Microsoft reported issues with users' Exchange Online mailboxes and an issue with Microsoft Teams, according to posts on social media Thursday.

"We're investigating reports of users experiencing issues accessing Exchange Online mailboxes through multiple connection methods in the Americas," the company wrote, after first reporting "users experiencing issues when accessing or using Microsoft Teams functionality in North America."

The company said it has identified a possible problem and is working on a fix.

Downdetector, which monitors outages, reported issues with both Microsoft Teams and Outlook, among other products on Thursday.

Regarding the issue with Microsoft Teams, the company followed up, writing, "Our mitigative actions have successfully restored service health and functionality."

Regarding the issues affecting Exchange Online mailboxes, the company added, "we've confirmed the issue may affect Microsoft 365 service connectivity for users in any region."

The company continued to provide updates on the potential fix to the mailbox issue on Thursday, and added, "We're aggressively pursuing all pathways to reduce impact. We've paused all deployments, we're moving additional traffic off the affected infrastructure, and we're restarting affected servers to return them to service."

This is a developing story.

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One person is dead, and at least four people have been injured after a gunman opened fire inside a Washington, D.C., gym on Thursday, before later turning a gun on himself, police said.

Officials said one of the injured was critically wounded and the shooter was suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after barricading himself inside an apartment.

Asked about the motive, officials said it was "very early," but they believe there was "some sort of a conflict with the apartment building."

Officials said there was a fire set inside the building at one point, and it has since been put out.

Authorities said officers heard a gunshot while communicating with the suspect and forced entry to the apartment, finding the barricaded suspect with what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said at the press conference.

A source told ABC News that a man started firing near the entrance of VIDA gym near Logan Circle.

"We are writing to inform you that VIDA Logan Circle is temporarily closed following a shooting that occurred earlier today," the gym wrote in an email to members on Thursday.

The suspect, according to sources, barricaded himself in an apartment in the building above the gym, according to multiple sources.

Previously, the Metropolitan Police Department said it is responding to an active shooter.

"CRITICAL ALERT: MPD is on the scene of an ACTIVE SHOOTING in the area of 15th and P Street, Northwest. MPD's Emergency Response Team is on scene," police wrote in a social media post.

National Guard troops are helping secure a perimeter of the area, a U.S. official told ABC News. No guardsmen have been injured or engaged, the official said.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is headed to the scene, according to a source.

This is a breaking story. 

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Imagine if every time you flew somewhere, the airline had to throw away the plane when you landed and replace it with a new one. Or if your car was only good for one trip. 

As absurd as that sounds, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told the audience at the X Takeover 2025 event that's how it goes for rocket launches.

"If every time you drove somewhere you had to throw away the car, you'd be 'wow' that's a crazy car where you have to throw away after every time you drive it. But that's how it works for rockets," Musk told the crowd.

Or that's how it used to work. Blue Origin and SpaceX, along with a growing number of new rocket companies, are developing fully reusable space launch systems that could fundamentally change the economics and sustainability of space missions.

"The cheap part of a launch, relatively speaking, is the fuel. And so being able to do reusability, particularly quickly, with a minimum of refurbishment, allows you to really drive down the cost of launching things into space and allows you to increase the amount of stuff you can send into space, which SpaceX has really been leaning into," Casey Dreier, chief of space policy at The Planetary Society, told ABC News.

But to get there, SpaceX has to demonstrate that both stages of Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket and spacecraft, can return to the launch site and be captured by the tower's giant robotic "chopsticks."

"This is a massive rocket, and so to be able to catch it is a huge point of demonstration and a critical step along their goal of reusability and rapid reusability, which is in a sense key to all of their future plans," said Dreier. "They need to be able to turn these launches around within a couple of days, if not a day, and that doesn't happen without catching the rocket."

If the weather and the vehicles cooperate, SpaceX will attempt to achieve that milestone for the first time on Friday at 5:45 p.m. ET, when it launches Starship for the 15th time from its Starbase launch site in Cameron County, Texas. The company has 75 minutes to get the rocket off the pad before it has to scrub.

"You're building this incredibly complicated, expensive machine, and then you just discard it. So why not find a way to reuse it and then be able to launch it several times," said Austin Spiegel, a former SpaceX engineer and now the CEO of Sift, which helps rocket companies capture and analyze test data. 

Musk often reminds people that "rockets are hard," but Spiegel says Musk also has a saying for why making them reusable is even harder.

"It's like trying to land a toothpick in a hurricane," said Spiegel.

The mission will begin like the previous Starship flights. The combined 407-foot Super Heavy booster and Starship spacecraft will lift off from the pad, and about six minutes later, the first-stage booster will return to the launch site for the tower's mechanical arms to attempt a catch. While this is something SpaceX has done three times with a previous generation booster, it will be the first for the latest version.

Starship will then deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites, adding capacity to SpaceX's orbital communications network. 

During the mission, Starship will orbit Earth about 14 times during its more than 22-hour flight, with SpaceX monitoring the vehicle's health throughout. The company says its flight profile gives it several opportunities to deorbit early over the ocean if any problems arise. 

If all goes well and the vehicle's systems are healthy, the big moment will come Saturday afternoon around 4:15 p.m. ET, when Starship returns to the launch pad after a deorbit burn and then, for the first time, SpaceX will attempt to catch it using the launch tower's robotic "chopsticks." And if both catches are successful, Starship will become the first fully recovered orbital rocket in history.

But a successful Flight 15 doesn't mean the company is about to turn spaceflight into something as routine as commercial airline flight. 

Dreier says the biggest hurdle for SpaceX in making Starship a rapidly reusable spacecraft is the vehicle's heat shield, the tiles that keep the vehicle from burning up in the atmosphere during reentry. 

