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ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A strong storm system is producing lots of wind and snow in the Central U.S., with a blizzard warning issued for five states, from Minnesota to Missouri. Already Friday morning up to half a foot of snow has fallen in Iowa and winds have been gusting at 60 to 80 mph from the Dakotas to Oklahoma. As the storm is expected to move into the Northeast, snow alerts have been extended into upstate New York and New England. Friday morning, 20 states…

LeoPatrizi/iStockBy ROSA SANCHEZ, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Various people were injured after a passenger bus veered off the road and was left hanging off an overpass in New York’s Bronx. The New York Police Department told WABC that the incident happened at 11:10 p.m. Thursday on the Cross Bronx Expressway at University Avenue. WABC confirmed at least seven to eight people, including the bus driver, were injured in the accident. Most injuries were minor, though the driver suffered the most severe injuries and is in serious condition. The New…

Tidewater Regional JailBy ALEXANDER MALLIN and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — More than a week after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, federal authorities continue to charge people who allegedly participated in the riot, often relying on video taken at the scene to identify suspects. Man seen carrying Confederate flag in CapitolA man whom authorities identified as carrying a Confederate flag while walking through the Capitol halls during the Jan. 6 siege was arrested Thursday morning in Delaware, a law enforcement official confirmed to ABC News. Kevin Seefried was…

Official White House Photo by Andrea HanksBy JOHN SANTUCCI, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As New York officials make aggressive moves to cut ties with President Donald Trump, planning has been underway for the president and some of his adult children to ditch the Empire State. The president and first lady Melania Trump have made no secret of their impending move to Florida after Jan. 20, but they won’t be alone. The president’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle have been on the house-hunt in the…

ViktorCap/iStockBy MINA KAJI, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will begin handing down stricter punishments to unruly airline passengers without a warning, including “fines of up to $35,000 and imprisonment.” FAA Administrator Steve Dickson signed the order Wednesday directing the agency to take a “zero-tolerance policy” in unruly passenger cases after the agency saw a “disturbing increase in incidents” of passengers disrupting flights with “threatening or violent behavior.” “The order that I signed yesterday directs my safety inspectors and our attorneys and our chief counsel office to…

Gwengoat/iStockBy LUKE BARR and ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — As social media companies mount an unprecedented crackdown in the wake of last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol — deleting the accounts and posts of users they say are pushing rhetoric that could drive individuals to violence — a Department of Homeland Security official has told ABC News there is new concern that such dramatic action could hurt efforts to gather intelligence on certain extremist groups. “The pro, obviously is, you’re removing that content from that and that ability for…

duha127/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday escalated her criticism of the New York Police Department in a lawsuit against the NYPD over its handling of Black Lives Matter protests this past spring. The lawsuit also names Mayor Bill de Blasio, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea and Chief of Department Terry Monahan. The lawsuit accuses the department and the individuals of failing to address what it calls a long-standing pattern of abuse evident in the tactics used to quash the demonstrations that…

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 92.4 million people worldwide and killed over 1.98 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Here’s how the news is developing Thursday. All times Eastern: Jan 14, 11:28 amPope Francis, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI receive 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine Pope Francis and his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, have received their…

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 92.4 million people worldwide and killed over 1.98 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Here’s how the news is developing Thursday. All times Eastern:Jan 14, 10:13 amUS reports over 229,000 new cases There were 229,610 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the United States on Wednesday, according to a real-time count…

ABC NewsBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN BRADY and STEPHANIE WASH, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Jacob Blake says he “didn’t want to be the next George Floyd,” that he “didn’t want to die.” The 29-year-old Black father of six is speaking out for the first time since being shot seven times by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, almost five months ago. The shooting left him partially paralyzed and led to days of protests, renewing calls nationwide to end police violence against people of color. “I was counting down my…