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Shipping containers repurposed as cooling stations by Tucson housing assistance group
ABC (TUSCON, Ariz.) — A housing assistance agency in one of the hottest regions in the country has found a sustainable way to provide relief from scorching temperatures. Two shipping containers that used to sit [Read More…]
4-year-old found safe after going missing at campground: ‘We got lucky’
Getty Images – STOCK (FRESNO, Calif.) — A 4-year-old boy was found safe after going missing overnight at a campground in California, authorities said. Christian Ramirez’s family reported him missing Thursday shortly before 11 a.m. [Read More…]
Judge dismisses charges against 6 ‘alternate electors’ in Nevada
Mario Tama/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — A Clark County, Nevada, judge on Friday dismissed the charges filed by Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford against six so-called “alternate electors” related to their alleged efforts to overturn [Read More…]
DA argues against lifting Trump’s limited gag order in hush money case
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, in a court filing Friday, opposed lifting the limited gag order on Donald Trump as the former president awaits sentencing in his criminal hush [Read More…]
3 killed, 10 hurt in mass shooting at grocery store in Arkansas
ABC (FORDYCE, Ark.) — Three people were killed and 10 were injured in a mass shooting at a grocery store in Arkansas on Friday, authorities said. The suspect, who was shot by law enforcement, will [Read More…]
Suspect identified in women’s 1996 double murder at national park campsite: FBI
Getty Images – STOCK (RICHMOND, Va.) — After nearly three decades, a convicted serial rapist has been identified as the suspect in the 1996 double murder of two women in a Virginia national park, federal [Read More…]
Heat wave maps: How long the dangerous temperatures will last
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Thirteen states in the East from Massachusetts to Kentucky are on alert for more extreme heat before the dangerous temperatures move to the South and the West. Record highs were [Read More…]
Supreme Court upholds federal ban on firearms for domestic violence offenders
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal ban on firearms for domestic violence offenders. The 8-1 opinion was authored by Chief Justice John Roberts. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented. [Read More…]
Couple drowns in rip current while on vacation with their kids in Florida
Rescue crews work the scene where a couple drowned in a rip current while vacationing, June 20, 2024, in Hutchinson Island, Florida. — Marion County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook (HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla.) — A Pennsylvania [Read More…]
Woman whose husband died by hot tub electrocution at Mexican beach resort speaks out
Lizette Zambrano, the woman who survived the hot tub electrocution and whose husband died speaks to “Good Morning America.” — ABC News (NEW YORK) — It was supposed to be paradise for Texas couple Lizette [Read More…]
Timeline of the ‘mysterious’ and international monoliths: Here’s what we know
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Few modern-day structural mysteries have garnered as much international fascination as the tall, mirrored monolith columns that have appeared in seemingly random locations since 2020. Reminiscent of the [Read More…]
Is air conditioning enough? Why extreme heat can still put you at risk
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — “The heat is coming for everybody,” Andrew Dessler, a professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University, said as one of the season’s earliest-onset heat waves scorches the [Read More…]
FAA investigating after Southwest Airlines plane descended dangerously low on airport approach
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA CITY) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Southwest Airlines plane descended to a dangerously low altitude as it made its approach to the Oklahoma City Airport just after [Read More…]
Trump seeks recusal of judge who fined him $464M in civil fraud trial
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump filed a motion Thursday to try to get the judge who oversaw his civil fraud trial in New York kicked off the case. The motion [Read More…]
Migrant in US illegally was previously deported prior to allegedly killing woman: ICE
Salwan Georges/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The man accused of murdering a Maryland woman in 2023 is an undocumented immigrant who was arrested and expelled at least three times, according to an ICE official. Victor [Read More…]
Donald Sutherland, veteran actor and father of Kiefer Sutherland, dead at 88
Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Actor Donald Sutherland, who starred in films including “Klute,” “M*A*SH*,” “Ordinary People” and, more recently, played the evil President Snow in “The Hunger Games” franchise, has died at age [Read More…]
Service restored to Amtrak, NJ Transit after earlier suspension
Robert Alexander/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amtrak service between Philadelphia and New Haven, Connecticut, resumed on Thursday evening after train service was suspended for over two hours as crews worked to restore power in the [Read More…]
Family of black belts saves woman from alleged sexual assault
Getty Images – STOCK (KATY, Texas.) — A family of taekwondo black belts in Texas rescued a woman who was allegedly being sexually assaulted. Han An, wife Hong An and their three children Hannah, Simon [Read More…]
Top Florida law enforcement official sues DeSantis, alleging he was fired for blowing the whistle
Scott Olson/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — A former top law enforcement official in Florida is accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis and his top aides of forcing him to retire after he refused to carry out orders [Read More…]
USC student will not be charged in fatal stabbing of homeless person
Getty Images – STOCK (LOS ANGELES) — A University of Southern California student will not face charges for the fatal stabbing of a homeless man he said was done in self-defense. Ivan Gallegos, 19, was [Read More…]