"You have a lot of heat to dissipate when you bring something that big back down to Earth," explains Dreier. "You have to have these big tiles on it, and you want to make sure those are able to be both examined relatively quickly to make sure there are no cracks in them and then repaired very quickly so you don't have to spend months going through them piece by piece to try to ensure that it's ready for flight."

Musk has acknowledged that developing a heat shield capable of rapid reuse is a considerable engineering challenge, as it's never been done before.

"I think the lesson has been to not bet against SpaceX, particularly on these engineering issues. If any company can do it, it will be this company," said Dreier.

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At least three people are dead and over a dozen others injured after a building collapsed in Brooklyn, according to New York City authorities.

Firefighters and police officers working at the building collapse site spent the night sifting through debris at the construction site from the collapsed three story building. The "dangerous" search and rescue operation is ongoing and there could be more victims, fire officials warned.

A three-story building at the intersection of Flatbush and Bedford Avenues in the Flatbush neighborhood collapsed into an adjacent excavation site, where workers were on scene, according fire officials. The wall of another three-story building that now stands next to the site was also shorn off, exposing apartments.

"This was a major technical response," FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said at a press briefing. "Multiple people from the building and a construction site were trapped."

Four people are in critical condition, four others have serious but non life threatening injuries and nine others suffered minor injuries, officials said.

The victims include seven children, Bonsignore said, without specifying if they were among the deceased.

It is unclear how many people may still be missing in the collapse, Bonsignore said, saying it will be a "prolonged operation" and that they expect there to be more victims.

"This was a devastating collapse," Mamdani said at the press briefing.

Earlier, the FDNY said several construction workers were being transported to the hospital for treatment, and firefighters were trying to get a count of all the workers on the job site.

Excavation work had been underway at the construction site, which has been approved for a three-story building, officials said. Plans for a nine-story, mixed-use building there had yet to be approved, officials said.

The cause of the collapse remains under investigation by the Department of Buildings and law enforcement, authorities said.

The first 911 call on the collapse came in at 4:01 p.m., according to the FDNY.

Firefighters could be seen among the debris in the construction pit. After several hours, search-and-rescue canines could also be seen at work.

Mamdani called the rescue operation "incredibly challenging" as crews navigated "precarious wreckage."

"The units are performing dangerous and heroic work," Bonsignore said.

Amid the massive response, at least two people could be seen being rescued from the rubble, pulled out on stretchers. In one dramatic scene, a woman was rescued more than two hours into the rescue operation, as night fell on the site.

A man who had been frantically looking for his pregnant wife told reporters, "I have an update from my wife, she is alive," before boarding an ambulance with a victim.

The NYC Department of Buildings said its inspectors "are on scene at a major building collapse near Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn assisting with recovery operations and conducting structural stability inspections of nearby buildings."

NYC Council Member Farah Louis, who represents Flatbush, called the images from the site "heartbreaking."

"We are devastated to learn that at least one life has been lost, with multiple people reported trapped and several injured as emergency personnel work urgently to reach everyone in the rubble," Louis said in a statement.

"My immediate priority is the safety of everyone impacted, and my team is actively working to reach affected families to connect them with critical information and support during this frightening time," the statement continued.

Mamdani urged people to avoid the area amid the rescue response.

"As emergency operations continue, please join me in holding our neighbors and the members of this community in our hearts," he said in a statement.

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The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of fatally shooting a Colombian national in July made what his sister considers anti-immigrant statements more than five years earlier, a copy of the emails shared with ABC News shows. 

Relatives have previously identified David Brouillette as the ICE officer who fatally shot Johan Sebastián Duran Guerrero during an immigration enforcement operation in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13.

In an email dated Jan. 5, 2021, Elizabeth Emen, Brouillette's sister, invited him to record a video wishing her child a happy birthday. 

Two days later, Brouillette responded, "you said that '[REDACTED] doesn't need a racist uncle in his life.'" 

"Now you would like me to send your son a video for his birthday to be a part of that memory. YOUR choices affects YOUR kids," Brouillette added, according to one of the emails shared with ABC News. 

Emen said Brouillette was referring to previous comments he had allegedly made about her former partner, a Colombian national, who was living in the country legally and with whom she has two children. The partner was a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D and at the time and had been dating Emen for five years, Emen said. 

Emen shared the emails with ABC News. Names are redacted and they contain several typos. The emails were first reported by the New York Times. 

According to one email, Emen responded that Brouillette had made "racist/xenophobic" comments about her partner "not being a citizen." 

In a response dated Jan. 11, 2021, Brouillette said that the partner "can takes his non citizen ass back to his country and enjoy his third world luxuries." 

"He does not emulate what it means to be an American..rather he emulates what it's like to be entitled and think he has a seat at a table that has no room for his (or your ignorance)," Brouillette wrote, according to the email. 

Brouillette added that the partner's "bloodline knows nothing about what it takes to earn and then CHERISH the freedom America offers. He sure doesn't have a problem with freeloading off of our country, not claiming to be part of it..and then criticizing it," according to the email provided by Emen. 

A friend of Emen's told ABC News they recalled speaking to her about her brother's comments soon after the exchange.

ABC News has been unable to reach David Brouillette for comment. A number belonging to him appears to have been disconnected. He did not respond to a request for comment sent to his last known email address. 

Emen said that exchange ended her relationship with her brother.

"That was a very overt and excessive expression of his beliefs," she told ABC News in an interview. "When I saw his actions on July 13, I just couldn't believe that it had been allowed to get to that point. I can't believe that he was onboarded into a federal agency and provided a weapon." 

At the time of the shooting, an ICE spokesperson said the agency was in Biddeford "conducting targeted surveillance on the last known address of an illegal alien with a final order of removal," and when an "illegal alien departed the residence in a vehicle," ICE agents "attempted to conduct a vehicle stop."

 "The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and fearing for public safety an officer discharged his weapon," ICE said.

Maine Sen. Angus King told reporters Duran Guerrero was not the target of the operation.

