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ABC News(FREDERICK, Col.) — Two days after Chris Watts’ pregnant wife and two young daughters were reported missing, Watts was taken into custody, accused of killing Shanann Watts and the couple’s children, Celeste, 3, and [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — The U.S. is expressing alarm that China may be detaining “millions” of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in a “worsening crackdown” in the country’s inaccessible western region Xinjiang. The new number comes one [Read More…]

Laura Lezza/Getty Images(LONDON) — The Italian government announced it has opened a probe into the collapse of a bridge in Genoa that killed at least 38 people, and is putting pressure on the country’s largest [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — A 14-year-old girl was allegedly stabbed by a fellow student at a high school assembly in Oklahoma, according to local officials. The victim was stabbed repeatedly in the upper back, head, [Read More…]

ABC News(PHOENIX) — A 13-year-old Arizona boy who miraculously survived being struck by lightning says he’s now waiting for his “powers” to kick in. Josiah Wiedman was walking home through a park in Phoenix with [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The 18-year-old woman who pushed her teenage friend off a 60-foot Washington state bridge, leaving her with multiple injuries, said she didn’t consider the consequences beforehand. “She wanted to jump and [Read More…]

Maricopa County Sheriff(PHOENIX) — When Melvin Harris’ 16-year-old daughter told him a strange man followed her into the bathroom of an Arizona convenience store and tried to force his way into her stall, his fatherly [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — CEOs at the 350 largest U.S. companies received 312 times as much in compensation as typical employees in 2017, according to a study released Thursday. The average chief executive received $18.9 million [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(PHOENIX) — A Phoenix officer and a suspect accused of opening fire on that officer both were listed in critical condition Thursday night, police said. Police have not identified the officer or the suspect. The [Read More…]

(LOS ANGELES) — At first glance, the Sparrow Mart looks like an ordinary California supermarket. It has red shopping carts near the entrance. There’s a giant Coca-Cola refrigerator holding beverages next to rows and rows [Read More…]

Jamie Sumner(BEAVER CREEK, Colo.) — A worker at the skating rink at Beaver Creek, Colorado, made the day of a little boy and a vacation for a family. And he did it by “not treating [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — One minute, they were cranking out an endless stream of tweets, pushing conservative-leaning news articles or fiery video commentary. The next, they were gone, without a trace or an explanation. Twitter [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — There were 75 damaging storm reports on Thursday, with tornadoes reported in Illinois, Kansas and Iowa. Radar estimates showed more than 5 inches of rain fell just south of Tulsa, Oklahoma, [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is launching a new task force to focus on Iran, highlighting the threat from the country as a top foreign policy priority. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced his team [Read More…]