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Fake courtrooms, sham hearings: Immigrants targeted by scams amid Trump administration's deportation push

Fraudsters are posing as ICE officers, immigration lawyers and federal judges. (Evelin Flores)

(NEW YORK) -- Twenty-year-old Edith from Guatemala has remained in her home with her 1-year-old baby Justin for weeks after selling her only means of transportation.

"Being stuck at home, locked up inside, is very, very difficult for us," she told ABC News.

Edith, a U.S. citizen who was raised in Guatema...

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2 killed in Caribbean strike on alleged 'narco-trafficking' boat, Pentagon says

The Pentagon, heaquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air. ((Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images))

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Southern Command said in a statement that it struck an alleged "narco-trafficking" boat in the Caribbean Sea on Monday, killing two people.

"Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was enga...

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Trump stops short of saying Iran violated ceasefire: 'not heavy firing'

US President Donald Trump during an executive order signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Trump signed an executive order aimed at expanding access to retirement plans for workers whose employers don't offer that benefit, seeking to refocus the administration's messaging on economic issues. (Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bl...

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Airlines reduce, cap fares for Spirit travelers looking to rebook canceled flights

A Spirit Airlines aircraft prepares to depart from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on November 13, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

(NEW YORK) -- The Department of Transportation said on Saturday the majority of airlines will be capping tickets prices for Spirit Airlines travelers who need to rebook their canceled flights.

Some carriers have even reduced fare...

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Daniel Radcliffe, Luke Evans, Rose Byrne among 2026 Tony Award nominations

2026 Tony Awards. (CBS/Paramount+)

Daniel Radcliffe, Luke Evans, Nathan Lane and Rose Byrne are among the nominees for the 79th Tony Awards.

Nominations were announced Tuesday, with the awards ceremony set to take place Sunday, June 7, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Radcliffe and Lane are nominated for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play, along with John Lithgow, M...

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What to know about a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship

Stock photo of a colorized electron micrograph of the Hantavirus. (Alfred Pasieka/Science Photo Lib/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images)

(NEW YORK) -- A rare rodent-borne disease may be behind an outbreak aboard a cruise ship.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says there has been one laboratory confirmed case and five suspected cases. Of those six people, three have died.

The deaths occurred between April ...

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(Undated)  --  Here is the latest news: Police in Providence are continuing their search for four suspects who were involved in a home invasion. A Cumberland man has been sentenced to spend ...

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(Undated)  --  Here is the latest news: The Rhode Island Attorney General has determined several Providence police officers used necessary force on a man who died in 2021.  A homicide i...

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(Undated)  --  Here is the latest news:  Cicilline will leave Congress on June 1st.  Poker returns to Bally's Twin River this week.  A Pawtucket man reported missing has ...

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