Emen, a licensed therapist, said she grew up with her brother until she moved away to college. Most of their adult relationship was long distance through phone and video calls up until 2021, she said. 

She first learned her brother was an ICE agent when she recognized him from a photo in an article about the shooting, she said. She's now calling the agency's hiring practices into question. 

"If it was rigorous, I imagine they might have talked to the people close to him about his behavior, about his motivation to join, and whether or not he could do what was asked of him and use the least amount of force possible in his role," she said. 

The Maine Attorney General's Office is investigating the shooting. Brouillette has not been charged with a crime. 

In a social media post earlier Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers on the House Homeland Security said they will investigate the emails. 

"Democrats will investigate who approved this hire and why ICE ignored the serious red flags," the lawmakers said.

DHS has not identified the officer. A spokesperson said the agency "will never confirm or deny attempts to dox our law enforcement officers." 

In a statement, a DHS spokesperson did not identify the officer and defended the agency's hiring practices. 

"Incoming ICE officers, many already with years of law enforcement experience, are onboarded in accordance with applicable policies and standards. Any claims of substandard training or vetting are FALSE. This administration is preserving ICE's reputation as one of the most elite law enforcement agencies not only in the U.S., but the entire world," the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson did not comment on Brouillette's alleged remarks. 

In a statement, an attorney representing Duran Guerrero's family said his death was the result of the "government's failure to properly screen" ICE agents.

"David Brouillette is the poster child for what happens when our government chooses to recruit agents to carry out a campaign of hate against immigrants, hires those agents without adequate screening and places them on the street without basic training," attorney Sean P. Murphy said.

Emen says she's now coming forward about her brother in an attempt to seek justice and support for Duran Guerrero's family. 

"I've watched their speaking out after learning about my brother's actions and repeatedly my thoughts and prayers have been with them and I'll do what I can to support an investigation," she said.

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The Nvidia board is reportedly planning to oust CEO Jensen Huang amid reports he engaged in two extramarital affairs, including one with a Chinese businesswoman and alleged spy and another with an executive at his tech company.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the board was preparing to meet as soon as Wednesday to determine Huang's future with the technology giant he founded.

ABC News has reached out to Nvidia for comment.

On Sunday, Nvidia said that its board launched an independent investigation "in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort."

The development on Wednesday comes after The New York Times reported nearly two weeks ago that Huang had "a close relationship" with an alleged Chinese government agent, identified as Alice Huang, a top executive at Singapore-based data company Megaspeed. He later admitted in an internal statement to Nvidia staff that he had been "unfaithful to his wife."

Amid the fallout from the allegations and the letter, The Times reported on Wednesday that Huang also allegedly had an extramarital relationship with an Nvidia executive who allegedly reports to him.

The outlet, citing sources within the company, reported that Huang and his colleague were allegedly captured on video being affectionate at a hotel during an Nvidia conference in March. The New York Times said it had not seen the video.

ABC News has not been able to verify the reporting or the alleged video.

Following the reporting about Jensen Huang and Alice Huang, who are not related, the Chinese government denied the allegations, calling them "baseless and purely slanderous smears against China."

Neither Alice Huang nor her employer, Megaspeed International, responded to ABC News' request for comment after the New York Times story broke.

"Jensen's interactions with Ms. Huang are not unusual or unexpected" and are part of Jensen Huang's job, an Nvidia spokesperson told ABC News at the time.

On Sunday, Nvidia shared with ABC News the internal message Jensen Huang sent to employees, in which he said he was "unfaithful," apologizing for hurting his wife and family.

"My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry," the message said, in part. It did not name Alice Huang nor any other person.

Addressing Nvidia staff, partners and shareholders, Huang went on to say, "My responsibility is to serve you and be worthy of your trust. I have fallen short of that responsibility. I am fully committed to NVIDIA and will work to earn back your confidence."

"I love our country and our company. I am committed to protecting NVIDIA and supporting America's national security. I am proud and grateful to be an American," Huang's message said.

Following the New York Times report, congressional Republicans on the Select Committee on China sent a letter to Jensen Huang requesting that he appear for a closed-door briefing Nov. 18 concerning his relationship with Alice Huang.

The Republican chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Brian Mast, told ABC News on Tuesday that he's prepared to subpoena Huang if he does not respond by Wednesday to a request from several House Republicans.

President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that he spoke with Huang that day about the allegations.

"I asked him that question -- 'Did you have any idea that she was a spy?' He said, 'I had no idea that she was a spy,' and I really believe him," Trump told reporters.

In its statement on Sunday, Nvidia said that a "committee of independent directors, assisted by outside independent counsel, will oversee the investigation."

Huang "fully supports the review" and will cooperate with it, the Nvidia statement further said.

"While the Board has no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised, the Board's inquiry will examine all available information," according to the statement.

"The Board prioritizes U.S. national and economic security, which is paramount to the interests of NVIDIA and its shareholders," the statement further said.

"The Board has confidence in Jensen and his leadership team," according to the statement.

Nvidia has grown to be one of the most important chip makers in recent years due to its components being key to AI computing servers.

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To mark 20 years of the annual Stand Up for Heroes event to support veterans, "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir spoke to Bob Woodruff and veterans who are members of the American rock band The Resilient.

"Twenty years in -- we're really proud, Bob," Muir said to Woodruff as they met at New York City's Lincoln Center on Monday ahead of the event.

"It's remarkable -- you've been there since the very beginning, my friend, from the beginning," Woodruff said to Muir. "So I think I appreciate you for it."

Back in 2006, Woodruff was injured while on assignment in Iraq. From that moment on, Bob and his wife Lee have made it their mission to help wounded soldiers.

Since its founding, Stand Up for Heroes has raised millions to support veterans and military families.

