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6th person arrested for allegedly assisting escaped New Orleans inmates

An inmate, a jail employee and four women are accused of helping the escapees.
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A screen grab taken from a handout CCTV video shows inmates running through the loading dock at the Orleans Parish Justice Center, in New Orleans, May 16, 2025.
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Boeing reaches deal with DOJ to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes

The agreement still has to go through a judge in the Northern District of Texas.
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In this Jan. 8, 2024, file photo, the Boeing logo is displayed on Boeing buildings in El Segundo, Calif.
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Stocks close lower as investors react to Trump's new tariff threats

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened new tariffs against Apple and recommended the European Union face a 50% tariff rate starting next month.
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VIDEO: Stocks close lower as investors react to Trump's new tariff threats
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Cruise ship diverts course to save stranded sailors and dogs

Carnival Splendor traveled five hours to reach the stranded vessel.
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A Carnival Cruise Line ship rescued four people and three dogs from a catamaran after it sent out a distress call in the Pacific Ocean, May 23, 2025.
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Protesters decry 'crypto corruption' as Trump fetes top investors

Trump hosted the black-tie event in a personal capacity, the White House said.
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Trump hosted the black-tie event in a personal capacity, the White House said.
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Attorney on Trump's move to ban Harvard from enrolling international students

Immigration lawyer Francisco Symphorien-Saavedra reacts to the ruling temporarily blocking Trump's move to bar Harvard from enrolling international students.
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VIDEO: Attorney on Trump's move to ban Harvard from enrolling international students
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Man tortured for weeks in NYC apartment, escapes, suspect arrested

Police said they found photos of the victim being tied up and tortured.
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May 23

Rain and flooding could dampen Memorial Day weekend in the South

Heavy, widespread rain is possible from Texas through most of the South.
May 23
People enjoy the beach as high temperatures are expected later in the week in Santa Monica, California, U.S., May 19, 2025.
May 23

Dating app meetup leads to shooting, arrests in Oregon: Police

The suspects allegedly used an app to target the victim in the robbery.
May 23
Julia Dell Yepez is seen in a police handout from the Benton County Sheriff's Office.
May 23

The best Memorial Day sales

“GMA” lifestyle contributor Lori Bergamotto shares some of the hottest deals for this Memorial Day weekend on fashion, drinkware and more.
May 23
VIDEO: The best Memorial Day sales
May 23

Protesters decry 'crypto corruption' as Trump fetes top investors in his meme coin

Trump hosted the black-tie event in a personal capacity, the White House said.
May 23
President Donald Trump raises a fist as he departs the White House to attend a private dinner at the Trump National Golf Club, in Washington, May 22, 2025.
May 23

Trump to address West Point graduates

President Donald Trump is slated to speak before this year's West Point graduates on Saturday.
May 23
Trump to address West Point graduates
May 23

How the GOP tax bill could impact sustainability efforts

The bill would gut Biden-era clean energy tax credits.
May 23
Plants grow through an array of solar panels in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., May 6, 2022.
May 23

Teen detained by ICE after mistaken arrest says detention was 'life-changing'

Ximena Arias-Cristobal, 19, was released from ICE custody on Thursday.
May 23
Dalton Georgia college student Ximena Arias-Cristoba reunites with her family, May 22, 2025 after she was released from detention by ICE.
May 23

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

Michail Chkhikvishvili is allegedly linked to the Antioch High School shooting.
May 23
This photo provided by Metro Nashville Police, emergency personnel gather outside Antioch High School after a shooting incident, Jan. 22, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn.
May 23

Judge temporarily blocks Trump's ban on Harvard enrolling international students

The school said the ban "is a blatant violation of the First Amendment."
May 23
People walk through Harvard Yard on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachussetts, April 15, 2025.
May 23

Murdered Israeli Embassy workers yearned for peace, loved ones say

Yaron Lischinsky was planning to propose to Sarah Milgrim next week.
May 23
People attend a candlelight vigil at Lafayette Square across from the White House in Washington, May 22, 2025, following a shooting that left two people dead.
May 23

Israeli Embassy staffers killed in shooting were 'young couple with a bright future'

