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$900 million Powerball jackpot expected for Monday night’s drawing
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot is expected to grow to an estimated $900 million for Monday night’s drawing, a sum that would be the third-largest Powerball jackpot in history, the lottery said. [Read More…]

Three banks robbed by ‘Sticky Note Bandit’ dressed as woman, FBI says
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A man dressed as a woman walked into three Texas banks this month and handed tellers sticky notes with “threatening” messages demanding cash, earning him the nickname “Sticky Note Bandit,” [Read More…]

Heat waves, poor air quality and severe storms: US experiencing acute weather conditions from coast to coast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Potentially deadly weather conditions are affecting millions of Americans from coast to coast. Extreme heat, poor air quality and severe storms bringing flash flooding threats will be plaguing regions all [Read More…]

Alabama police locate missing woman who reported toddler walking on the highway
Hoover Police Department (HOOVER, Ala.) — An Alabama woman who went missing on Wednesday after reporting a child walking on the highway returned home late Saturday and was transported to a hospital for evaluation, police [Read More…]

Four killed in mass shooting in Georgia, shooter remains on the loose: Police
Sheila Paras/Getty Images/STOCK (HAMPTON, Ga.) — A gunman remains on the loose after fatally shooting four people in Hampton, Georgia, on Saturday morning, police said. Police said they are looking for 41-year-old Andre Longmore in connection [Read More…]

90 million Americans across 16 states from Washington to Florida under heat alerts
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A deadly heat wave continues as 90 million Americans across 16 states from Washington to Florida are under heat alerts on Saturday. The all-time global heat record is in jeopardy at [Read More…]

Alabama woman goes missing after reporting toddler walking on the highway
Hoover Police Department (HOOVER, Ala.) — Alabama police are continuing their search for a woman who went missing after she called 911 saying she saw a toddler walking on the side of a highway. The Hoover [Read More…]

Sharon Tate’s sister speaks out for 1st time since Leslie Van Houten’s release
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Debra Tate, the sister of slain actress Sharon Tate, has publicly pleaded for years to keep members of the Manson family cult behind bars despite their eligibility to petition for parole. [Read More…]

How investigators say they connected the dots that led to Gilgo Beach murder arrest
Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department (NEW YORK) — After nearly 13 years, New York investigators arrested the man they allege is responsible for the deaths of three sex workers that were among several corpses found in Gilgo [Read More…]

One police officer dead, two other cops in critical condition in North Dakota shooting
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (FARGO, N.D.) — Police in Fargo, North Dakota, say one of their own was killed in a shooting Friday, an incident that also critically injured two other officers and injured two civilians. The [Read More…]

Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade discusses historic win as first Black immigrant to lead city
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Mayor Yemi Mobolade made history in May when he was elected as the first Black immigrant and non-GOP mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The former pastor ran as an independent [Read More…]

Gilgo Beach murders: Suspect identified as Rex Heuermann, charged in deaths of three women
CREDIT: Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A suspect has been arrested in connection with three of the 10 victims linked to the Gilgo Beach, New York, murders, authorities said. New York City architect Rex [Read More…]

Man, 22, facing charges after 12-year-old boy dies in shooting
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy in Boston. Walter Hendrick has been charged with unlawful possession of [Read More…]

Indiana abortion clinics scramble to provide services before being shut down
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With abortion clinics being forced to shut down in Indiana on Aug. 1, providers are rushing to see as many patients as they can before they close their doors. [Read More…]

Life-threatening heat baking the West and Southeast: Latest forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Life-threatening heat is baking 14 states from Arizona to Texas to Florida. In the West, temperatures on Friday are forecast to reach 110 degrees in Redding, California, and 116 degrees [Read More…]

Gilgo Beach murders: Suspect arrested, sources say
CREDIT: Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A suspect has been taken into custody on Long Island, New York, in connection with the Gilgo Beach murders, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News. A man [Read More…]

Hunter Biden’s lawyer sends cease-and-desist letter to Trump over social media posts
Julia Nikhinson/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An attorney for Hunter Biden sent a cease-and-desist letter on Thursday to former President Donald Trump’s legal team, claiming that Trump’s rhetoric on social media and elsewhere “could lead [Read More…]

Fatality confirmed in Vermont flooding amid extreme weather nationwide
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Authorities in Vermont announced Thursday that one person was killed during this week’s flooding. Stephen Davoll, 63, from Barre City, died Wednesday as a result of a drowning accident in [Read More…]

Police questioned serial rape suspect Matthew Nilo about sexual assault during 2008 marijuana arrest: DA’s office
Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (BOSTON) — Authorities questioned serial rape suspect Matthew Nilo back in July of 2008 about a suspected sexual assault after he was arrested for marijuana possession in Boston’s North [Read More…]

SAG-AFTRA national board orders strike
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The national board of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) voted Thursday to go on strike, summoning its 160,000 members to hit the picket [Read More…]