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Paul Zimmerman/WireImageBy JAMES HILL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Dozens of previously sealed court documents from a now-settled civil lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell are expected to be publicly released in the coming days, igniting a fresh round of speculation about what details the records might contain about Jeffrey Epstein's alleged child sex-trafficking operation and about Maxwell's alleged role in the conspiracy.Interest in the court records has only intensified in the aftermath […]

U.S. ArmyBy CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- Family members of murdered Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen are expected to travel from Texas to Washington, D.C., on Thursday to bring awareness to the #IAmVanessaGuillen bill.The half-day of events is scheduled to begin with a press conference at the National Mall at 8:30 a.m. local time, with attendees expected to demand justice for Guillen and service members who have been victims […]

urfinguss/iStockBy STEPHANIE WASH, ABC News(CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.) -- When Florida students return to school next year, there will be a new safety measure in place thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last June. Alyssa's Law, named after 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, a victim of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, requires all Florida public and charter schools to implement a mobile system that silently […]

kali9/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS) -- A masked, umbrella-wielding man accused of helping incite riots and looting in the aftermath of George Floyd's police-involved death has been identified as a member of a white supremacist group that aimed to stir racial tensions amid largely peaceful Black Lives Matter protests, according to police.The 32-year-old, dubbed "Umbrella Man," was captured in a viral video back in May wearing a black hooded outfit […]

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy JON HAWORTH and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 662,000 people worldwide.Over 16.7 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing […]

iStock/z1bBY: CHRISTINA CARREGA(HILLSBOROUGH, Fla.) -- A former Florida theme park security guard has been arrested for allegedly acting like a "vigilante" when he "racially profiled" and falsely detained a Black teen who was on his way to basketball practice, prosecutors said.The 18-year-old was riding his bicycle during the early morning hours of June 8 when Luis Santos drove his car alongside the teenager. "You work here? You live here?" asked […]

iStock/z1bBY: ELLA TORRES and CLAYTON SANDELL(HOUSTON) --  Colorado health officials have opened an investigation into the use of ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, in the wake of the death of Elijah McClain, which occurred after he was detained by police and administered the drug, officials said Wednesday.The investigation was opened after the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment received "numerous" complaints regarding "a ketamine administration in August 2019," according to […]

Gwinnett County Sheriff's OfficeBY: ELLA TORRES(ATLANTA) -- Three inmates in Georgia are being praised after they came to the rescue of a deputy who lost consciousness and fell to the ground, splitting his head open, officials said."We are deeply appreciative to these three inmates for the courage, determination and kindness they displayed. … These inmates had no obligation whatsoever to render aid to a bleeding, vulnerable deputy, but they didn't […]

Samara Heisz/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, EMILY SHAPIRO and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 658,000 people worldwide.Over 16.6 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due […]