National Zoo's popular pandas heading to China
Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — They’re leaving town — and for millions of their adoring fans — you could call it, well, unbearable. After more than two decades of “panda diplomacy,” Washington’s popular pandas were
‘There’s no healing:’ Thousands of families beg for action on housing after Maui wildfires
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Alfonso Basurto watched as the home that housed his family of seven burned to the ground in the Maui wildfires on Aug. 8. He raced to the property to check if
Former CIA officer pleads guilty to sexually abusing and drugging women during overseas postings
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A former CIA officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal charges of sexually abusing and drugging more than two dozen women during his service postings overseas. Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 47, admitted in court
'It's very challenging': Inside the fentanyl fight at the border
Quinn Owen/ABC News (NOGALES, Ariz.) — Senior government officials are concerned that Congress may not pass enough funding to secure the border, as federal authorities work under immense pressure to stop illegal narcotics smuggling. ABC News took
Mother of Uvalde victim loses mayoral election
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Kimberly Mata-Rubio, the mother of Uvalde victim Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio, lost a special election to become mayor in Uvalde, Texas. Cody Smith was elected as the next mayor of Uvalde,
Former Massachusetts prosecutor, criminal justice reform advocate acquitted of charges in rape case
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Criminal justice reform advocate Adam Foss has been acquitted of rape and sexual abuse charges, more than a year after he was charged by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in a
Man arrested with gun at park near US Capitol, police say
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man with a gun has been arrested in a park near the U.S. Capitol, according to Capitol Police. “USCP Officers just arrested a man with a gun in the park
Street crime units face challenges following high-profile controversies
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Law enforcement officers assigned to street crime units aim to infiltrate gangs, confiscate illegal guns and remove drugs off the streets, according to police officials and legal experts. However, street crime
Jewish man killed in altercation at dueling protests over Israel-Hamas war in California, sheriff and local organizations say
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A 69-year-old Jewish man died after a blunt-force head injury following an altercation at an Israel-Hamas war protest in California, Ventura County officials and local organizations said Monday. The death followed
Five takeaways from Trump's fraud trial testimony
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a tense New York courtroom that saw emotions run high, a defiant Donald Trump testified for roughly four hours Monday in the New York attorney general’s $250 million civil