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An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California, June 15, 2026. (KABC) (LOS ANGELES) — The eight people killed in an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber [Read More…]

17 horses killed in barn fire in Saratoga Springs, NY

A fire killed at least 30 horses at a barn on Nelson Avenue used by trainers at the nearby harness track, June 16, 2026, in Saratoga, NY. (Jim Franco/Albany Times Union via Getty Images) (SARATOGA [Read More…]

Tropical storm Arthur forms in the Gulf off Texas, NWS says

(NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Arthur has formed in the Gulf near the middle Texas coast, according to the National Weather Service. It is the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. This is [Read More…]

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann addressed by victims’ families at sentencing: ‘Disgusting coward’

Rex A. Heuermann pleads guilty in court to the murders of eight women during a 17-year killing spree on April 8, 2026 in Riverhead, New York. (James Carbone/Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Anguished relatives of [Read More…]

Suspect in custody after deadly, targeted shooting at Delaware hospital: Police

The police response following a shooting at a hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, June 16, 2026. (WPVI) (WILMINGTON, Del.) — A 19-year-old man died and another was critically injured in a targeted shooting at a Delaware [Read More…]

Luigi Mangione’s attorneys plan to present ‘affirmative psychiatric defense’

Luigi Mangione appears at an evidence suppression hearing at Manhattan Supreme Court on May 18, 2026 in New York City. Mangione is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in [Read More…]

The US has lost about half of its historical grasslands. Why experts say it’s important to protect what’s left

Flint Hills, Kansas near Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. (Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — America has lost about half of one of its most prominent and iconic landscapes, and protecting what’s left is [Read More…]

6 injured in apparently targeted acid attack in New Jersey, juvenile suspect arrested: Police

First responders at the scene of a reported acid attack in Jersey City, New Jersey, June 15, 2026. (WABC) (NEW JERSEY) — Six people were injured, including three teenagers, in an apparently targeted acid attack [Read More…]

Central Park carriage horse’s cause of death revealed

Row of horse carriages to wait for customer to ride on the carriage. – stock photo Row of horse carriages to wait for customer to ride on the carriage along the fresh green tree lined [Read More…]

Woman shot dead on DC sidewalk in domestic violence homicide: ‘Tragic’

Metropolitan Police Department Interim Chief of Police Jeffery Carroll on May 17, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Graeme Sloan/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A woman was shot and killed on a sidewalk in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday [Read More…]

FBI disrupts plot targeting UFC event at White House with explosive drones: Sources

UFC Freedom 250 is seen on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The FBI disrupted an alleged plot targeting the [Read More…]

17 million under flood watch from Texas to Mississippi

An ABC News graphic shows the forecast on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — As deadly flooding hits the South, the Midwest is bracing for a severe weather outbreak on Wednesday, which [Read More…]

Air Force B-52 bomber crashes shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California

An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California, June 15, 2026. (KABC) (CALIFORNIA) — An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards [Read More…]

Jury selection reaches pivotal moment in federal trial of Buffalo racist mass shooter

Payton Gendron (C) is escorted back into the courtroom by deputies after a disruption during sentencing in Buffalo, New York, Feb. 15, 2023. (Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images) (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — More than four [Read More…]

Child killed after officer fires upon car following reported shoplifting at a Walmart in Mississippi: Police

(SENATOBIA, Miss.) — A child was killed after an officer fired upon a vehicle following a reported shoplifting at a Walmart in Mississippi, authorities said. An adult was also critically injured in the shooting, which [Read More…]

Vance says Iran agreement has been digitally signed, but remains vague on its key elements

Vice President JD Vance appears on ABC News’ “Good Morning America” on Monday, June 15, 2026. (ABC News) (WASHINGTON) — Vice President JD Vance on Monday spoke about the settlement that would extend the U.S.-Iran [Read More…]

Dangerous flooding ongoing in Texas, with flash flood risks across the region