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The judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' defamation suit against Fox News ruled Friday that the case will go to trial, rebuffing efforts by Fox to have it dismissed. The judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' billion-dollar defamation suit against Fox News, in a major ruling Friday, ordered that the case will go to trial , rebuffing efforts by Fox to have it dismissed before a Delaware jury is seated in mid-April. Dominion's $1.6 billion suit accuses Fox News of knowingly pushing false conspiracy theories about the voting machine company in the wake of the 2020 election, in order to combat concerns over ratings and viewer retention. Attorneys for Fox News and Dominion presented arguments last week in dueling summary judgment motions each side had submitted earlier. Fox attorneys sought to have the suit dismissed before trial , arguing that the network's election fraud claims were both newsworthy and a matter of opinion. MORE: What Fox News hosts allegedly sa...

A series of mega-storms throughout March have been bringing record-breaking snow to Mammoth Mountain in California’s Sierra Nevada’s, burying homes, cars and businesses. A series of mega-storms throughout March has brought snow to Mammoth Mountain in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, burying homes, cars and Business es. Snowboarders walk and cars attempt to drive in the Sierra Nevada mountains, as now reached record levels, March 29, 2023 in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images Workers remove snow from the roof of a condominium complex in the Sierra Nevada mountains, after yet another storm system brought heavy snowfall, March 29, 2023, in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images Earlier this week, 20.7 inches fell in 24 hours at Mammoth Mountain, surpassing the all-time season snowfall record, according to the UC Berkeley Snow Lab, with more than 700 inches for the season. The previous record, set in the 2010-2011 season was 668 inches. A person removes snow in fron...

Economists for a California task force on potential reparations for Black residents estimate payouts could reach more than $800 billion for harm caused by policing and housing discrimination SAN FRANCISCO -- It could cost California more than $800 billion to compensate Black residents for generations of over-policing, disproportionate incarceration and housing discrimination, economists have told a state panel considering reparations. The preliminary estimate is more than 2.5 times California's $300 billion annual budget, and does not include a recommended $1 million per older Black resident for Health disparities that have shortened their average life span. Nor does the figure count compensating people for property unjustly taken by the government or devaluing Black Business es, two other harms the task force says the state per Pet uated. Black residents may not receive cash payments anytime soon, if ever, because the state may never adopt the economists' calculations. The ...

A man accused of tampering with a voting machine during Colorado’s primary election is mentally incompetent and cannot continue with court proceedings, a judge has ruled DENVER -- A man accused of tampering with a voting machine during Colorado's primary election is mentally incompetent and cannot continue with court proceedings, a judge ruled Thursday. At the request of Richard Patton's lawyer and prosecutors, Judge William Alexander also ordered that Patton undergo outpatient mental Health treatment in hopes of making him well enough so he can be prosecuted. The judge's ruling followed an evaluation by an expert who found that Patton was mentally incom Pet ent. To be considered legally com Pet ent to proceed, people accused of crimes must be deemed able to understand proceedings and help in their own defense by being able to communicate with their lawyers. Patton's lawyer had requested the evaluation but no details about why have been released. Patton has ...

Police in Moscow, Idaho, will hold a news conference on Friday to provide an update in the murders of four University of Idaho students. A 28-year- old man, Bryan Kohberger, was arrested Friday morning in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains in connection with the murders of four University of Idaho students, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Sources said that authorities knew who they were looking for and had tracked Kohberger down to Pennsylvania. A SWAT team entered the location where he was staying in order to take him into custody Friday. Kohberger appeared before a judge Friday morning. Moscow police officers, members of Idaho State Police, Moscow city leaders and University of Idaho officials will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. local time Friday. A Moscow police officer stands guard in his vehicle, Nov. 29, 2022, at the home where four University of Idaho students were found dead on Nov. 13, 2022 in Moscow, Idaho. Ted S. Warren/AP, FILE MORE: Idaho murders: Police bring...

Bill Gates topped The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the 10 largest charitable gifts announced by individuals or their foundations in 2022 The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the 10 largest charitable gifts announced by individuals or their foundations totaled nearly $9.3 billion in 2022. The contributions went to large, well-established institutions, three of them private foundations and three universities to support environmental sustainability, children’s mental Health , and stem-cell research. The other gifts backed cancer research and treatment, housing efforts, youth programs, and reproductive Health . Two of the gifts exceeded $1 billion, and six of the eight donors (one donor made three gifts) are multibillionaires. The combined net worth of those six donors is just over $325 billion. Topping the list is Bill Gates, who gave $5 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to back the grantmaker’s work in global health, development, policy and advoc...

The deadly Buffalo winter storm brought treacherous snow, winds and cold to the area. Here's a closer look at the blizzard by the numbers. It was a once-in-a-generation event. The major winter storm that impacted parts of the U.S. last week devastated Western New York. The Buffalo region, which is no stranger to snow, was walloped with prolonged whiteout conditions and freezing temperatures that contributed to dozens of fatalities. Abandoned cars block a road following a winter storm in Buffalo, New York, Dec. 27, 2022. Lindsay Dedario/Reuters New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has called the Christmas weekend storm the " blizzard of the century." "This will go down in history as the most devastating storm in Buffalo's long storied history of having battled … many, many major storms," Hochul, a Buffalo native, said during a Christmas morning news conference. MORE: Buffalo braces for possible flooding as temperatures rise after major storm Heather Kenyon, a meteo...

Evacuation warnings were in place in rural Northern California on New Year’s Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, breaching levees, snarling traffic and closing major highways SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Evacuation warnings were in place in rural Northern California on New Year's Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, breaching levees, snarling traffic and closing major highways. Major flooding occurred in agricultural areas about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Sacramento, where rivers swelled beyond their banks and inundated dozens of cars along State Route 99. Emergency crews rescued motorists on New Year's Eve into Sunday morning and the highway remained closed. Residents of the low-lying communities of Point Pleasant, Glanville Tract and Franklin Pond near Interstate 5 were told to prepare to leave before more roadways are cut off by rising water and evacuation b...

A tornado watch was issued for the South, including parts of eastern Texas, northwestern Louisiana and much of Arkansas. A tornado watch was issued for portions of the South, including parts of eastern Texas, northwestern Louisiana and much of Arkansas on Monday. The tornado watch lasts until 9 p.m. local time, according to the National Weather Service. Strong to severe thunder storm s will develop across the region with the possibility of damaging winds, hail and a brief tornado risk overnight, putting 22 million Americans, from Texas to Tennessee, under alert. MORE: Winter storm bringing snow, ice and tornadoes, expected to wallop US this week Thunderstorms will develop ahead of a cold front making its way through southeast Texas late Monday night into Tuesday morning, according to the NWS. Severe storm watch for States in the U.S. South for the evening of Jan. 2, 2023. ABC News Additionally, the storms could also produce flash flooding through Monday night. Flood watches are in e...

A car crashed into the Inwood Bar and Grill on Monday injuring 22 people after it was hit by another driver who fled the scene. A total of 22 people were injured after a car crash ed into a restaurant in upper Manhattan on Monday night. Three people refused medical attention at the scene and 19 others were transported to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries, according to the NYPD. Police responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision involving multiple injured people at around 9 p.m. at the Inwood Bar and Grill, according to officials. MORE: New Year's Eve attack near Times Square likely motivated by Islamic extremism, police say A preliminary investigation determined that an Audi sedan exited a gas station on West 204 St and Broadway and collided into the rear of a Toyota RAV4 on Broadway, according to officials. A white Audi sedan is being sought in the crash that sent a SUV into the front of an Inwood restaurant in Manhattan on Jan. 2, 2023, injuring 22 people. W...