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ABC News(ROCKVILLE, Md.) — At a Peace Day celebration today in Rockville, Maryland, Mattie T. J. Stepanek was remembered. The memory of the boy, who died when he was 13 years old in 2004 of [Read More…]

Girls robotics team says it won’t be cowed by ISIS threats: ‘We won’t surrender!’

ABC News(HERAT, Afghanistan) — High school students in Afghanistan have spoken out against Taliban and ISIS insurgents who have threatened and targeted girl’s education in the country. ABC News was given rare access to a [Read More…]

Woman survives a week after crashing 200 feet off cliff in California

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office(LANCASTER, Calif.) — An Oregon woman has a spectacular story of survival to tell after she crashed her Jeep off a cliff and survived for a week before being discovered by hikers [Read More…]

Dozens of passengers hospitalized after Ryanair flight plummets almost 30,000 feet

ABCNews.com(DUBLIN) — Over 30 passengers were hospitalized, with some complaining about bleeding from their ears, after a Ryanair flight plummeted 28,000 feet in less than 10 minutes on Friday, according to authorities and flight tracking [Read More…]

Chicago police officer placed on desk duty after fatal shooting sparks protests

ABC News(CHICAGO) — Chicago police shot and killed a man Saturday night igniting protests in the city, clashes with cops and resulting in the officer being placed on desk duty just hours after the shooting. [Read More…]

Government defends ‘truncating’ vetting process to reunite immigrant families

ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Health and Human Services defended its decision to implement a less-stringent vetting process in order to more quickly reunite the thousands of children and parents separated by the Trump [Read More…]

ISIS insurgents in Afghanistan prove resilient against US Special Forces

ABC News(NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan) — ABC News has been given exclusive access to U.S. Special Forces troops fighting on the frontlines against ISIS in Afghanistan. The small, elite unit of Green Berets is working alongside [Read More…]

Some of Russia’s neighbors worry about Trump’s meeting with Putin

Steffen Kugler/BPA/Getty Images(HELSINKI, Finland) — When President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, some countries that border Russia will watch with concern. Finland — the host for the summit — and Russia’s [Read More…]

‘MAGA’ hats could double in price after new US tariffs, merchandiser says

George Frey/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The latest round of tariffs on products from China proposed by President Donald Trump could double the price of “Make America Great Again” hats inspired by his 2016 campaign slogan, [Read More…]

Six-year-old girl heard asking through tears to call family is reunited with mother

KHOU(HOUSTON) — A 6-year-old girl whose voice shone a spotlight on the heartbreaking plight of separated families when she was captured on audio asking to call her relatives has finally been reunited with her mother. [Read More…]

Boys rescued from cave in Thailand likely to be released Thursday

Linh Pham/Getty Images(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — The 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand have less than a week before being released to the homes they haven’t seen in almost a month. Officials [Read More…]

Six-year-old girl heard asking through tears to call family is reunited with mother

KHOU(HOUSTON) — A 6-year-old girl whose voice shone a spotlight on the heartbreaking plight of separated families when she was captured on audio asking to call her relatives has finally been reunited with her mother. [Read More…]

Hot, windy weather takes over parts of western US

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Some of the hottest weather so far this summer is hitting parts of the West. In the last two days, temperatures have been near 100 degrees in the Pacific Northwest. It [Read More…]

Hot, dry weather takes over much of West Coast

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Some of the hottest weather so far this summer is hitting parts of the West. In the last two days, temperatures have been near 100 degrees in the Pacific Northwest. It [Read More…]

Wide-ranging crop, weather conditions Nationwide

Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are primarily confined to the upper Midwest. Drought continues to adversely affect some corn and soybeans in the southwestern and northeastern Corn Belt. On July 8, at [Read More…]

6-year-old girl heard asking through tears to call family is reunited with mother

KHOU(HOUSTON) — A 6-year-old girl whose voice shone a spotlight on the heartbreaking plight of separated families when she was captured on audio asking to call her relatives has finally been reunited with her mother. [Read More…]

Wide-ranging crop, weather across the Heartland

Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are primarily confined to the upper Midwest. Drought continues to adversely affect some corn and soybeans in the southwestern and northeastern Corn Belt. On July 8, at [Read More…]

AFB economist: Trade disputes mean lost export sales, hurt farmers

The latest USDA data says through June 28, more than 5 million metric tons of soybean sales to China have been lost because of trade disputes. American Farm Bureau Federation economist Veronica Nigh says the [Read More…]

CME milk futures and most cash dairy down Friday

Milk futures and most cash dairy prices were down on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday. July Class Three milk was down $.03 at $14.27. August was down $.16 to $14.84. September was down $.13 to [Read More…]

Four of the top five US defense firms to be led by women