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Gas station manager fired for mistakenly setting gas to 69 cents per gallon
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.) — The manager of a Northern California gas station was fired after he accidentally set the gas price to 69 cents a gallon. John Szczecina, who served as the [Read More…]
US Mint releases Wilma Mankiller quarter for purchase, honoring first woman Cherokee Nation leader
Peter Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Wilma Mankiller, the first woman elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, can now be seen on U.S. quarters available for purchase. Mankiller, an activist for Native [Read More…]
Yellowstone closes after ‘unprecedented’ rain washes out roads
National Park Service (WASHINGTON) — All Yellowstone National Park entrances have been closed in the wake of “unprecedented” rainfall causing “substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides on roadways,” the National Park Service announced Monday, with the [Read More…]
Bear euthanized after ripping into tent, injuring mother and daughter in Tennessee
Alfredo Alonso Avila / EyeEm / Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Great Smoky Mountains bear has been euthanized after officials said it attacked a mother and her daughter while they were camping in the [Read More…]
Quick-thinking staffers save camp children from suspected gunman in Texas
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (DUNCANVILLE, Texas) — Police shot and killed a suspect Monday morning after he entered an athletic complex where summer camp was taking place in Duncanville, Texas, allegedly armed with a handgun, authorities [Read More…]
Gun deal negotiators may finish draft of new law this week, ahead of speedy vote, Sen. John Cornyn says
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Now that a tentative deal on trying to curb gun violence has been reached in the Senate, negotiators are working to make the proposal a reality [Read More…]
Yellowstone National Park closes its entrances due to rockslides, flooding from ‘unprecedented rain
National Park Service (YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK) — All Yellowstone National Park entrances have been closed in the wake of “unprecedented” rainfall causing “substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides on roadways,” the National Park Service announced Monday. [Read More…]
Permitless carry gun law goes into effect in Ohio
EMPPhotography/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — An Ohio law that allows those 21 and older to no longer carry a permit or complete the eight-hour handgun training course to carry and conceal a firearm went into [Read More…]
Youth in Brooklyn celebrate with an event all their own
Emily Schutz/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Brooklyn Pride held its first-ever youth-exclusive pride event yesterday. Children and young adults showed up decked out in pride flags of all kinds, many jumping up and down with [Read More…]
At least 10 dead, 42 injured as wave of weekend mass shootings in US continues
ABC News (NEW YORK) — At least 10 mass shootings occurred across the country between Friday and Sunday night, making this the fourth consecutive weekend in which U.S. law enforcement officers have responded to multiple [Read More…]
7-year-old boy shot dead in home by outside gunfire, sheriff ‘outraged’
KTRK-TV (HOUSTON) — A 7-year-old boy was inside his home when he was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting, authorities in Harris County, Texas, said. Around 10:45 p.m. Sunday, the unknown gunman drove in [Read More…]
Texas sets record for power demand amid heat wave
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Power demand reached a new record in Texas on Sunday as a June heat wave persisted in the Southwest, according to the state’s grid operator. Temperatures are supposed to soar [Read More…]
Are rising water prices amid the Western megadought inevitable? Yes, but it’s complicated, experts say
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Some of the most important water sources in the Western U.S. are drying up as a decades-long megadrought continues to intensify and temperatures steadily rise as a result of [Read More…]
190,000 pounds of baby formula from Australia lands in US
Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Around 95,000 tins of baby formula arrived in the U.S. from Australia on Sunday, potentially offering relief to many families who have struggled to obtain infant formula in recent [Read More…]
At least five dead, 27 injured as wave of weekend mass shootings in US continues
ABC News (NEW YORK) — At least seven mass shootings have occurred across the country since Friday night, making this the fourth consecutive weekend in which U.S. law enforcement officers have responded to multiple incidents [Read More…]
Thirty-one arrested with shields, riot gear near Pride parade in Idaho
ABC News (COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho) — Police in a small Idaho city arrested 31 people allegedly affiliated with a white nationalist group near a Pride parade, authorities announced on Saturday. People associated with the group [Read More…]
At least 3 dead, 23 injured as wave of weekend mass shootings in US continues
ABC News (NEW YORK) — At least six mass shootings have occurred across the country since Friday night, making this the fourth consecutive weekend in which U.S. law enforcement officers have responded to multiple incidents [Read More…]
More than 60 million in US experiencing temperatures over 100 degrees
chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images (FURNACE CREEK, Calif.) — Tens of millions of residents in the Southwestern U.S. are experiencing dangerous heat, with triple-digit temperatures blanketing much of the region. The most brutal heat is concentrated over [Read More…]
31 arrested with shields, riot gear near Pride parade in Idaho
ABC News (COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho) — Police in a small Idaho city arrested 31 people allegedly affiliated with a white nationalist group near a Pride parade, authorities announced on Saturday. People associated with the group [Read More…]
Sandy Hook survivors speak out for first time — and share heartache ‘that it keeps happening’
ABC News (NEWTOWN, Conn.) — When Nicole, who was just a girl when she survived the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a decade ago, first heard about the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, [Read More…]