In 2013, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters performed for the charity at Madison Square Garden – and he invited wounded veterans to join him. Those veterans later came together again to form American rock band The Resilient.

The Resilient is made up of severely wounded U.S. combat veterans who first met at Walter Reed, and now use music for emotional healing, trauma recovery, and inspiring others.

Tim Donley, a retired U.S. Marine Corporal and lead vocalist of the band, was injured by an IED in Afghanistan in 2012, losing both his legs above the knee and seriously damaging his right arm. He spoke to Muir about how music has helped him on his recovery journey.

"I'd say the main thing is it's allowed for the ability to connect again," Donley said. "Just that ability to even feel connections again, it's made all the difference."

Marine Corps veteran Dom Dominguez, who lost his legs and an arm in combat, is a drummer for the band and spoke to Muir about how much support he has gained from being in the band.

"For me, it's like I've gotten so much support and help on my road to recovery," Dominguez said.

U.S. Army veteran Nate Kalwicki, a guitarist for the band, spoke to Muir about the parallels between being a part of the military and a band. Kalwicki lost his right leg in Afghanistan while deployed there in 2011. He was inspired to start playing the guitar while recovering at the Walter Reed military hospital.

"Being in the military, you're part of the team, and you go on missions, you train," Kalwicki said. "I think a band is similar."

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Floating among the clouds, ABC News' Bob Woodruff and comedian Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias peered down at a stunning view of Japan's Mount Fuji.

The pair was heading to Yokoto Air Base, one of the largest Air Force bases in the world. It served as a key launch point for U.S. military missions in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

Woodruff and Iglesias, along with three other comedians, traveled to join up with the United Service Organizations (USO), a nonprofit organization founded in 1941 that aims to uplift the spirits of U.S. service members abroad. The USO has been active at Yokoto and other U.S. military bases around the world for decades, and this Veterans Day, the organization celebrates its 85th anniversary.

A Veterans Day series, "American Valor," premieres Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu, with the first episode exploring service members in Japan.

Subsequent episodes will stream on Nov. 18 and Nov. 25, taking audiences to South Korea and Alaska, respectively.

Iglesias performed a stand-up show at Yokoto before the group traveled to Misawa Air Base, the next stop on their Japanese tour celebrating the USO.

"I do enjoy being able to give my time and bring smiles to people that are missing home," Iglesias told Woodruff. "I know what it's like to be away, and these people are out there, and they're not going home for a while."

As American service members and their families moved into the bases and surrounding neighborhoods, they changed local Japanese communities. Americans built houses, frequented local businesses and even took over the military's Pacific radio waves.

While Americans' presence and their impact on local economies were welcomed by some, others expressed hope that Japan's military would be less dependent on the U.S.

Strolling the streets surrounding Yokoto and Misawa, Woodruff spoke with a number of locals -- from a noodle shop owner to a tattoo artist to a motorcyclist -- who have been drastically impacted by Americans' culture and economic activity in their own backyards.

The cultural crossover has led service members to call Misawa, a joint American-Japanese base, the home to "two cultures, one community."

G. Reilly, a comedian and U.S. Navy veteran, accompanied Woodruff on the Japanese tour. Reilly recalled his enjoyment of USO entertainers' performances while he was serving in the Navy himself.

"It's a moment of comfort," Reilly told Woodruff. "The goal here is clear: create a unifying moment of relief for our service members abroad just like the USO has always done."

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A discharge petition sponsored by Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II amassed 218 signatures Wednesday, teeing up additional floor action on the prospective legislation, which would empower state attorneys general, victims and members of Congress to sue the U.S. attorney general for unlawfully withholding or redacting investigative records related to Jeffrey Epstein.

All 214 Democrats and four lame-duck Republicans signed the petition, including Massie and Reps. Nancy Mace, Ralph Norman and Brian Fitzpatrick.

Discharge petitions, once rare, have succeeded eight times so far in the 119th Congress. The legislative tool is used to allow lawmakers to bypass the majority's leadership and force legislation to the floor for consideration.

In November 2025, Congress overwhelmingly passed a bill ordering the release of the Justice Department's files on Epstein, the late sex offender, which President Trump ultimately signed into law. That House vote was forced by a Rep. Massie discharge petition, which secured the necessary 218 signatures at the time.

Once a discharge petition secures 218 signatures, the motion is placed on the calendar for at least seven legislative days, after which one of the signers would need to offer a motion on the discharge petition.

If that happens, the House speaker would then have two legislative days to act on the motion. If the motion passes, the House would then move to consider the legislation.

Any floor action on the proposed Epstein II bill would come after Thanksgiving recess -- potentially as early as Dec. 2 or 3.

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A child who was inside a Florida home during an alleged domestic disturbance helped officers get them and other family members out safely by displaying a sign reading "help us" in the window, investigators said.

Kissimmee Police officers responded to house following the 911 call on Oct. 26 after "family members alerted officers that children were inside the residence and feared for their safety," according to the Kissimmee Police Department.

A police drone found the children hiding in one room, according to the police.

"[O]ne child bravely held a handwritten note against the window reading 'HELP US,'" police said.

Police were able to get the children out of the house while Andre Janard Smithson, the alleged suspect, was distracted, according to the Kissimmee PD.

Smithson, 33, "eventually surrendered peacefully" to officers and was arrested on charges of false imprisonment and an outstanding active warrant, according to the police.

He was being held in jail as of Wednesday, according to inmate records. No attorney information for Smithson was immediately available.

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Former NFL head coach Rex Ryan surrendered to authorities in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday on misdemeanor counts in connection with an alleged hit-and-run that injured two pedestrians, police said.

Ryan, 63, was wanted on six outstanding misdemeanor warrants "charging him with striking two pedestrians" with his pickup truck last week, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a press release.

The incident occurred just before midnight on Nov. 5 in downtown Nashville, as the pedestrians were crossing Broadway from Fourth Avenue with a walk sign, police said.

