration custody as a federal judge weighs whether New Jersey is the right place to hear the case.
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VIDEO: Mahmoud Khalil to remain in custody following New Jersey court hearing
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'It is a very big deal': former Pentagon official on Signal group chat leak

Former Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh reacts to the Trump administration's Signal group chat leak.
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VIDEO: 'It is a very big deal': former Pentagon official on Signal group chat leak
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Why is the Empire State Building lit up like that?

The skyscraper will be lit up in gold and cyan to match the show's new logo.
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Rendering of the Empire State Building in Nightline colors.
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Administration asks SCOTUS to lift judge's block on Alien Enemies Act deportations

Judge Boasberg on Friday extended his restraining order for another two weeks.
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Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
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US needs Greenland for 'international security,' says President Trump

President Donald Trump was asked the Vances' trip to Greenland as the administration pushes to acquire the territory.
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President Donald Trump was asked the Vances' trip to Greenland as the administration pushes to acquire the territory.
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Inflation held steady in February, according to Fed's preferred gauge

ABC News’ Alexis Christoforous reports on the fresh data, which arrives little more than a week after the Fed opted to leave interest rates unchanged.
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VIDEO: Inflation held steady in February, according to Fed's preferred gauge
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Tesla Cybertruck vandalized with swastika in NYC, suspects at large: Police

The suspects fled on foot after vandalizing the vehicle, police said.
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The New York Police Department released a video of suspects who reportedly carved a swastika on a parked Tesla in Brooklyn, March 27, 2025.
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Carolina wildfires: High winds, low humidity significantly increase threat

Areas could see wind gusts up to 30 mph on Friday, officials said.
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A firefighter lights a protective backburn fire to control the Black Cove Fire Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Saluda, N.C.
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Tufts student arrest is ‘excuse to undermine democracy’: Jewish leader

Amy Spitalnick, Tufts alumnus and CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, reacts to the arrest of Tufts doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk by immigration authorities.
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VIDEO: Tufts student arrest is ‘excuse to undermine democracy’: Jewish leader
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HHS layoffs will ‘make America much less safe’: Former CDC director

Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden warns that “cutting things is not likely to improve them.”
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VIDEO: HHS layoffs will ‘make America much less safe’: Former CDC director
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2nd judge blocks Trump's transgender military ban in scathing ruling

Judge Benjamin Settle became the second federal judge to block the policy.
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The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, Mar. 3, 2022.
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Black Civil War soldiers to be honored with 7-foot bronze monument

The sculpture will be mounted on an elevated hill in Franklin County, Virginia.
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A working sketch of the monument for Raising the Shade committee.
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Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.
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NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force investigating vandalized Tesla Cybertruck

Two individuals carved the word “Nazis” and a swastika on the doors of an unoccupied Tesla vehicle in Brooklyn, according to police.
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Two individuals carved the word “Nazis” and a swastika on the doors of an unoccupied Tesla vehicle in Brooklyn, according to police.
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'He is trying to kill me,' woman said during doctor husband's attack on hiking trail

Gerhardt Konig, 46, has been charged with second-degree attempted murder.
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An undated photo of Gerhardt Konig.
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Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil fights extradition in NJ court

ABC News’ Aaron Katersky reports on the legal showdown between the Justice Department and lawyers for a detained Columbia University graduate.
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VIDEO: Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil fights extradition in NJ court
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Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect and estranged wife reach divorce settlement

Rex Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to the murders of seven women.
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Alleged Gilgo serial killer Rex Heuermann appears in Judge Timothy Mazzei's courtroom at Suffolk County Court for a status conference on February 25, 2025 in Riverhead, New York.
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Child asking babysitter to check for 'monster' leads to shocking arrest in Kansas

A 27-year-old man in Kansas was arrested after a babysitter found him hiding under a child's bed, according to authorities.
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A 27-year-old man in Kansas was arrested after a babysitter found him hiding under a child's bed, according to authorities.
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Babysitter arrested for fatally stabbing 3-year-old in Las Vegas: Police

Marketta Phillips, 41, was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center and charged with open murder with a deadly weapon, police said.
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Marketta Phillips, 41, was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center and charged with open murder with a deadly weapon, police said.
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New details revealed in 50-year-old cold case of murdered woman

Jon Miller, 84, was sentenced to life in prison for killing Mary Schlais, a hitchhiker who was headed to a Chicago art show in 1974.
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Jon Miller, 84, was sentenced to life in prison for killing Mary Schlais, a hitchhiker who was headed to a Chicago art show in 1974.
March 27

ABC News Live Prime: Thursday, March 27, 2025

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces 25% staff cuts to HHS; Selena is remembered as the singer's killer is denied parole; daughter of the French man convicted of letting men rape his wife speaks.
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VIDEO: ABC News Live Prime: Thursday, March 27, 2025
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Lawyer for student in ICE custody: “All of us should be should feel intimidated”

