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President John F Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally, and others smile at the crowds lining their motorcade route in Dallas, Texas, Nov. 22, 1963.
President John F Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally, and others smile at the crowds lining their motorcade route in Dallas, Texas, Nov. 22, 1963.
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Government releases thousands of declassified pages related to JFK assassination

President Trump signed an order in January to release the remaining records.
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President John F Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally, and others smile at the crowds lining their motorcade route in Dallas, Texas, Nov. 22, 1963.
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Government releases thousands of declassified pages related to JFK assassination

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 23 directing the release of the remaining records, saying it was in the "public interest" to do so.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 23 directing the release of the remaining records, saying it was in the "public interest" to do so.
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NASA astronauts splash down off Florida coast after 9 months in space

Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore performed the first astronaut-crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule in June 2024.
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NASA astronauts splash down off Florida coast after 9 months in space
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Attorney general calls Tesla arson attacks 'nothing short of domestic terrorism'

Tesla dealerships have faced attacks since Elon Musk begin his White House role.
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A member of the Seattle Fire Department inspects a burned Tesla Cybertruck at a Tesla lot in Seattle, March 10, 2025.
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SpaceX Dragon successfully splashes down, returning NASA astronauts back to Earth

Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore left the ISS early Tuesday.
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In this screen grab from a video, the Crew Dragon capsule is shown after splash down off the coast of Florida, March 18, 2025.
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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil calls himself a 'political prisoner' in letter

Khalil dictated the letter over the phone from a Louisiana detention center.
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Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, in New York City, U.S., June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
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2 NASA astronauts returned to Earth after 9 months. Here are the health impacts

Extended time in space can bring changes to human physiology and psychology.
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NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Starliner spacecraft.
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New York woman pleads guilty to mailing drug-soaked documents to prisons

The woman disguised the drug-soaked mail as legal paperwork, officials said.
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Department of Justice inscription is seen on the headquarter's building in Washington, D.C., Oct. 20, 2022.
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Woman charged with murder in death of Telemundo Super Bowl reporter

Adan Manzano, a reporter for KGKC Telemundo Kansas City and Tico Sports, was found dead in his hotel room in Kenner, Louisiana, on Feb. 5, police said.
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Adan Manzano, a reporter for KGKC Telemundo Kansas City and Tico Sports, was found dead in his hotel room in Kenner, Louisiana, on Feb. 5, police said.
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Trump wants 'clean' coal, but there's no such thing

Experts say coal may be "cleaner than ever," but it's still not "clean" energy.
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Experts say coal may be "cleaner than ever," but it's still not "clean" energy.
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Super Bowl reporter's cause of death revealed as suspect charged with murder

Adan Manzano was found dead in his hotel room in Kenner, Louisiana, on Feb. 5.
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The Kenner Police Department provided surveillance footage that they say shows Adan Manzano and Danette Colbert getting off the elevator in a hotel hallway.
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Trump wants 'clean' coal. Here's why there's no such thing

Coal may be "cleaner than ever," but it's still not "clean" energy, experts say.
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The Comanche Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant owned by Xcel Energy.
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Will release of JFK assassination files contain any new information?

Presidential historian Mark Updegrove discusses the what information historians will be looking for in the planned release of the JFK assassination files by the Trump administration.
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VIDEO: Will release of JFK assassination files contain any new information?
March 18

Judge says dismantling of USAID was unconstitutional

The judge ordered Elon Musk and DOGE to immediately give USAID employees access to their "email, payment, security notification, and all other electronic systems."
March 18
The judge ordered Elon Musk and DOGE to immediately give USAID employees access to their "email, payment, security notification, and all other electronic systems."
March 18

'Many' alleged gang members deported by Trump didn't have criminal records in US: ICE

A judge has temporarily blocked deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.
March 18
Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center prison, in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, obtained March 16, 2025.
March 18

13-year-old boy arrested for murder in fatal hit-and-run of bicyclist: Police

The victim, Scott Habermehl, was struck while riding in a bike lane in 2024.
March 18
In this Feb. 2, 2024, file photo, the Albuquerque Police Department headquarters is shown in Albuquerque, N.M.
March 18

'Many' alleged gang members deported by Trump didn't have criminal records in US: ICE

