Police nab suspect after elderly Asian American man attacked in Oakland
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News (OAKLAND, Calif.) — In what’s become a string of recent attacks of Asian Americans, a 75-year-old man was assaulted and robbed in Oakland, California, just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning, authorities
PA woman to be sentenced for embezzling nearly $14K from Band Booster Club
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The Port Angeles High School Band Boosters Club is working harder than ever to raise scholarship funds for students since it was revealed during a routine audit that someone within the
Search is on for murder suspect mistakenly released from NYC's Rikers Island
NYPDBy MEREDITH DELISO and MARK CRUDELE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Authorities are on the hunt for a murder suspect mistakenly released from New York City’s Rikers Island jail this week. Christopher Buggs, 26, had been awaiting
Biden White House under pressure as border arrests increase
OlegAlbinsky/iStockBy QUINN OWEN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — U.S. authorities at the southern border stopped more than 100,000 unauthorized crossing attempts from Mexico last month, according to figures released by Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday. The continued increase
2 more jurors picked for Derek Chauvin case, 1 says trial may force him to delay wedding
kuzma/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (MINNEAPOLIS) — A fourth and fifth juror has been chosen to decide the fate of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, including one panelist who informed
Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan townhouse sells for approximately $51 million
GCShutter/iStockBy JAMES HILL and AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — An attorney for the co-executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate confirmed reports that a sale has closed on the late sex offender’s New York City townhouse on
New York attorney general sues ex-business owner for alleged racist acts against protesters
Marilyn Nieves/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News With 101 different soft serve flavors, bumper boats and a 30-foot climbing wall, Bumpy’s Polar Freeze was something of a summertime institution for decades in Schenectady, New York. More recently, though,
Why businesses can still require masks after states drop mandates
PinkOmelet/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Even though some states have lifted mask mandates, police and law enforcement experts say you can still face charges if you refuse to wear a mask at a store,
Merrick Garland confirmed as attorney general
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images/POOLBY: ALEXANDER MALLIN, LUKE BARR, AND ALLISON PECORIN, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general was confirmed Wednesday by the U.S. Senate. His confirmation comes
Variants account for 51% of new COVID-19 cases in New York City: Officials
Eloi_Omella/iStockBY: EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The New York and United Kingdom variants account for an estimated 51% of new COVID-19 cases in New York City, mayoral adviser Dr. Jay Varma said Wednesday. The New