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Man with Jan. 6 warrant arrested near Obama DC home
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A man with a Jan. 6-related warrant was arrested near former President Barack Obama’s Washington, D.C., house, and he had guns and ammunition in his car, multiple law enforcement sources tell [Read More…]

Grand jury declines to indict Travis Scott, 5 others in deadly Astroworld crowd crush
Laurent KOFFEL/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A grand jury has declined to indict rapper Travis Scott and five others in connection with the deadly crowd crush at the 2021 Astroworld Festival in Houston, prosecutors said. [Read More…]

At least 13 dead in Texas as scorching temps continue
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — At least 13 people have died from heat-related illness in Texas, The Associated Press reported. Ten deaths due to heat illness were reported in Webb County and another death occurred in [Read More…]

Charges dropped against man accused of fatally stabbing homeless man on New York City subway
WABC (NEW YORK) — Charges have been dropped against Jordan Williams, a man accused of fatally stabbing a 34-year-old homeless man on the New York City subway earlier this month. Williams, 20, had been charged with [Read More…]

Wildfire smoke live updates: MLB game delayed amid Pittsburgh’s poor air quality
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are on alert for unhealthy air quality as smoke from wildfires in neighboring Canada drifts to the United States. Wildfires have burned a record of more than [Read More…]

Wildfire smoke live updates: Air quality alerts issued in 23 US states
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are on alert for unhealthy air quality as smoke from wildfires in neighboring Canada drifts to the United States. Wildfires have burned a record of more than [Read More…]

Three men who funded Trump-acquired social media company charged with insider trading
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Three men who funded the company that became Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform have been charged with insider trading. Michael Shvartsman, Gerald Shvartsman and Bruce Garelick made more than [Read More…]

University of Idaho murders house to be torn down despite calls from victims’ families to postpone
Heather Roberts/ABC News (MOSCOW, Idaho) — The off-campus University of Idaho house where four students were stabbed to death is set to be torn down despite calls from victims’ families to postpone until after the [Read More…]

Experts: SCOTUS affirmative action decision highlights diversity needs in higher ed
© 2011 Dorann Weber/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court decided Thursday to set new limits on affirmative action, striking down the current race-conscious admissions policies in place at University of North Carolina and Harvard [Read More…]

Mississippi deputies fired after Black man was shot in the face during drug raid
amphotora/Getty Images (RANKIN COUNTY, Miss.) — Months after a January drug raid that left a Black man with a gunshot wound to the face, the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi announced Tuesday that five [Read More…]

Chinese spy balloon used American-made parts, did not transmit data: Officials
Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Chinese spy balloon that was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean in early February was built — at least partly — using American off-the-shelf parts, [Read More…]

Wildfire smoke live updates: Toxic haze blankets Midwest, rolls into Northeast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are on alert for unhealthy air quality as smoke from wildfires in neighboring Canada drifts to the United States. Wildfires have burned a record of more than [Read More…]

Police board votes to fire two New Haven officers involved in arrest that left Randy Cox paralyzed
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW HAVEN, Conn.) — The New Haven Board of Police Commissioners voted on Wednesday to terminate two more police officers charged for their involvement in the arrest of Richard “Randy” Cox – [Read More…]

Former Missouri lawmaker Jason Kander featured in new documentary about PTSD treatment for veterans
Greenwich Entertainment (NEW YORK) — Afghanistan War veteran Jason Kander says he was a few months into therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder when he realized, for the first time, that recovery is not only possible, but [Read More…]

Dramatic body camera video released as grand jury refuses to indict officer who killed mass shooter at Texas mall
Bill Hutchinson/Getty Images (ALLEN, Texas) — As a Texas grand jury declined to indict the police officer who killed a mass shooter at an outlet mall in May, authorities released dramatic body camera video Wednesday of [Read More…]

Delta plane lands safely at Charlotte airport without front landing gear
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — A Delta plane landed safely at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Wednesday morning without its front landing gear, according to the airline. Passenger Chris Skotarczak told ABC News there was no [Read More…]

Delphi double murder suspect allegedly confessed several times in jail call with wife: Court documents
Indiana State Police (DELPHIA, Ind.) — Delphi, Indiana, double murder suspect Richard Allen allegedly confessed to the killings several times in a jail phone call with his wife in April, according to newly unsealed court documents. [Read More…]

32-year-old woman faces charges after allegedly posing as high school student
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (BOSTON) — A 32-year-old Boston woman is facing criminal charges for allegedly enrolling and posing as a student in three Boston high schools, court records show. Shelby Hewitt, of Canton, Massachusetts, reportedly [Read More…]

Wildfire smoke live updates: Air quality alerts issued in 20 US states
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are on alert for unhealthy air quality as smoke from wildfires in neighboring Canada drifts to the United States. Wildfires have burned a record of more than [Read More…]

Nursing homes allegedly neglected residents, misused $83M in funds: NY attorney general
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (ALBANY, N.Y.) — The owners, operators and landlords of four nursing homes in New York for years misused more than $83 million in taxpayer money, leaving elderly people in their care dead, neglected [Read More…]