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Treasury Says Chinese Hackers Remotely Accessed Several Workstations And Unclassified Documents

The Washington Post via Getty Images WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said Monday. The department did not provide...

Man Arrested After Fatal Shooting of 7-Year-Old Boy on Colo. Reservation

Police have arrested a man believed to have shot and killed a 7-year-old boy on a tribal reservation in Colorado. Jeremiah Hight, 23, was arrested on the afternoon of Dec. 24 atop a mesa west of Oljato, Utah, by the...

FBI Issues Formal Warning After Increased Number of Professional Athletes’ Homes Are Burglarized

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning sports leagues about organized theft groups targeting professional athletes. In a Liaison Information Report obtained by ABC News, the FBI said that the homes of professional athletes are being targeted for burglary "due to...

Animal Lover Is Killed in Dog Attack While Walking to School, Owner Charged

A young Georgia woman was killed in a vicious dog attack, and now the animal's owner is charged with involuntary manslaughter. On Wed, Dec. 18, at about 10:30 a.m., Samara Rogers was walking on Ira Road in Augusta when two...

If It Seems Like Everyone Has Norovirus, It’s Because They Probably Do — Virus Is Surging, Says CDC

Cases of norovirus — the virulent, wildly contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea — are increasing in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control says, reporting double the amount of cases as this time last year. The CDC reported 91 outbreaks of the...