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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Police on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of sparking one the massive wildfires raging across California as firefighters fight to contain the largest fire in state history. Officers arrested 51-year-old [Read More…]

Facebook(POWOSHIEK COUNTY, Iowa) — An Iowa man said police officers searched his home in connection to the case of Mollie Tibbetts, the University of Iowa student who vanished last month after going for an evening [Read More…]

ABC News/Luis Martinez(INDIANAPOLIS) — The sons of a missing Korean War soldier received some closure today as they were presented with their father’s dog tag that was included among the 55 boxes of human remains [Read More…]

ABC News(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Images of neo-Nazis marching in the streets and violent clashes between alt-right protesters and counterprotesters in Charlottesville last year are still fresh in many residents’ minds. On Aug. 12, 2017, a [Read More…]

Facebook(BROOKLYN, Iowa) —  The reward for information in the case of missing Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts has reached a new high. The reward fund, run through Crimestoppers of Central Iowa, is now $312,997 as [Read More…]

Broward County State Attorney’s Office(PARKLAND, Fla.) — Video has been released of the confession by Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old accused of killing 17 students and teachers on Valentine’s Day at a Florida high school. In [Read More…]

ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Rand Paul announced on Wednesday that he “was honored to deliver a letter from President Trump to Vladimir Putin’s administration” that he said addressed topics ranging from counterterrorism to “resuming cultural [Read More…]

Taos County Sheriffs Office(AMALIA, N.M.) — The man who was arrested on a filthy New Mexico compound with 11 abused children was training the children to commit school shootings, according to court documents obtained by [Read More…]

ABC News(CARACAS, Venezuela) — The United States on Wednesday announced nearly $9 million in aid to help those fleeing the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, days after Venezuela’s president said the United States was home to [Read More…]

NASA(NEW YORK) — NASA is launching a mission to get closer than its ever gotten before to the sun, its corona and solar wind. The mission, called Parker Solar Probe, will launch Saturday. Here is [Read More…]

ABC News(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — It’s been a record hot summer in South Korea and locals are turning to a sweet treat to beat the heat: “bingsu,” or shaved ice. There are so many varieties [Read More…]

Linh Pham/Getty Images(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — Three of the boys and a soccer coach rescued from a cave in Thailand last month have been granted citizenship, Thailand’s foreign ministry told ABC News Wednesday. All four [Read More…]

WCPO/ABC News(CINCINNATI) — A Cincinnati police officer was placed on “restricted duty” after allegedly shocking an 11-year-old girl with a stun gun at a local grocery store, authorities said. The officer responded to the store [Read More…]

WCPO/ABC News(CINCINNATI) — A Cincinnati police officer was placed on “restricted duty” after allegedly shocking an 11-year-old girl with a stun gun at a local grocery store, authorities said. The officer responded to the store [Read More…]

KOMO/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Scientists and researchers are in a race against time, struggling to save an ailing 3-year-old killer whale named Scarlet which has gone missing. The youngest of the group, the southern resident [Read More…]

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(DETROIT) — 2018 could be the year of the Mustang, Ford’s iconic pony car immortalized by Steve McQueen in “Bullitt.” On Wednesday, the 10 millionth Mustang rolled off the line at the Flat [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Communications Commission acknowledged Wednesday that bots were not responsible for the agency’s website slowdown after it sought public comment last year on its controversial plan to repeal net neutrality. After people [Read More…]

Idaho Falls Fire Department(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) — A young man who had been missing for several days was found alive beneath an overturned truck in the foothills of Idaho this week, authorities said. Firefighters and [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Max has been a part of the Cittadino family for two years. The Long Island natives took the golden retriever on trips, played with him in the park and went for [Read More…]

ABCNews.com(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and the city of Charlottesville have declared a state of emergency ahead of the one-year anniversary of the violent Unite the Right rally. Last year, 32-year-old Heather Heyer [Read More…]