Many of the noncitizens deported pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act did not have criminal records, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said in a sworn filing.
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Many of the noncitizens deported pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act did not have criminal records, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said in a sworn filing.
March 18

Supreme Court's John Roberts pushes back on Trump's attacks on judges

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts provided a statement calling President Donald Trump's calls to impeach judges whose rulings he disagrees with "not an appropriate response."
March 18
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts provided a statement calling President Donald Trump's calls to impeach judges whose rulings he disagrees with "not an appropriate response."
March 18

As March Madness begins, debate reemerges on who started the brackets

Jody's Club Forest on Staten Island claims to be the bracket birthplace.
March 18
The University of Connecticut's Liam McNeeley drives past Creighton's Jamiya Neal during the semifinals of the Big East tournament, March 14, 2025, in New York.
March 18

2 students allegedly attack teacher at high school

The teacher remained in a fetal position during the attack, police said.
March 18
Jayvis McClover and Roddrick McQueen in police booking photos.
March 18

Woman's 1979 cold case rape, murder solved with genetic genealogy

A man has been arrested in a woman's 1979 cold case murder after investigators used genetic genealogy to zero in on his identity, police in Maryland announced.
March 18
A man has been arrested in a woman's 1979 cold case murder after investigators used genetic genealogy to zero in on his identity, police in Maryland announced.
March 18

Tesla vehicles hit with 'targeted attack' in Las Vegas: Police

A fire was started at a Tesla Collision Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
March 18
A fire was started at a Tesla Collision Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
March 18

Woman's 1979 cold case rape, murder solved with genetic genealogy

There was no apparent connection between the victim and the suspect.
March 18
An undated photo of 31-year-old Kathryn Donohue, who was killed in 1979.
March 18

Red flag conditions have 8 states bracing for possible wildfires

The alarming forecast comes in the wake of a deadly tornado outbreak.
March 18
A sign in front of the fire department warns residents in Yale, Oklahoma, of the risk of wildfires, March 17, 2025.
March 18

Hunter Biden whistleblowers promoted at IRS

The two IRS staffers accused the DOJ of granting Hunter Biden special treatment.
March 18
Hunter Biden is seen at the White House, September 30, 2024.
March 18

National headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.
March 18
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.
March 18

DOJ's National Security Division pulls all-nighter to prep release of JFK files

Trump announced the files' release while visiting the Kennedy Center Monday.
March 18
President John F. Kennedy, shown during his news conference at the State Department.
March 18

Blizzard conditions and chances for severe storms expected in the Heartland

Blizzard warnings are in place for parts of Kansas and Nebraska, with winter storm watches stretching northeast into Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
March 18
Blizzard warnings are in place for parts of Kansas and Nebraska, with winter storm watches stretching northeast into Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
March 18

Families of migrants believed to be deported by ICE say they weren't gang members

Trump officials invoked the Alien Enemies Act to begin deporting non-citizens.
March 18
Yvonna Sanchez and her husband Jose Franco Caraballo Tiapa are seen in this undated photo.
March 18

Cop dies when police car split in 2 by light pole while in pursuit of suspect

A sheriff's deputy died in a police chase after his patrol car crashed into a bystander's car and then slammed into a light pole, splitting the vehicle in half, police said.
March 18
During the police pursuit, Deputy Hector Cuevas, Jr. crashed near the intersection of El Evado and Seneca roads, where his patrol car struck a bystander's vehicle before slamming into a light pole, causing his car to be severed in half.
March 18

Blizzard conditions and chances for severe storms expected in the Heartland

Snow accumulations from 2 to 6 inches are expected in the affected regions.
March 18
Members of the Ovoian family play in the snow while constructing a snowman during a late winter atmospheric river storm passing through the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County on March 13, 2025 near Mount Baldy, California.
March 18

Who invented the March Madness bracket? A debate rages

The concept of filling out a bracket with your picks for the NCAA tournament may have started at a bar in Staten Island, New York.
March 18
The concept of filling out a bracket with all of your picks for the NCAA tournament may have started at a bar in Staten Island, New York.
March 18

