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Visitor attacked by buck in Yosemite National Park, as others feed wildlife
iStock/EEI_Tony (CALIFORNIA) — Yosemite National Park officials warned visitors not to feed or approach wildlife after a girl was attacked by a buck. The girl, whose identity has not been made public, was approaching a deer [Read More…]
Homicide record broken in Louisville with 2 slayings, including a teenager killed on Thanksgiving Day
iStock/D-Keine (LOUISVILLE) — Two people were gunned down, including a 15-year-old boy, on Thanksgiving morning in Louisville. The city of 600,000 residents saw its 174th and 175th homicides of the year in a span of [Read More…]
Death of 14-year-old Florida boy ruled a homicide
iStock/tillsonburg (FLORIDA) — The death of a 14-year-old Florida boy whose body was found last week has been ruled a homicide by local police. Ryan Rogers of Palm Beach Gardens was found dead Nov. 16 [Read More…]
2 NYPD officers shot in Bronx ‘gun battle,’ authorities say
iStock/carlballou (NEW YORK) — Two New York City Police officers were shot but are expected to make a full recovery after a “gun battle” broke out in the Bronx on Wednesday evening. Police say the [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Only 1 in 4 health workers fully vaccinated in this region
iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.1 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 775,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
Ahmaud Arbery’s mother speaks out after murder trial verdict: ‘I’m really, really thankful’
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — Ahmaud Arbery’s mother said she is feeling especially thankful this Thanksgiving, after three men were found guilty of his murder. “Today is Thanksgiving and I’m really, really thankful. My family and [Read More…]
Food insecurity persists, forcing community organizers to act
iStock/Halfpoint (NEW YORK) — As families gather across the country to celebrate Thanksgiving and give thanks, many are struggling to fill their kitchens with fresh food and groceries. The U.S. has made virtually no progress [Read More…]
Wisconsin Christmas parade: 8-year-old boy identified as 6th fatality
Chalabala/iStock (WAUKESHA, Wis.) — Six people were killed and dozens were hurt when an SUV driver barreled into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The suspect, 39-year-old Darrell Brooks, is [Read More…]
Jury reaches verdict in Ahmaud Arbery death case: All found guilty of murder
iStock/nirat (ATLANTA) — A Georgia jury has convicted three white men of murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. Travis McMichael, who fatally shot Arbery in February 2020, was convicted on all nine charges, including [Read More…]
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes owns key allegations during testimony in criminal trial
iStock/CatEyePerspective (SAN JOSE, Calif.) — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes placed the logos of two major drug companies on blood-testing validation studies, which she then sent to Walgreens executives ahead of their lucrative retail partnership, she [Read More…]
Wisconsin Christmas parade victims: What we know about the lives lost
cmannphoto/iStock (WAUKESHA, Wis.) — Six people, including an 8-year-old, were killed after an SUV driver plowed into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday afternoon. The 39-year-old suspect is in custody. Here is what [Read More…]
Ahmaud Arbery death trial live updates: Jury asks to review evidence for first time
Stephen B. Morton – Pool/Getty Images (BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — A Georgia jury resumed deliberating on Wednesday the fates of three white men charged with trapping Ahmaud Arbery with their pickup trucks and fatally shooting him. [Read More…]
Malcolm X’s daughter found dead in her apartment
Malcolm X’s daughters Ilyasah (L) and Malikah (R) gives a speech during the 90th birthday commemoration of Malcolm X in 2015. – Bilgin S Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Malikah Shabazz, a daughter of [Read More…]
Criminal charges dismissed against former leaders of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in deadly COVID-19 outbreak
Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images (HOLYOKE, Mass.) — A Massachusetts judge has dismissed all criminal charges against two former officials from the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, citing no “reasonably trustworthy evidence.” The facility made national headlines last year, [Read More…]
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins to be 1st Black woman on International Space Station crew
Bill Ingalls/NASA (CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) — NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins will take to the skies in 2022 on a historic debut spaceflight to the International Space Station. Watkins will become the first Black woman to [Read More…]
Wisconsin Christmas parade live updates: 81-year-old, 79-year-old among the 5 killed
Chalabala/iStock (WAUKESHA, Wis.) — Five people were killed and more than 40 were hurt when an SUV barreled into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Children are among the injured. [Read More…]
Death of 5-year-old boy Elijah Lewis ruled homicide, mom and boyfriend in custody
D-Keine/iStock (BOSTON) — The death of Elijah Lewis, the 5-year-old boy from New Hampshire who went missing before being found dead in Massachusetts last month, has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Monday. Lewis died [Read More…]
Passenger’s gun accidentally discharges at airport, authorities say
Kali9/iStock (ATLANTA) — A passenger accidentally discharged a gun at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Saturday, airport officials said, causing panic and sending travelers onto the tarmac on one of the busiest travel weekends of [Read More…]
Black trans women live in fear after pattern of deaths in Chicago
Danielle A. Scruggs for ABC News (CHICAGO) — The story of De’Janay Stanton’s death is one that many transgender women in Chicago fear. The 24-year-old Black transgender woman was shot and killed by a romantic [Read More…]
Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal sparks protests across US
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Demonstrations sprang up nationwide in protest of the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict Friday night, after a Wisconsin jury found the 18-year-old not guilty for the killing of two men and [Read More…]