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with the lawyer of Yunseo Chung whose status as a legal permanent U.S. resident has been revoked, she says, because of participation in pro-Palestinian protests.
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VIDEO: Lawyer for Columbia Univ. student suing Trump: ‘All of us should feel intimidated’
March 27

ABC News Live Rundown: Thursday, March 27, 2025

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VIDEO: ABC News Live Rundown: Thursday, March 27, 2025
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Man arrested in Las Vegas Tesla arson facing federal charges

Paul Hyon Kim was arrested Wednesday.
March 27
Photos of the suspect are shown at a press conference about the Teslas set on fire in Las Vegas, on March 27. 2025.
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University of Alabama graduate student detained by ICE, school says

Alireza Doroudi, a doctoral student, is being held in a detention facility.
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Alireza Doroudi is shown in this undated photo.
March 27

Former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried transferred out of New York prison

The FTX founder is currently serving a 25-year sentence.
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (C) departs Manhattan Federal Court after an arraignment hearing on March 30, 2023 in New York City. Federal prosecutors added a foreign bribery charge to the list of crimes that Bankman-Fried is already facing. The indictment accuses the FTX founder of directing $40 million in bribes to Chinese government officials to unfreeze assets related to his cryptocurrency business. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
March 27

Fired by Trump, FTC commissioners file suit and speak out

Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya are seeking back pay and reinstatement.
March 27
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter sits before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade hearing entitled "The World Wild Web: Examining Harms Online" in the Rayburn House office building in Washington, D.C., March 26, 2025.
March 27

Judge orders Trump administration to preserve Signal chat on Yemen strikes

A judge has ordered the Trump administration to preserve the contents of the Signal app chat in which top officials discussed Yemen military strikes earlier this month.
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VIDEO: Judge orders Trump administration to preserve Signal chat on Yemen strikes
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US winemakers anticipate cost increase due to Trump tariffs

Winemakers say they are feeling the effects of Trump’s planned tariffs.
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Jaclyn Lee reported on how American winemakers are feeling the effects of President Donald Trump’s looming tariffs.
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Judge orders Trump administration to preserve Signal chat on Yemen strikes

The messages had been set to delete in violation of record-keeping requirements.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to media upon arriving at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Mar. 24, 2025.
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University of Alabama graduate student detained by ICE, school says

Federal immigration agents have detained a University of Alabama doctoral student who is a citizen of Iran, according to the school and ICE records.
March 27
Federal immigration agents have detained a University of Alabama doctoral student who is a citizen of Iran, according to the school and ICE records.
March 27

Child asking babysitter to check for 'monster' leads to shocking arrest in Kansas

The male suspect, who once lived at the house, was arrested and booked in jail.
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FAA administrator: 'Clearly, something was missed' that led to DC plane crash

The midair collision killed all 67 people on board both aircraft.
March 27
A crane removes airplane wreckage from the Potomac River, where American Airlines flight 5342 collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter, near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb 03, 2025 in Alexandria, VA.
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Father of American Airlines pilot killed in DC collision reflects on his son's legacy

Tim Lilley, the father of Sam Lilley, discusses his son's legacy following the fatal midair collision between a passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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VIDEO: Father of American Airlines pilot killed in DC collision reflects on his son's legacy
March 27

Former Yankees player's son honored at opening day after his mysterious death

Miller Gardner, 14, died on Friday during the family's vacation in Costa Rica.
March 27
A moment of silence is observed for Miller Gardner, son of former New York Yankees player Brett Gardner, before the start of an opening-day baseball game between the Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in New York.
March 27

HHS sued for cutting program that provides legal aid for migrant children

The Trump administration halted funding for the program last week.
March 27
Migrant children wait for care at the Mexican refugee commission, following the cancellation of CBP One appointments in the United States, in Tapachula, Mexico, Jan. 27, 2025.
March 27

Get your 'data out of there': bioethicist on 23andMe bankruptcy

Arthur Caplan, professor of bioethics at NYU, joined ABC News Live to discuss what could happen to users' genetic data after biotechnology company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy.
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VIDEO: Get your 'data out of there': bioethicist on 23andMe bankruptcy
March 27

Babysitter fatally stabs toddler, flees scene: Police

The suspect was babysitting the child while the father was at work, police said.
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Lt. Robert Price with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department gives an update on the fatal stabbing of a 3-year-old by her babysitter, March 26, 2025.
March 27

Deer grooms cat outside Washington home

A Washington homeowner spotted a deer taking interest in his cat, Pebbles, when he realized the two were nuzzling up for a grooming session.
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VIDEO: Deer grooms cat outside Washington home