A pickup truck turned right from Fourth Avenue, "running over both victims' feet and making contact with one of the individuals' legs," police said.

The pedestrians suffered minor injuries, police said.

The pickup truck allegedly kept going, and the pedestrians waved the driver down when it stopped at a red light a block away, according to police.

"They said he stepped out of the truck to argue with them, got back in, and drove away," police said.

The pedestrians took photos of the driver and the truck's license plate, which police said was registered to Ryan.

Ryan is charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident, two counts of failure to give information/render aid and two counts of failure to obey a traffic control signal, police said.

A judicial commissioner set his bond at $6,000, police said.

ABC News has reached out to Ryan's agent for comment. Online court records do not list any attorney for him.

Ryan was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets. He was the defensive line coach of the Baltimore Ravens when the team won Super Bowl XXXV in 2001.

Ryan currently serves as an analyst for ESPN, including on "Sunday NFL Countdown."

"We are aware and are in touch with Rex," ESPN said in a statement.

ESPN is owned by ABC News' parent company, The Walt Disney Company.

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A teen suspect was arrested in connection with the shooting of Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old from Ghana who was killed on his way to school in the Bronx last month.

Detectives picked up the 17-year-old male suspect Wednesday morning and took him to the 42nd Precinct for questioning, according to the New York Police Department.

The suspect has been charged with murder, the NYPD said.

"The NYPD will be relentless in our efforts to get dangerous people out of our communities, especially when it involves the murder of a 15-year-old boy," the department said on X Wednesday.

Doris Gyamfi, Javits' mother, who travelled from Ghana to mourn her son's death, broke down sobbing as she spoke at a press conference on Wednesday.

"I need justice for my child," Gyamfi said. "That’s all, I have only one child."

Thomas Frimpong, Javits' father, said he was happy to learn that someone was charged in his son's death. He was also very emotional at the press conference on Wednesday.

"I brought Javits from Ghana to continue his education here in the United States... He was very, very, very excited," Thomas Frimpong said. "Unfortunately, on the 29th day of October, I was at work when I heard that my son had been shot."

In a statement released to ABC News, the NYPD said that Javits was shot in the stomach near Crotona Park on Oct. 29. Officers transported him to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. 

Surveillance video of the incident shows a person wearing a black sweatsuit and mask running from the scene. 

NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny told ABC News last week that the incident was a "senseless act of violence."

"All indications are that this was a good kid," Kenny said about Javits.

He said that the police are also investigating whether bullying contributed to the incident. Javits' family said at the press conference that he told them he was being bullied at DreamYard Preparatory School where he attended. 

"We're looking at the possibility that the child was being bullied at school," Kenny said. "We're working with the [New York City Public Schools] Department of Education to verify that." 

"We will continue to work with the NYPD as this investigation proceeds," an NYC Public Schools spokesperson told ABC News last week. 

DreamYard Preparatory School did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment.

Attorney Ben Crump, the family's lawyer, said that the suspect should be held accountable for the teen's death at the press conference on Wednesday.

"We want these, apparently, kids who murdered Javits to be held fully accountable under the law, because that is equal justice," Crump said.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that he was told by President Donald Trump that Javits' mother was granted a visa to travel to the U.S. for his funeral, according to a statement he released on X. 

"The murder of a child is a pain no parent should have to endure, let alone from thousands of miles away," Mamdani emphasized. "All of New York City is mourning this tragedy."

In honor of Javits, a rally was held in the Bronx on Saturday with hundreds of people in attendance. Speakers discussed communal unity in the wake of the teen's death and mourned his passing.

-ABC News' Aaron Katersky contributed to this report.

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Nine members of the Kennedy family filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from building its proposed 250-foot "Triumphal Arch" near Arlington National Cemetery, arguing in part that the monument would cast shadows over Kennedy family gravesites, including that of former President John F. Kennedy.

"This action is about protecting sacred spaces that belong to the American people," Rory Kennedy and Maxwell Kennedy said in a statement released on behalf of the family on Tuesday.

The family's lawsuit centers around their concerns that construction of the proposed arch -- which they note would be as tall as a 25-story office building -- would obstruct sight-lines of the family gravesite as well as "permanently cast a shadow over the graves of servicemen and women" in the cemetery.

U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan last week temporarily blocked the administration from beginning construction, a decision that came just hours after a federal panel voted Thursday night to give final approval to the project. Chutkan granted the D.C. and Virginia governments' request for a temporary restraining order, halting the Trump administration’s efforts to begin construction for at least 14 days.

The complaint filed on Tuesday by the Kennedys in federal court in D.C. argues in part that the National Park Service and Interior Department authorized construction without the necessary congressional approval.

"We believe [President] Donald Trump has violated the laws and procedures established by Congress to protect this most sacred national memorial," the family said. "In bringing this lawsuit, we stand for those who cannot stand for themselves."

White House spokesperson Davis Ingle responded to the Kennedy family's motion to block the construction, calling the move "unfortunate" and saying the administration is "confident we will be fully vindicated as this litigation proceeds."

"An activist district court has temporarily blocked the construction of the long-awaited Arch," Ingle said in a statement to ABC. "It is unfortunate to see that some members of the Kennedy family have joined the litigation against the Arch as the project is intended to honor our heroes who rest in Arlington Cemetery."

"The judiciary should not be abused to politicize a structure designed to unite our nation," Ingle added. "We will continue making the case for this beautiful and fitting monument and are confident we will be fully vindicated as this litigation proceeds. We look forward to seeing the completion of this magnificent Arch—a tribute to 250 years of American greatness."

The Kennedys in filing their lawsuit became the latest group to pursue legal action against the proposed monument, which already faces a lawsuit from D.C.'s and Virginia's attorneys general, as well as a lawsuit filed by three Vietnam War veterans and an architectural historian.