Cop dies when police car split in 2 by light pole while in pursuit of suspect

The officer was a six-year veteran of law enforcement, police said.
March 18
A sheriff’s deputy has died in a police chase after his car split in half when he lost control of his patrol vehicle, crashed into a bystander’s car and then slammed into a light pole, police said.
March 18

After 9 months on board ISS, NASA astronauts to return home: A timeline

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were scheduled to return to Earth on June 14.
March 18
Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, June 13, 2024.
March 18

SpaceX Dragon undocks from ISS in mission to get NASA astronauts back to Earth

The mission commander said it was "a privilege to call [the] station home."
March 18
This screengrab image from NASA's live broadcast shows the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule Endurance carrying the Crew-10 mission lifting off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on March 14, 2025.
March 18

ABC News Live Prime Full Episode - Monday, March 17

Deadly tornadoes rip across nine states, killing at least 40 people; community leaders in Fort Worth, Texas, came together to find a way to curb infant mortality rates; March Madness nears tipoff.
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March 17

Plane crashes into sea with 17 people aboard in Honduras

A plane crashed shortly after taking off from the airport in Roatán.
March 17
Handout picture released by Honduran Police shows rescue teams carrying an injured man after a plane crash in Roatan, Honduras on March 17, 2025.
March 17

ABC News Live Rundown: Monday, March 17, 2025

Stay up to date on the developing stories making headlines.
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ABC Audio, ‘20/20’ launch 3 new true crime podcasts 

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks with “20/20” co-anchor Deborah Roberts about the new ABC podcasts “20/20: The After Show,” “Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy” and “The Crime Scene Weekly.”
March 17
VIDEO: ABC Audio, ‘20/20’ launch 3 new true crime podcasts
March 17

'Hero' father dies while saving his young son in wildfire

Allen Ferguson died and his son is in critical condition, an official said.
March 17
Allen Ferguson in a family photo.
March 17

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil describes his arrest in new court filing

Khalil's attorneys have asked for his return to New York from Louisiana.
March 17
Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, in New York City, U.S., June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
March 17

'Heck of a stretch': Judge grills DOJ over Trump deportation flights

Officials ignored the judge's directive to turn two flights around, sources say.
March 17
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.
March 17

DHS alleges deported Lebanese doctor sympathized with Hezbollah

Dr. Rasha Alawieh has a work visa and practices medicine at Brown.
March 17
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, pictured in this undated photo, was detained at Boston's Logan International Airport on March 13, 2025, by Customs and Border Patrol officers and deported back to her home country, Lebanon.
March 17

Plane's wing hits runway while landing, pilots initiate 'go-around'

The 80 people on board were unharmed, according to the port authority.
March 17
Planes at LaGuardia International Airport, May 11, 2023, in New York.
March 17

2 young brothers among at least 42 deaths as tornadoes swept US

The Leviskia brothers were 11 and 13 years old when a tree fell on their home.
March 17
Friends and family members search for belongings in the damage after a tornado passed through the area, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Plantersville, Ala.
March 17

The last days of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa: A timeline

Hackman and his wife were found dead at home during a Feb. 26 welfare check.
March 17
Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 19, 2003.
March 17

Fire danger continues after deadly wildfires ravage state

Parts of Oklahoma face a critical threat of fire danger.
March 17
Fire burns residences during a wildfire outbreak in Stillwater, Okla., March 14, 2025.
March 17

Bob Menendez's wife to go on trial for bribery starting on Tuesday

Nadine Menendez's trial was delayed several times following a cancer diagnosis.
March 17
Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, and his wife Nadine Arslanian, arrive at the US District Court, Southern District of New York, in New York City, Sept. 27, 2023.
March 17

Woman arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions in Houston, Texas AG says

Ken Paxton announced the arrest of 48-year-old Maria Margarita Rojas.
March 17
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting, Feb. 23, 2024, in National Harbor, Md.
March 17

Chicago celebrates St. Patrick’s Day as the Chicago River flows green

The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
March 17
VIDEO: Chicago celebrates St. Patrick’s Day as the Chicago River flows green
Homes in Cameron, Louisiana, lie in ruins in the wake of Hurricane Audrey, July 1, 1957. As far at 25 miles inland were inundated with storm surge of 8 to 12 feet, and leaving 390 dead.
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