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Hate crime charges filed in fatal Charlottesville car attack case
Abermarle Charlottesville Regional Jail(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — A federal jury in Washington, D.C., indicted an Ohio man on hate crime charges stemming from a deadly car attack last year in Charlottesville, Virginia, that prosecutors said was [Read More…]

Scientist killed on camping trip with young daughters was shot in head: Coroner
Beaudette Family(LOS ANGELES) — A scientist mysteriously killed while camping with his two young daughters died from being shot in the head, according to the coroner’s office. Tristan Beaudette, 35, was gunned down at about [Read More…]

West Coast Red Hen loses business after Virginia namesake kicks out Sarah Sanders
KGO-TV(WASHINGTON) — Red Hen Bar and Grill in California is facing the repercussions of being mistaken for the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, where White House press secretary Sarah Sanders was asked to leave [Read More…]

Hate crime charges filed in fatal Charlottesville car attack case
Abermarle Charlottesville Regional Jail(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — A federal jury has indicted an Ohio man on hate crime charges stemming from a deadly car attack last year in Charlottesville, Virginia, authorities said. James Alex Fields Jr., [Read More…]

Trump, Putin to hold summit, Kremlin says
Steffen Kugler /BPA/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — The United States and Russia have agreed to hold a summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. The two countries have also [Read More…]

French butchers seek protection after attacks from vegan activists
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — French butchers want the government to protect them from alleged attacks by militant vegans over the last few months. Jean-Francois Guihard, the president of the French Confederation of Butchery, Butchers and Delicatessens (CFBCT), [Read More…]

Supreme Court says forcing public employees to pay union fees violates free speech
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of public employees’ First Amendment rights to decline to pay union dues, marking a potential blow to the funding for influential unions of public employees. The [Read More…]

Ford says new tech could prevent ‘phantom’ traffic jams
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Ever been stuck in traffic, grumbling to yourself over the cause of an unexpected slowdown, only to see it dissipate seemingly for no reason? According to Ford Motor Co., these “phantom jams” [Read More…]

Nearly 3,000 firefighters deployed as wildfire rages in Northern California
iStock/Thinkstock(LAKE COUNTY, Calif.) — A raging wildfire in Northern California grew by about 3,000 acres on Tuesday as firefighters fought to contain the blaze, which has already destroyed at least 22 homes and buildings, authorities [Read More…]

FBI agents storm JetBlue plane at JFK after hijacking ‘false alarm’
@JoshEiniger7/Twitter(NEW YORK) — FBI agents descended upon a packed JetBlue flight in New York after a radio error signaled that the plane may have been hijacked, authorities said. Authorities at John F. Kennedy International in [Read More…]

Federal judge rules children, parents separated at border must be reunited within 30 days
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — After weeks of public outcry, a federal judge in California has temporarily halted the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border and ordered that children taken from their parents must be reunited [Read More…]

Prince Harry and Meghan step out for the Queen’s Young Leaders awards ceremony
John Stillwell – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined Queen Elizabeth tonight to celebrate young commonwealth leaders for their achievements at Buckingham Palace. Prince Harry, [Read More…]

Two Stoneman Douglas campus monitors fired in the wake of February massacre
iStock/Thinkstock(PARKLAND, Fla.) — Two Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School campus monitors were let go Tuesday from their positions in the wake of the Feb. 14 mass shooting that left 17 students and school staff members [Read More…]

Widow accepts Medal of Honor on behalf of husband’s heroic actions during WWII
Pauline Conner(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Tuesday to 1st Lt. Garlin Conner for his heroic actions during World War II, saying that “he takes his rightful place in [Read More…]

5-year-old girl and American Girl doll have matching scars, thanks to work of doctors
Duke Childrens Hospital(DURHAM, N.C.) — Mical Olaiz and her American Girl doll Mia now share one more similarity besides their beautiful, brown hair, thanks to the doctors at Duke Children’s Hospital. On June 1, Mical, [Read More…]

‘Disgruntled’ Air Force vet sets himself on fire outside Georgia Capitol, authorities said
ABCNews.com(ATLANTA) — Atlanta’s Capital Square became a crime scene Tuesday when a man described by authorities as a “disgruntled” Air Force veteran stormed from his parked car strapped with incendiary devices and set himself on [Read More…]

Uber ban reversed in London, allowing the ride-sharing app to operate
Uber(LONDON) — London’s chief magistrate said Tuesday that Uber was “fit and proper” to operate in the city, allowing the ride sharing company to renew its license. In statement emailed to ABC News, Tom Elvidge, [Read More…]

The world’s rarest Maserati collection is stored in a barn in Italy
Morgan Korn(MODENA, Italy) — On the outskirts of the rural northern Italian city of Modena sits Hombre Farm, a small family-run business that produces what some say is the finest parmesan cheese in the world. [Read More…]

Tech torment: How smart home technologies are being used by domestic abusers
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Imagine your thermostat kicking up to 100 degrees or music suddenly blasting in your home. These are some of the new ways experts say domestic abusers are terrorizing their victims. The [Read More…]

‘Selfless’ dad slain on camping trip with kids was married to high school sweetheart
Beaudette Family(MALIBU, Calif.) — A man mysteriously shot dead while camping with his two young daughters was a “selfless” and “generous” father who was married to his high school sweetheart, his family said. Tristan Beaudette, [Read More…]