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were gunned down on Wednesday night.
May 23
Undated photo of staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, Israeli citizen Yaron Lischinsky and U.S. citizen Sarah Milgrim, who were shot and killed while leaving an event at a Jewish museum in Washington, May 21, 2025.
May 23

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

Harvard is suing the Trump administration, claiming its decision to revoke the school's ability to enroll international students violates the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause.
May 23
VIDEO: Harvard sues Trump admin for its ban on school enrolling international students
May 23

National headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.
May 23
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.
May 23

How Trump support will impact the cryptocurrency industry

Ben McKenzie, author of “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud,” explains the digital currency, and who’s investing.
May 23
VIDEO: How Trump support will impact the cryptocurrency industry
May 23

How to make it a safe summer for kids

According to Safe Kids Worldwide, about 40% of child injury deaths happen between May and August.
May 23
VIDEO: How to make it a safe summer for kids
May 23

Jewish museum shooting: What to know about the suspect

The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, was taken into custody after the shooting.
May 23
FBI agents work at the crime scene where two Israeli Embassy Staff Members were killed as they were outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC, United States on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
May 23

‘I was terrified’: Georgia teen detained by ICE reunited with family

Ximena Arias-Cristobal was arrested on May 5 in Dalton, Georgia, after her dark gray truck was mistaken for a black pickup that made an illegal turn.
May 23
Ximena Arias-Cristobal was arrested on May 5 in Dalton, Georgia, after her dark gray truck was mistaken for a black pickup that made an illegal turn.
May 23

Columbia University fosters 'hostile environment' for Jewish students: Trump admin

"A hotbed of anti-American, anti-Semitic, pro-terrorist agitators.”
May 23
A demonstrator burns her diploma as Columbia University and Barnard College students hold a graduation rally in support of Palestine in New York on May 21, 2025.
May 23

Impaired driver pulled from car seconds before train crash

Police officers in Piscataway, New Jersey, pulled a man from his vehicle 30 seconds before a train made impact.
May 23
Police officers in Piscataway, New Jersey, pulled a man from his vehicle 30 seconds before a train made impact.
May 23

Picture this! Man turns trash into cameras

Ian Ruhter, a photographer based in South Lake Tahoe, is capturing his own freeze frames with discarded soda cans he’s turned into cameras.
May 23
Ian Ruhter, a photographer based in South Lake Tahoe, is capturing his own freeze frames with discarded soda cans he’s turned into cameras.
May 23

Rare endangered bird on the run after zoo escape

A juvenile East African crowned crane escaped from the Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah, Washington, prompting an active search in the surrounding area.
May 23
A juvenile East African crowned crane escaped from the Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah, Washington, prompting an active search in the surrounding area.
May 23

5 years after George Floyd's death, Minneapolis police work to rebuild trust

"Not everybody's healed," the police chief told ABC News.
May 23
People face off with police near the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct. People gathered at Chicago Ave. and East 38th Street during a rally in Minneapolis, May 26, 2020.
May 23

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil takes the stand in bid for asylum

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who has been detained since his arrest in March, took the stand Thursday during a hearing on his immigration status.
May 23
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who has been detained since his arrest in March, took the stand Thursday during a hearing on his immigration status.
May 23

3rd woman arrested in connection to New Orleans inmate escape

A Slidell woman was arrested and accused of helping a fugitive who is still at large from the massive New Orleans jail break elude capture, Louisiana State Police said.
May 23
A Slidell woman was arrested and accused of helping a fugitive who is still at large from the massive New Orleans jail break elude capture, Louisiana State Police said.
May 22

Music agency co-founder among dead in San Diego plane crash

At least two people were killed and eight others injured, officials said.
May 22
Emergency personnel work at the crash scene on a street, after a small civilian aircraft went down in a neighborhood in San Diego, Calif. May 22, 2025.
May 22

ABC News Live Prime: Thursday, May 22, 2025

At least three killed, 100 displaced after San Diego plane crash; ABC News' Linsey Davis' exclusive phone call with Pentagon leaker Jax Teixeira; Prince Royce reimagines the classics in "Eterno."
May 22
VIDEO: ABC News Live Prime: Thursday, May 22, 2025
May 22

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira speaks out from prison for the 1st time (Exclusive)

