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Chicago air quality hits ‘very unhealthy’ category as Canadian wildfire smoke infiltrates Midwest
FILE photo — AerialPerspective Images/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Canadian wildfire smoke is infiltrating the Midwest on Tuesday and the air in Chicago has deteriorated to the Air Quality Index’s “very unhealthy” category. The AQI in [Read More…]

Family of Ajike Owens calls for murder charges after suspect charged with manslaughter: ‘We are deeply disappointed’
ABC (OCALA, Fla.) — The family of Ajike “AJ” Owens, the Black woman who was killed by her neighbor on June 2 in Florida, called on prosecutors to upgrade the charges against Susan Lorincz from [Read More…]

Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide: New details revealed
PHOTO: A photo of Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell after his death, Aug. 10, 2019, released by the Department of Justice. A photo of Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell after his death, Aug. 10, 2019, released by [Read More…]

Over 300 severe storm reports across US as dangerous weather continues
ABC News (NEW YORK) — There were more than 300 severe storm reports in the United States on Monday, mostly along the East Coast from New Hampshire to South Carolina, as threatening weather and dangerous [Read More…]

Trump aide Walt Nauta to be arraigned in Miami as part of classified documents case
ftwitty/Getty Images (MIAMI) — The longtime aide to former President Donald Trump who was federally charged alongside him earlier this month is set to be arraigned Tuesday morning in Miami as part of the classified [Read More…]

Train cars containing hot asphalt, molten sulfur still in Yellowstone River after derailment
Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Mont.) — Parts of a freight train carrying hazardous materials remain in the Yellowstone River in southern Montana after a bridge collapsed over the weekend. Nine mangled cars — [Read More…]

Ralph Yarl, teen shot after mistakenly going to the wrong house, opens up about recovery in “GMA” exclusive
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ralph Yarl, the teenager who was shot after mistakenly going to the wrong house to pick up his siblings, opened up about the harrowing experience for the first time in [Read More…]

Idaho college killings suspect was first arrested in 2014, records show
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nine years before he was accused of killing four college students in Idaho, Bryan Kohberger was arrested in his native Pennsylvania and charged with misdemeanor theft for allegedly stealing his [Read More…]

Chicago pharmacist convicted of stealing, selling COVID-19 vaccination cards: DOJ
David Ryder/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — A Chicago-area pharmacist was convicted of stealing and selling COVID-19 vaccination cards, the Justice Department announced on Monday. Tangtang Zhao, 36, of Chicago, stole CDC-issued COVID-19 vaccination cards from the pharmacy [Read More…]

University of Idaho murders: State seeks death penalty against Bryan Kohberger
Zach Wilkinson-Pool/Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the gruesome University of Idaho murders, according to a new court filing. The filing said, “The State gives [Read More…]

Ralph Yarl, teen shot after mistakenly going to the wrong house, speaks out in ‘GMA’ exclusive
Courtesy of Ralph Yarl’s Family (KANSAS CITY) — Ralph Yarl, the Kansas City, Missouri, teenager who was shot after mistakenly going to the wrong house to pick up his siblings, opened up about the harrowing experience [Read More…]

FBI confirms investigation into Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs
The Washington Post via Getty Images (DENVER) — Mark Michalek, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Denver Field Office, confirmed that the agency has opened a federal investigation into the Club Q shooting in [Read More…]

3 dead after spate of tragic accidents at national parks
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Three people died after a spate of tragic accidents at United States National Parks in June. A stepfather and his stepson died on Friday following a tragic series of events, [Read More…]

Secret Service agents testified before Jan. 6 grand jury: Sources
Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Agents from the United States Secret Service have testified before the grand jury investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to ABC News. Agents [Read More…]

Colorado LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting suspect pleads guilty to 5 counts of murder
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — The suspect in a mass shooting at LGBTQ bar Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that left five people dead accepted a plea deal Monday. Anderson Lee Aldrich, [Read More…]

Over 1,000 flights canceled as severe weather strikes East Coast
FILE — Mike Hollingshead/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The East Coast is bracing for severe thunderstorms on Monday from New York and Connecticut down to South Carolina, potentially impacting more than 86 million Americans. The highest [Read More…]

8 people shot, 3 fatally, in Kansas City parking lot: Sheriff
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY) — A shooting that erupted Sunday morning in a Kansas City, Missouri, parking lot killed at least three people and left five others injured, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. [Read More…]

Multiple tornadoes confirmed as severe weather threats continue for much of the country
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The pattern of severe weather is continuing over the next couple of days, threatening tens of millions of Americans on Sunday and even more on Monday. A large swath of the [Read More…]

Cleanup continues after train carrying ‘potential contaminants’ derails into Yellowstone River in Montana
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks – Region 5 (COLUMBUS, Mont.) — Cleanup is continuing at the site where a train carrying potentially hazardous materials derailed into the Yellowstone River in Montana, according to officials. The incident [Read More…]

Murder charges filed against three San Antonio police officers
ilbusca/Getty Images/STOCK (SAN ANTONIO) — Murder charges were filed Friday against three members of the San Antonio Police Department after they allegedly shot and killed a woman in her apartment, the department said. Melissa Perez, 46, [Read More…]