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(WASHINGTON) — A Washington state man who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was sentenced Wednesday to seven years and three months in prison. Taylor James Johnatakis was convicted in November on seven charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting police officers. Johnatakis led rioters in attacking the police line outside the […]

(CINCINNATI) — Dangerous tornadoes tore through the central U.S. Tuesday night, including Kentucky, where one person was killed, according to the governor. Over the last two days, more than 20 tornadoes were reported across states including Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Missouri. In Kentucky, where wind gusts topped 100 mph, the reported twisters […]

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot in Wednesday night’s drawing is one of the largest in the game’s history. The jackpot is an estimated $1.09 billion — which would make it the fourth-largest in Powerball history and the ninth-largest lotto jackpot ever when factoring in Mega Millions grand prizes. Wednesday night’s Powerball […]

(NEW YORK) — A hiker who was stranded on the side of a cliff in the San Francisco Bay Area is speaking out exclusively to ABC News for the first time since being rescued. Cody Cretini said he had been on a beach walk with his girlfriend on Easter when he decided to take a […]

(NEW YORK) — A hiker who was stranded on the side of a cliff in the San Francisco Bay Area is speaking out exclusively to ABC News for the first time since being rescued. Cody Cretini said he had been on a beach walk with his girlfriend on Easter when he decided to take a […]

(NEW YORK) — Dangerous tornadoes tore through the central U.S. Tuesday night, including Kentucky, where reported twisters flattened buildings, ripped off roofs and littered streets with debris. In the last 48 hours, at least 20 tornadoes were reported across nine states: Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma and Missouri. Many schools across Ohio, […]

(NEW YORK) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are again asking Judge Juan Merchan to recuse himself from the former president’s New York hush money trial, seven months after the judge declined a similar request by defense lawyers. Defense lawyers filed a letter Monday arguing that Merchan’s daughter’s work for the digital consulting firm Authentic Campaigns creates […]

(NEW YORK) — When millions of people look to the skies on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse, scientists will be studying how the phenomenon will affect plant and animal activity on Earth. The eclipse may last just mere minutes for those in the path of totality, but the effect it has on […]

Metro Nashville Police Department (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A suspect who allegedly opened fire during an Easter brunch in Tennessee was arrested in neighboring Kentucky, police said. Anton Rucker, 46, is a suspect in the shooting that killed 33-year-old Allen Beachem and injured five others “non-critically” in Nashville on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Rucker was taken […]

WSB (ATLANTA, Ga.) — The man who allegedly crashed his SUV into the security gate at the FBI’s Atlanta Field Division building is facing a federal charge of destruction of government property, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Atlanta. The suspect, Ervin Lee Bolling, apparently drove his car behind an authorized […]