Federal agents aren't getting paid during shutdown, but also have to pay for expenses

krblokhin/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- While many families were enjoying Christmas, an undercover FBI agent was communicating with a man who was suspected of plotting an attack on the White House, court documents show.It was days after the government initially shut down and the agent was not getting paid. But the work resulted in the arrest of Hasher Jallal Taheb, a man in Georgia who federal authorities accused of plotting to attack several prominent locations in Washington, including the White House.And now as the partial government shutdown is ...

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Two skiers rescued from avalanche at New Mexico ski resort, officials say

RoschetzkyIstockPhoto/iStock(TAOS, N.M.) -- Two skiers have been rescued after they were trapped in an avalanche at the Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico, according to officials from the ski resort.The men were trapped for 22 minutes after the avalanche sent snow pummeling down a mountain around 11:45 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Chris Stagg, vice president of Taos Ski Valley, Inc., told ABC News.Rescuers dug the skiers out and transported them to a local clinic, Stagg said. Their conditions are not known.Two skiers have been ...

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Three Chicago police officers found not guilty of covering up shooting of Laquan McDonald

400tmax/iStock(CHICAGO) -- Three Chicago police officers have been found not guilty of falsifying details to cover up the shooting death of Laquan Mcdonald in 2014.McDonald was shot 16 times by Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke.This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.Copyright © 2019, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

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Newborn girl found dead in trash in Amazon facility bathroom: Police

kali9/iStock(PHOENIX) -- A newborn baby girl has been found dead in the trash at an Amazon distribution center in Phoenix, according to police.Authorities were told around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday that the newborn was discovered in the trash inside a women's bathroom, Phoenix Police Department officials said.Fire department members responded to the bathroom -- which is inside Amazon's secured facility -- and confirmed the baby was dead, police said.Investigators have found the baby's mother and spoke to her, police said. Authorities did not release the mother's ...

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'He just drank too much': Heartbreaking 911 call released in death of young fraternity member

Kativ/iStock(IRVINE, Calif.) -- "Someone's not breathing, they're not OK," a young man in Irvine, California, told a 911 dispatcher. "Their whole body is, like, blue right now."A frantic 911 call was released in connection with the death of University of California-Irvine freshman Noah Domingo, who died at an off-campus home on Saturday.The 911 caller said the 18-year-old, a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, was found unconscious."Get him on the ground right now, hurry up!" the caller tells others in the room, and the ...

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Police find WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle's niece after she was abducted in PA

Pennsylvania State Police(PITTSBURGH) -- Police have found a 16-year-old girl safe and taken her ex-boyfriend into custody after she was allegedly kidnapped from her home Wednesday. The teen, who is the niece of WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle, was brought to safety from a home where the boyfriend, 19-year-old Jermaine Rodgers, had holed up, according to Pittsburgh ABC affiliate WTAE-TV. A SWAT team went in and was able to apprehend Rodgers. Angle confirmed she was found safe in a Facebook post at about 6 ...

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Flooding in California as East braces for massive winter storms

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Almost 6 inches of rain just fell in central California and the southern part of the state has seen more than 4 inches, resulting in flooding and rockslides reportedly hitting cars.Wind gusts of up to 98 mph also were reported in central California, and in the Bay Area, trees were toppled, with some falling on cars.A second, stronger storm is continuing to batter the West Coast Thursday morning with 40-foot waves, heavy rain, damaging winds and heavy snow in higher elevations.Winter ...

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