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DHS arrests another student involved in Columbia university protests

Friday, March 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Department of Homeland Security has arrested a second student who was involved with Columbia University protests, the agency announced.Leqaa Korda was arrested by agents from Homeland Security Investigations for allegedly overstaying her expired visa -- which terminated on Jan. 26,... Read More.

Tesla, in a letter, tells Trump administration its worried about tariffs

Friday, March 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In a letter to the Trump administration this week, electric automaker Tesla raised concerns about President Donald Trump's ongoing tariffs, warning that the company could be "exposed" to retaliatory tariffs and urging the administration to "consider the downstream impacts."The comments were... Read More.

Mahmoud Khalils lawyers petition for the Columbia activists immediate release

Friday, March 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was a "targeted, retaliatory detention and attempted removal of a student protestor because of his constitutionally protected speech," his attorneys said Thursday in a new petition seeking his immediate release.Khalil, a leader of the... Read More.

Alaskas Mount Spurr getting even closer to eruption as unrest escalates, volcanologists say

Friday, March 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Alaska's Mount Spurr, an active volcano near the most populated region in the state, is getting even closer to an eruption, according to volcanologists.Scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory measured "significantly elevated" emissions of volcanic gas coming from Mount Spurr, located... Read More.

American Airlines flight catches fire at Denver airport

Friday, March 14 by ABC News

(DENVER) -- An American Airlines plane caught fire at Denver International Airport in Colorado on Thursday, sending passengers down emergency slides and onto the wing of the aircraft. Twelve were people being taken to the hospital with minor injuries, airport officials said.The Boeing 737-800... Read More.

Experts say Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil cant be deported without due process

Thursday, March 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The detaining of Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student and Palestinian activist who possessed a green card, has raised questions about the deportation risks faced by lawful permanent residents amid the Trump administration's escalating crackdown on immigration.President Donald Trump's administration, which... Read More.

Tornadoes, flash flooding, damaging winds headed to Midwest, South, East Coast

Thursday, March 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A multiday severe weather outbreak is set to bring tornadoes, flash flooding and damaging winds from the Midwest to the South and the East Coast.The severe weather begins in the Midwest on Friday night. Residents from Peoria, Illinois, to St. Louis,... Read More.

98 protesters arrested at Trump Tower sit-in for detained activist Mahmoud Khalil

Thursday, March 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- At least 98 people were arrested Thursday at a protest in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan that called for the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil -- the pro-Palestinian activist and green card holder arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Read More.

Dad gunned down in Southern California home invasion, 13-year-old son calls 911

Thursday, March 13 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- Authorities are searching for the man who broke into a Los Angeles-area house and gunned down a father while his wife and son were home, officials said.The 61-year-old victim was attacked at about 6:26 p.m. Tuesday at his home in Arcadia,... Read More.

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barretts sister receives bomb threat: Police

Thursday, March 13 by ABC News

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) -- The sister of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was recently targeted with a bomb threat, the Charleston, South Carolina, Police Department said on Wednesday.Over the weekend, an executive assistant at the Charleston County Sheriff's Department received an email just before... Read More.

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