The Kennedy family said in their filing that the monument's proposed location between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington would obstruct a line of sight "that was designed to represent the unification Of the Nation following the Civil War and that has existed for nearly a century."

"That will also obstruct the clear sightline of the Kennedy Gravesites and JFK Eternal Flame in Arlington National Cemetery, from the Arlington Memorial Bridge, destroying an essential element of the Gravesites' design; and will permanently cast a shadow Over the graves of servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for this country, including the Kennedy Gravesites," the lawsuit says.

The family members filing the suit are Rory Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, Christopher G. Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Joseph P. Kennedy III, Edward M. Kennedy Jr. and Courtney Kennedy.

"Our parents, Robert and Ethel Kennedy, and our uncles, President John F. Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, are laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery," the family said in its statement. "Our uncle Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., who lost his life serving our country in World War II, is also memorialized there."

More than 400,000 service members and their family members are buried at the cemetery.

The president said in September on his social media platform that the arch was being built for national security purposes at the Pentagon's request, claiming that it would also be used as a "top-grade Military Complex." The Pentagon declined to comment at the time on the president's claim in response to an ABC News request.

Chutkan in her opinion on Thursday questioned the administration’s arguments for the arch, including its proposed national security uses.

"The court appreciates the government’s significant interest in national security," Chutkan wrote. "But these recent and unsupported attestations of security aspects of a structure that has been extensively discussed over the last year appear nowhere in the planning documents on which the project was reviewed and approved. Indeed, they materialized, for the first time, when Defendants filed their opposition brief last week."

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Three people are dead and at least three others were taken to the hospital in critical condition after an SUV crashed onto the sidewalk near a Metro station in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, authorities said.

It happened at 5:55 p.m. local time at Lankershim Boulevard and Chandler Boulevard in North Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The LA Police Department said the SUV struck a total of five people, killing three. The victims were identified as a 40-year-old Hispanic woman, a 69-year-old white woman and a 53-year-old white woman, according to LAPD Valley Traffic.

The driver, who was also hospitalized, remains alive and is expected to be taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence, LAPD Valley Traffic officials said.

There was no further update on the driver's condition or the conditions of two other people who were transported to the hospital in critical condition.

In a social media post, LA Mayor Karen Bass said the SUV drove onto the sidewalk near the North Hollywood Metro Station, "striking a group of street vendors and pedestrians."

She added, "I’m heartbroken for the families of everyone impacted."

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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An 11-month-old boy who had been taken by his father was rescued after being buried alive in a dog crate following an urgent search, authorities in South Carolina said.

The baby, Koah Sharpe, was found Tuesday afternoon "clinging to life," after spending what is believed to have been 24 hours buried, according to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon.

The boy was found wrapped in a towel in the crate, shallowly buried under dirt in the woods, "crying the most joyful sound you ever heard of a crying baby," the sheriff said during a press briefing Tuesday.

"Certainly, God is good," Koon said.

Authorities began searching Monday afternoon for Koah and his father, 25-year-old Michael Comer, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

Koah had been left in his father's care at the child's mother's home while she ran an errand, according to Koon. Another caregiver was coming to the house, but by the time that person arrived, the father and son were gone, the sheriff said.

Lexington County deputies located Comer late Monday night in the area of Batesburg-Leesville, but Koah was nowhere to be found, authorities said.

A search party of nearly 100 first responders began looking for the baby, according to Koon. While searching near Comer's father's house Tuesday afternoon, they found "freshly disturbed" dirt about 50 yards into the woods, he said.

"As they probed it and laid it out and started digging, you could hear little Koah crying," the sheriff said. "As you imagine, the race was on, everybody's getting down there trying to get him out."

The baby is currently receiving care at a hospital and "hopefully will make a full recovery," the sheriff said.

Based on what investigators learned of the father's whereabouts, it is believed the baby had been buried for 24 hours, Koon said. The sheriff says he believes the towel helped create an "air pocket."

"Hopefully at 11 months old, he will not remember much of this as he grows older, just to have a great inspiring story to tell," Koon said.

Comer was located in an outbuilding at a house in Batesburg on Monday night, according to Koon, who said, "Of course, he didn't have much to say about the whereabouts of the baby at that time."

Comer was initially arrested on burglary and resisting arrest charges, and authorities are working with the local solicitor's office to determine additional charges, Koon said.

"We want to thank everybody and just celebrate the fact today that an 11-month-old baby is alive," Koon said.

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A group of Democratic lawmakers is seeking information from the Trump administration after an 8-year-old Haitian boy was taken into government custody last week.

In a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday, six Democratic lawmakers asked what steps are being taken to reunite the child with his family.

"Video footage appears to show the use of restraints on a child who seemed to pose no threat to those around him, raising serious questions about the handling of this incident," the lawmakers wrote. "We express concerns about the basis for this action and the harm it may cause a young child who appeared for his required hearing."

The 8-year-old, who lost Temporary Protected Status earlier this year as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, was taken into federal custody during an immigration check-in last week, according to local advocates and school officials.

The third grader, who attends Fay Elementary School in San Diego, was detained alone after attending an Immigration and Customs Enforcement appointment with his uncle on Thursday.

Advocates and school officials previously said the boy had been living with his uncle and cousins after his father was deported to Mexico last year.

"They did not give the father the opportunity or chance to actually put in place legal guardianship for the kid," said Guerline Jozef, the executive director of the nonprofit Haitian Bridge Alliance.

A spokesperson for ICE told ABC News that agents acted under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act because the uncle could not establish legal guardianship.

"Out of an abundance of caution and to ensure the child's safety, ICE determined it was best to remove the child from the household and place him in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement," the spokesperson said.

Jozef called the detention "an excuse for [ICE] to remove the child and potentially put him in deportation proceedings."

"The effects of this action extend far beyond one child and his family," the lawmakers said in their letter.