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Jack Teixeria, who was sentenced to 15 years on federal charges for disclosing defense information. He says he doesn't feel he betrayed his country.
May 22
VIDEO: Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira speaks out from prison for the 1st time (Exclusive)
May 22

Israeli ambassador to US on threat situation after killing of 2 embassy staffers

Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter told ABC News’ Linsey Davis there’s a link between threatening language on campuses and actual violence: “Somebody’s going to pick up a gun and use it.” 
May 22
VIDEO: Israeli ambassador to US on threat situation after 2 embassy staffers are killed
May 22

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil takes the stand in bid for asylum

The judge will not immediately issue a ruling
May 22
Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024.
May 22

ABC News Live Rundown: Thursday, May 22, 2025

Stay up to date on the developing stories making headlines.
May 22
VIDEO: ABC News Live Rundown: Thursday, May 22, 2025
May 22

Trump holds gala for investors in his meme coin, as critics slam it as pay-for-play

Investors pumped millions into the coin for a chance to attend the gala.
May 22
President Donald Trump speaks about the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House, May 20, 2025, in Washington.
May 22

Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial recap day 13: 2nd week of testimony concludes with Kid Cudi

The jury was released for an extended Memorial Day weekend break on Thursday.
May 22
Music artist Kid Cudi testifies on the witness stand during Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial in Manhattan federal court, May 22, 2025, in New York.
May 22

Diddy Trial Day 9: Kid Cudi on the witness stand

On Thursday, May 22, it was Kid Cudi’s turn to take the witness stand during Sean Combs’ federal trial. ABC News’ Eva Pilgrim, Aaron Katersky and a team of contributors explain what happened in court.
May 22
VIDEO: Diddy Trial Day 9: Kid Cudi on the witness stand
May 22

Former LA deputy mayor to plead guilty to making fake bomb threat: DOJ

Brian K. Williams, 61, was charged with threats regarding fire and explosives.
May 22
Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Brian K. Williams delivers a speech during the graduation ceremony for LAPD recruit class 11-23 at the Los Angeles Police Academy in Los Angeles, May 3, 2024.
May 22

New Social Security chief tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it

ABC News obtained audio of Frank Bisignano's staff meeting with managers.
May 22
Frank Bisignano arrives to testify at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC.
May 22

Judge blocks Trump administration from trying to dismantle Department of Education

The judge's ruling blocks the government from firing half the DOE's workforce.
May 22
The Department of Education building in Washington, March 24, 2025.
May 22

Suspect in DC shooting outside Jewish museum charged with murder

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were killed, Israeli officials said.
May 22
A member of the public with the Israeli flag draped over the shoulders stands close to the scene where two people were shot and killed at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, May 22, 2025.
May 22

Officials give update after 2 Israeli Embassy staffers shot in Washington, DC

Two staff members with the Israeli Embassy were gunned down outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in what FBI Director Kash Patel called an "act of terror."
May 22
Two staff members with the Israeli Embassy were gunned down outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in what FBI Director Kash Patel called an "act of terror."
May 22

Cancer deaths tied to alcohol are rising fast, study finds

Alcohol-linked cancer deaths have doubled in the U.S. in the past 30 years.
May 22
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May 22

Firefighter describes 'thick fog' when arriving on scene of San Diego plane crash

Dan Eddy, assistant chief of operations for the San Diego Fire Department, described arriving at the scene of Thursday's deadly plane crash.
May 22
VIDEO: Fire official describes 'think fog' when arriving on scene of deadly San Diego plane crash
May 22

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students

The Trump administration has barred Harvard from allowing international students to enroll at the university.
May 22
The Trump administration has barred Harvard from allowing international students to enroll at the university.
May 22

Nearly $34 million worth of illegal e-cigarettes seized by federal officials

Federal agents discovered 2 million illegal vapes during recent inspections.
May 22
Millions of unauthorized e-cigarettes from China stopped at US border.
May 22

2 Israeli Embassy staffers killed in 'act of terror' in Washington, DC

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were identified by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar as the victims during a press conference on Thursday morning.
May 22
VIDEO: 2 Israeli Embassy staffers killed in 'act of terror' in Washington, DC