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‘Look at me, you coward’: Relatives of El Paso Walmart shooting victims confront gunman
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (EL PASO, Texas) — Nearly four years after 23 people were killed in a racist mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, the victims’ families are confronting the gunman in [Read More…]
Philly leaders sue ghost gun manufacturers just days after mass shooting
US Federal Register (PHILADELPHIA) — Just days after a man wielding two “ghost guns,” including an AR-15 rifle, shot seven people, five fatally, in a Philadelphia neighborhood, according to authorities, leaders of the city filed [Read More…]
Father says teen killed in Philadelphia mass shooting saved his son’s life
ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — The father of a 13-year-old boy who was wounded in a Fourth of July weekend mass shooting in Philadelphia said his son’s best friend, 15-year-old Daujan Brown, lost his life trying [Read More…]
Shootings in New York City are down 25% so far this year: NYPD
Natnan Srisuwan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Despite a violent Fourth of July holiday weekend, the number of shootings in New York City decreased in each of the last 13 weeks, according to the New York [Read More…]
Cruise ship damaged after striking San Francisco pier while docking
KGO-TV (SAN FRANCISCO) — A Ruby Princess cruise ship startled sleeping San Fransico residents Thursday morning after it hit a pier while docking, damaging it and the vessel, officials said. None of the 3,328 guests [Read More…]
US expected to send controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine in fight against Russia: Officials
Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is expected to announce as early as Friday that it will provide controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package in the fight against [Read More…]
Why Americans aren’t giving Biden credit on improving economy, according to experts
Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is leaning into the political branding “Bidenomics” as his 2024 reelection effort kicks into high gear. He and top advisers renewed their push to [Read More…]
Russian jets ‘harass’ US drones for 2nd straight day, Pentagon says
US Air Force (WASHINGTON) — For a second straight day on Thursday, Russian fighter jets harassed American military drones flying over eastern Syria by dropping parachute-borne flares in their flight path, the Pentagon said. Once [Read More…]
Marjorie Taylor Greene removed from hard-line House Freedom Caucus: Sources
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Freedom Caucus (HFC), a hard-line conservative group, voted last month to oust Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, multiple sources confirmed to ABC News. The caucus held [Read More…]
DeSantis campaign says he raised $20M since launching presidential bid weeks ago
Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has raised $20 million since the launch of his presidential bid in late May, his campaign announced on Thursday, boasting that it shows “enthusiasm” [Read More…]
Tech company under fire after new lawsuit alleges anti-Asian bias
Jason Marz/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — Asian Americans throughout Silicon Valley are unifying in support of one man after a new lawsuit was filed last month against Lumentum Operations, LLC, alleging Asian discrimination throughout the [Read More…]
FDA, FTC send cease and desists to six companies they say sell copycat candy, snack products with edible THC
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission have jointly issued warning letters to six companies that they say illegally sold copycat food products that look like [Read More…]
See deleted scene from ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ ahead of digital release Friday
Marvel Studios (SPOILERS) With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 coming to digital platforms Friday, July 7, the website IGN has a sneak peek of one of the deleted scenes that fans will get to [Read More…]
Clark Atlanta president says affirmative action ban presents ‘opportunity’ for HBCUs
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The president of Clark Atlanta University is disappointed by the Supreme Court decision to end the use of race as a main factor in college admissions but he also views [Read More…]
Social media posts by parents bring concerns for children’s privacy, safety
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Cam Barrett was strapped to a hospital gurney and in a neck brace following an automobile accident when her mother took pictures of the moment to post on social media. [Read More…]
Ghost forest formation accelerates amid sea-level rise
Dan Manzo/ABC News (NEW YORK) — As people around the world contend this week with the hottest temperatures ever recorded on Earth, more visual evidence of climate change is emerging with the spread of ghost [Read More…]
Families, investigators continue to search for answers in five college student cases
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On Saturday, May 25, 1996, Kristin Smart, a freshman at Cal Poly State University, walked home from a party at 2 a.m. and was never seen again. She was [Read More…]
Twitter sends Meta cease-and-desist letter over new Threads app: Sources
Davide Bonaldo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Twitter sent Meta a cease-and-desist letter over the newly launched Threads app, sources familiar with the letter’s existence told ABC News. The letter was sent by [Read More…]
FX drops final season trailer for ‘Reservation Dogs’
FX on Hulu Following show co-creator Sterlin Harjo‘s announcement that the acclaimed series was coming to an end, FX has dropped a trailer to the third and final season of Reservation Dogs. Having reached California [Read More…]
Harrison Ford roasts Conan O’Brien’s writing ‘Han Solo’ in podcast notes
ABC In a new installment of his Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, the former chat show host welcomed Harrison Ford by saying Ford was one of his favorite guests during his TV days — mostly because Ford verbally “tossed [Read More…]