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In a first for the Trump administration in its ongoing immigration crackdown, some immigrant families who are not in detention are being scheduled to appear for their immigration hearings inside Texas' controversial Dilley detention center -- raising concerns among immigration advocates that people could be scared away from attending their hearings out of fear of being detained.

According to advocates and attorneys, non-detained families began receiving notices last week for in-person court hearings inside Dilley's South Texas Family Residential Center.

Standard procedure, according to immigration attorneys, has been for families who received court appearance notices to appear at their local immigration court. While some detention facilities house immigration courts, they typically only hear cases for detained individuals.

"We really did not think that it was real," said Kristin Etter, the Director of Policy and Legal Services at the Texas Immigration Law Council. "We've never heard of a detained docket, like Dilley, a detention center, having non-detained court appearances."

Congressional Democrats have accused the Dilley facility of having "horrendous conditions," with food that is allegedly "contaminated with worms and mold," drinking water that leaves detainees feeling sick, lights that stay on through the night and inadequate medical care that has led to "severe depression, hopelessness and suicidal ideation amongst their children."

Advocates told ABC News the move could make immigrant families ever more fearful of appearing for their hearings.

Casey Revkin, the co-founder of Each Step Home, a group that raises funds for detained families, told ABC News that one immigrant mother who received a notice was "filled with fear and anxiety when she saw the location."

"She was horrified," Revkin said. "She is so scared that after her hearing she and her children will be immediately detained. She is also worried about getting to court. Dilley is over an hour's drive from San Antonio and she doesn't have a car."

"Dilley is a very odd choice because it's not just a remote location, it has become synonymous with family immigration detention, isolation," Etter said. "It's the only place in the country that detains children and families, and so there's absolutely just like a symbolism of it and the message that it's sending to people."

The Department of Homeland Security has previously denied any allegations of poor conditions and the lack of access to medical care at Dilley.

In a statement to ABC News, a spokesperson for the DOJ said that the agency overseeing immigration courts conducts hearings "in a variety of locations throughout the country," including "DHS detention facilities."

"There is nothing novel about EOIR maximizing available space options to ensure aliens receive their day in court in a timely manner," the spokesperson said.

In a notice obtained by ABC News, the agency that oversees immigration courts warns people that they could be ordered removed from the U.S. if they fail to appear at a hearing, if DHS proves that a notice of the hearing was delivered.

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The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against rideshare company Lyft, accusing it of discriminating against passengers with disabilities by repeatedly denying rides, charging improper fees and failing to make accommodations.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday, accused Lyft of denying service to "hundreds, likely thousands," of individuals with disabilities who travel with service animals or who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices, the suit said.

Lyft allegedly receives "thousands of complaints each year alleging disability-based discrimination," but the company refuses to modify its policies, practices or procedures "to avoid discriminating against riders with disabilities," the suit alleges.

The DOJ accused Lyft of violating Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, according to the suit.

"Lyft is aware of, but fails to prevent and remedy, disability-based discrimination throughout its transportation services. Lyft does not adequately train its drivers and customer service representatives about their ADA obligations; monitor its drivers to prevent discrimination; or provide meaningful relief to people it has discriminated against," the suit alleges.

In a statement, Lyft said it disagrees with the allegations made by the government.

"Discrimination has no place in the Lyft community. We have long-standing policies requiring drivers to accommodate riders who travel with service animals or use foldable mobility devices, and drivers who violate these policies face serious consequences, including permanent deactivation," Lyft said in a statement.

"We’ve backed those policies with in-app tools, like letting riders tell drivers in advance that they’re traveling with a service animal and reminding drivers that refusing one is against the law. We’ve cooperated with the DOJ throughout its review and remain committed to serving every rider, including riders with disabilities," Lyft added.

The suit included testimonies from passengers who the government alleges were discriminated against by Lyft, including James Rath of Tennessee who is legally blind. Rath claims he was denied repeated rides since getting a guide dog in November 2025 and in June he says he was denied a pickup from the airport because a driver refused to take his dog and drove away without canceling the ride, the suit alleges.

When he says he complained through Lyft’s chat feature, the company allegedly did not follow up with him until he posted his experience to social media about the incident. Lyft then gave him a $10 credit, according to the lawsuit.

Virginia Prince of California is blind and travels with a guide dog, and claims she has been repeatedly denied Lyft rides because of the service animal, according to the lawsuit.

Jodie Simon of Nevada, who has mobility disabilities due to a near-fatal car accident, also claims she was denied multiple Lyft rides in a row in May 2024 because of her wheelchair, the suit alleges.

Several users named in the complaint reported being late due to the delays and having to argue repeatedly with drivers who do not want to allow service animals in their vehicles, according to the lawsuit.

The government also alleges that Lyft has notice of "widespread disability-based discrimination in its transportation services but has failed to prevent it," the suit says.

The government is seeking $53 million in damages for people with disabilities who they say Lyft has discriminated against and have submitted complaints to Lyft or the government. Additionally, the government is seeking a court order to force Lyft to stop discriminating against individuals with disabilities, to modify its policies to comply with the ADA and to train its staff and drivers on the ADA, according to a press release published by the DOJ.

The government is also seeking that Lyft pay a civil penalty to vindicate the public’s interest in eliminating disability discrimination.

"Our purpose in the Department of Justice is often to fight for what’s right on behalf of those who can’t fight for themselves. And there are few areas where the fight is more important than in ensuring equal access to transportation services for all Americans," U.S Attorney Craig H. Missakian for the Northern District of California said in a statement.

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In a report summarizing the conclusions of its 15-month Jeffrey Epstein probe, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee rebuked the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein case and recommended that the department renew its investigation of Epstein's associates. 

