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Girl’s lemonade stand raises over $1,000 to benefit family of slain police officer
ABC News(MT. JULIET, Tenn.) — A 6-year-old girl’s lemonade did more than quench thirsts — it warmed hearts. Caroline Freeman, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, spent Saturday wearing an apron with rainbow letters after propping up [Read More…]

Warning issued days before Florida woman attacked and killed by alligator: Report
Moodboard/Thinkstock(DAVIE, Fla.) — An alligator warning was issued to residents of a South Florida homeowners association two days before a 47-year-old woman was attacked and killed by an alligator, according to a report. The Isla [Read More…]

Prince Philip celebrates 97th birthday
Danny Lawson – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — As Britain formally celebrated Queen Elizabeth’s 92nd birthday Saturday in the annual Trooping the Colour military spectacle, one familiar face was noticeably absent from the monarch’s carriage and [Read More…]

Drunk garbage truck driver plows into 9 cars: Police
WABC(NEW YORK) — A drunk garbage truck driver in Brooklyn, New York, left an unbelievable trail of destruction in his wake Saturday morning, according to police. According to police, Anthony Castaldo, 40, was driving the [Read More…]

Woman says cellphone burst into flames, destroyed car while she was driving
WXYZ via ABCNews.com(DETROIT) — All that remains of a Michigan woman’s Nissan Maxima is a burnt out hulk after she says one of her cellphones burst into flames while she was driving. Her car is [Read More…]

Valedictorian’s mic is cut off as she starts to mention alleged sexual assault on campus
Courtesy Lulabel Seitz/ABC News (PETATLUMA, Calif.) — A high school valedictorian was abruptly cut off mid-speech by school administrators just as she was about to mention alleged sexual assaults on campus and how the school [Read More…]

Suspect who allegedly ambushed ATF agent during undercover operation is in custody: officials
ABC News(CHICAGO) — The manhunt is over for the fugitive wanted in connection to a shootout that critically wounded a Chicago-based ATF agent after an undercover firearms sting operation. Bernard Graham, of Calumet City, surrendered [Read More…]

Pope Francis appeals to world’s top oil execs that energy use must not ‘destroy civilization’
Franco Origlia/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis today told the world’s top oil company executives that the world must not let people’s use of energy “destroy civilization.” The pontiff, a passionate advocate of action to [Read More…]

Body of missing Florida woman bitten by alligator has been found, officials say
moodboard/Thinkstock(DAVIE, Fla.) — The body of a missing Florida woman, who is believed to have died after she was bitten by an alligator, has been found, authorities said. Search teams located the body of Shizuka [Read More…]

Queen Elizabeth celebrates 92nd birthday at Trooping the Colour
Samir Hussein/Getty Images(LONDON) — In another milestone for American Duchess Meghan Markle, the newest member of the royal family has made her first appearance alongside Prince Harry to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s official birthday at Trooping [Read More…]

No signs of foul play in Anthony Bourdain’s death, prosecutor says
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — There are no signs of foul play in the shocking death of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain at a French hotel, investigators said Saturday. The award-winning television host, writer and [Read More…]

Trump prepares to face seven decades of North Korean hostility
ABC News.(WASHINGTON) — The first time Donald Trump met Barack Obama at the White House, days after Trump’s historic win, the president-elect appeared unusually subdued, even nervous. “We discussed a lot of different situations, some [Read More…]

These are the animal attacks that happened this week
moodboard/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — As the weather warms and the official start to summer approaches, people are moving outdoors to spend their leisure time interacting with nature and wildlife. For some, the wildlife interaction has been [Read More…]

Man charged after 31 active pipe bombs found
Richmond County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — A North Carolina man was charged with manufacturing weapons of mass destruction after 31 active pipe bombs were discovered in the woods in Person County, officials said. Randall Allan [Read More…]

Everything you need to know about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With just days to go until North Korea’s leader is slated to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump for a historic summit in Singapore, the world is paying close attention to [Read More…]

Body camera footage shows monkey clinging to its owner as he’s arrested for allegedly stealing a car
ABC News(PASCO COUNTY, Fla.) — Police in Florida proved that there’s no monkeying around when it comes to stolen cars. Deputies from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office pulled over 23-year-old Florida resident Cody Hession on [Read More…]

Missing woman in Florida believed to be dead after she was bitten by an alligator, officials say
ABC News(DAVIE, Fla.) — A missing woman is believed to have died after she was bitten by an alligator, according to Florida wildlife officials. The woman had been walking two dogs at the Silver Lakes [Read More…]

19-year-old Iowa man killed weeks after being deported to Mexico
iStock/Thinkstock(ZACATECAS, Mexic) — It’s hard for his mother to believe that 16 years to the day after she arrived with her firstborn son in the United States, he would be killed in the country they [Read More…]

NYPD officer who tackled James Blake loses 5 vacation days
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The NYPD officer who tackled former tennis star James Blake outside a Midtown hotel in September 2015 was docked five vacation days as punishment. Blake’s lawyer Kevin Marino called it “woefully [Read More…]

US military service member killed in Somalia attack
iStock/Thinkstock(JUBALAND, Somalia) — An American service member was killed in Somalia Friday and four others were wounded in a firefight with Al Shabab fighters, according to U.S. Africa Command (Africom). “During an operation June 8, [Read More…]