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Bride's murder 2 days before wedding reveals groom's secret double life

James Addie was still married to his fourth wife when he planned to wed Molly Watson. → Read More

Ex-wife found out husband had secret life when he was arrested for fiancee's murder

Melanie Addie had been married to James Addie for 23 years when police arrived. → Read More

Tips on how to stay safe from a tornado after 22 reported in 6 states

Thousands of residents across the country have been in the path of tornadoes that have ripped through 22 states. → Read More

Christmas tree farmers prepare for bigger crowds, more demand this holiday season

One tree farm in California expanded its workforce to keep up with orders. → Read More

Former grocery store owner has fed thousands with free Thanksgiving dinner for 51 years

A former grocery store owner in Illinois has served thousands with a half-century of free Thanksgiving dinners. → Read More

Turpin sisters describe living in 'house of horrors': 'I thought I was going to die'

Jennifer and Jordan Turpin share their stories for the first time. → Read More

South Carolina Sea Islands families facing land loss from climate change, development

Families have farmed this land for generations, but it's being lost to climate change. → Read More

'Happy Face Killer's' daughter believes he would kill again if released

Serial killer Keith Jesperson has been in prison since 1995. → Read More

'Happy Face Killer' case tapes reveal the lengths woman went to frame boyfriend

Meanwhile, the real killer carried out a series of murders over five years. → Read More

Ex-surgeon confesses he took wife's 'body out of the airplane over the ocean'

Robert Bierenbaum was convicted in 2000 but maintained his innocence for years. → Read More

Ex-principal who spent 33 years in prison for wife's murder fights to clear his name

Joe Bryan, a former Texas high school principal, spent more than three decades behind bars for the 1985 murder of his wife, Mickey Bryan. Out on parole, Bryan recently celebrated his 81st birthday, and he hopes to be exonerated for his wife’s death. “I'm not a killer. I didn't kill Mickey. I loved Mickey, she was my other self,” Bryan said. “I hope to be found actually innocent so it's really… → Read More

Boston Marathon mother-daughter duo make history with racing chair

"We're overwhelmed with all the cheers that we got on the route." → Read More

Behind Chippendales' glam was a founder who orchestrated murder-for-hire plots

Steve Banerjee pleaded guilty to racketeering and murder for hire in the '90s. → Read More

'Fake heiress' Anna Sorokin: 'I'm not this dumb, greedy person'

'Fake heiress' Anna Sorokin: 'I'm not this dumb, greedy person.' → Read More

Convicted killers in millionaire's love triangle murder case maintain innocence

“Had I not been having an affair... Bill would be alive still,” Nanette Packard said → Read More

Detective sues Sig Sauer after she says her holstered P320 handgun nearly killed her

Gunmaker has previously denied liability for similar claims involving the P320. → Read More

'Sleepwalking' killer Scott Falater still wracked with guilt over murdering wife

Scott Falater has been told many times how he murdered his wife, Yarmila Falater. He’s heard the gruesome details of how he stabbed her dozens of times in the family’s backyard and shoved her body into their pool from the officers who arrived on the scene, investigators and through court proceedings, including testimony from a neighbor who says he saw him commit part of the crime. Falater was… → Read More

Former restaurant manager gives thousands in cash gifts to servers during COVID-19 shutdown

Even though Christmas is over, Brittany Scharr is continuing to play Santa by helping out restaurant workers across her Pennsylvania town. Scharr, a former bartender and restaurant manager in the Philadelphia suburb of Media, has been going around to her town’s local restaurants to hand out $100 in cash gifts to servers and waitstaff. "It was really heavy on my heart knowing they were struggling… → Read More

What seemed like a horrific stalking case was a jealous lover's cover for murder

What seemed like a horrific stalking case was a jealous lover's cover for murder. → Read More

Were 2020 election polls wrong? FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver explains how to interpret polling

As the ballot counting for the presidential election dragged into a third day, the country has watched voting margins narrow in key battleground states. The shifting returns, which in states like Georgia and Pennsylvania showed President Trump with a strong lead on election night that has since slimmed, have left some wondering -- were the state polls wrong? As of Thursday morning, ABC News has… → Read More