The 136-page report blamed the failures by federal prosecutors on "poor judgment" and "Epstein's pervasive and wide-reaching influence," and criticized the DOJ for failing to prevent the convicted sex offender's crimes through a controversial non-prosecution agreement in 2007 and for its recent efforts to release files about the case that included sensitive information about Epstein's victims. 

"Upon review, the Committee finds that the crimes committed by Epstein after 2005 could have been prevented and justice served had it not been for the failures of investigators and federal prosecutors in South Florida and Washington, D.C," said the report on the committee's probe into the federal government's mishandling of investigations into Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. 

While the report applauded the release of the Epstein files, it also faulted the Justice Department for failing to comply with the requirements of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, improperly releasing sensitive information about victims, and preventing victims from full access to the files. 

In response, a DOJ spokesperson said, "With all due respect, the Chairman's recommendations have already been addressed. The Attorney General has repeatedly said that the Epstein case is not closed and there is no statute of limitations on human trafficking."

"The Chairman should know that the FBI has a long-established 'process for crime victims and their representatives to access personal files' that starts by filing out form DOJ-361. The Committee notably fails to acknowledge the historical overlap between potential co-conspirators and victims, which all members who visited the reading room could see for themselves. The Department will continue following all additional investigative leads in matters relating to Jeffrey Epstein."

The House panel's report, authored by the Republican majority, also sought to vindicate President Donald Trump, who has long been embroiled in the controversy over the release of the files. The majority accused Democrats on the committee of being "obsessed with trying to implicate President Trump and insinuate that he was involved in the crimes of Epstein and Maxwell." 

"Their unfounded witch hunt continued without regard for the interests of survivors, even though the facts gathered during this investigation do not suggest President Trump is implicated in any of Epstein's crimes," the report said.

Democrats on the Oversight Committee said the majority-authored report is incomplete and vowed to continue the investigation with the new Congress. 

"Oversight Republicans have released a report based on an incomplete investigation and zero public hearings on Jeffrey Epstein," said Rep. Robert Garcia. "We will not allow the President and his allies to dismiss this investigation. We intend to hold real public hearings uplifting survivors and asking tough questions of the powerful men who associated with Epstein, including Donald Trump. Our work is just getting started." 

The report had harsh words for several of the prominent individuals interviewed by the Committee -- including President Bill Clinton, Leslie Wexner, and Leon Black -- who said they were unaware of Epstein's crimes. 

"The Committee's investigation instead tends to show that the willful ignorance of those in Epstein's orbit enabled him to continue his offenses for so many years," the report said. 

The majority said the investigation showed that Epstein was able to use his "wealth, intimate connections, and social and professional prominence to conceal his crimes." The report said Epstein was able to use those connections as a facade to bolster his reputation, despite his conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008. 

"Some Epstein associates questioned by the Committee seemingly claimed in their testimonies that a man with connections to global political leaders, major philanthropists, titans of industry, billionaires, Hollywood celebrities, and even a British prince could not be a sex trafficker," the report said. "However, despite the repeated assertions of ignorance to Epstein's crimes, these same associates offered inadequate explanations for their continued close association with Epstein after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor." 

Epstein, a wealthy financier who owned two private islands in the Virgin Islands, served 13 months of an 18-month sentence for sex crime charges in 2007, and in 2019 was indicted on charges that he "sexually exploited and abused dozens of minor girls at his homes in Manhattan, New York, and Palm Beach, Florida" and used cash payments to recruit a "vast network of underage victims," some of whom were as young as 14 years old.

Epstein died in jail while awaiting trial on August 10, 2019, in what was ruled a suicide by the New York Medical Examiner's Office.

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A man dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army is accused of falsely casting himself as a decorated combat veteran and stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a veterans organization, prosecutors in New York said on the eve of Veterans Day as they announced criminal charges.

David Agtsteribbe, 58, of Hampton Bays, is accused of receiving benefits and stealing money from an American Legion post on Long Island by falsely portraying himself as the recipient of two Purple Hearts, when he had in fact received a bad-conduct discharge following a court-martial conviction in 1988, according to Suffolk County prosecutors.

The criminal complaint alleges that Agtsteribbe repeatedly falsified military records to obtain personal and financial benefits by claiming he received a Purple Heart for actions as a member of the elite Combat Applications Group in Panama and received his second Purple Heart for wounds received while protecting a U.S. senator in Iraq.

He is also accused of obtaining a leadership position in the Hampton Bays American Legion and stealing more than $81,000 from the organization. The stolen funds were allegedly used to pay for various personal expenses, including Amazon purchases, residential electric and cable bills, a private business-membership program, streaming services, travel and leisure, clothing and accessories, and other personal purchases, prosecutors alleged.

"This case is about alleged fraud, theft, and the exploitation of resources that exist to support and honor those who have served our country. That's what they're for. They're for our veterans. They are not for fraudsters," Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said during a news conference Tuesday announcing the charges.

For the better part of a decade, Tierney said Agtsteribbe submitted falsified military documents to obtain memberships in multiple veterans' organizations, attend recognition ceremonies, make media appearances, promote his businesses, and obtain official government documents -- including a veteran's photo identification, Purple Heart license plates, and government permits.

"Our investigation revealed that the defendant should never have been able to join the American Legion in the first place, but was able to do so, only able to do so by falsely portraying himself as a decorated combat veteran with over three decades of service that never took place. So not only did he steal from veterans, he pretended to be one as well," Tierney said.

He also claimed to be a prisoner of war. However, according to prosecutors, during the time he claimed to be a prisoner of war, Agtsteribbe was a prisoner in upstate New York for a grand larceny conviction.

Agtsteribbe is charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of a forged instrument, offering a false instrument for filing and falsifying business records. He was arrested on Monday by Southampton police.

He was ordered remanded during his arraignment on Tuesday and is due back in court later this week. He faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted on the top count, prosecutors said.

ABC News has reached out to the Legal Aid Society, his representation, and the Hampton Bays American Legion for comment on the case.

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