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Severe weather, flooding expected for Great Plains, Midwest through weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — More than 300 damaging storm reports were made Thursday from the Rockies into the Midwest, including 11 reported tornadoes. Lots of damage was reported in the Ohio Valley from Louisville, Kentucky, [Read More…]

Eighth-grader wins Scripps National Spelling Bee with ‘koinonia’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.) — Karthik Nemmani won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, after correctly spelling the word “koinonia.” Koinonia means a Christian fellowship or body of believers, according to Merriam-Webster. [Read More…]

Three bodies found at kidnapping suspect’s home
iStock/Thinkstock(SPRINGFIELD, Mass.) — Three bodies have been found at a Massachusetts home associated with a kidnapping suspect. The investigation is active and ongoing, according to Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni. The bodies were found in [Read More…]

Kim Jong Un reaffirms commitment to denuclearization
South Korean Presidential Blue House/Getty Images(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed the communist regime’s commitment to denuclearization Thursday. Pyongyang’s state media, Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), reported the reaffirmation occurred [Read More…]

‘Just an overreaction’ for officers to repeatedly punch woman: Defense attorney
Wildwood Police(WILDWOOD, N.J.) — The attorney for a 20-year-old woman who was punched multiple times by police on a New Jersey beach insisted on Thursday that officers reacted excessively. “What they did to her was [Read More…]

‘From shock to horror to anger’: Pet store investigation into 41 dead animals continues
McDonough County Jail(MACOMB, Ill.) — An Illinois pet store owner was arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty this week after 41 dead rabbits, hamsters, snakes and mice were discovered in her store, authorities said. [Read More…]

Man who allegedly killed teen in Houston crash had been deported 3 times
KTRK-TV(HOUSTON) — The man accused of killing a teenage girl in a car accident in Houston had previously been deported from the United States three times, federal records show. Edy Lopez-Hernandez, 27, was arrested after [Read More…]

Sexual harassment lawsuit against long-haul trucking company in the age of #MeToo
ABC News(NEW YORK) — “Jane” thought driving a truck would be her ticket into the middle class. She had been working two full-time jobs – one at the local McDonald’s, the other as a housekeeper [Read More…]

Queen Elizabeth has a sweet photo of Prince Harry, Meghan Markle featured prominently in Buckingham Palace
John Stillwell – WPA Pool / Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may be on their honeymoon, but they are not far from sight for Harry’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. The 92-year-old monarch [Read More…]

Top North Korean to hand-deliver letter to Trump from Kim Jong Un: Pompeo
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump signaled Thursday that it’s very likely a delegation of North Korean officials “will probably be coming down” to Washington Friday to hand-deliver a letter to him from Kim Jong [Read More…]

Trump says North Korean delegation will likely hand-deliver a letter from Kim Jong Un
iStock/Thinkstock(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — President Donald Trump signaled Thursday that it’s very likely a delegation of North Korean officials “will probably be coming down” to Washington on Friday to hand-deliver a letter to him from [Read More…]

Transgender member of migrant caravan dies in ICE custody
iStock/Thinkstock(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — A transgender woman who was a part of a migrant caravan that arrived at the southern border of the U.S. earlier this month has died in custody. Roxana Hernandez traveled with the [Read More…]

What we know about slain sergeant and the manhunt to find suspect killer
Dickson County Sheriff’s Office(DICKSON, Tenn.) — As an intense manhunt continues for a suspected cop killer in Tennessee, a community is left mourning the Dickson County sergeant who was shot and killed after 10 years [Read More…]

Slain Tennessee deputy was Marine reservist; suspected killer on the loose
Dickson County Sheriff’s Office(DICKSON, Tenn.) — As an intense manhunt continues for a suspected cop killer in Tennessee, a community is left mourning the Dickson County sergeant who was shot and killed after 10 years [Read More…]

Ukraine criticized for ‘dead’ journalist subterfuge
iStock/Thinkstock(KIEV, Ukraine) — One day after the Russian reporter Arkady Babchenko was stunningly revealed to be alive, Ukraine has been criticized over the surreal special operation its security services carried out to fake his death [Read More…]

Ukraine criticized for ‘dead’ journalist subterfuge
iStock/Thinkstock(KIEV, Ukraine) — One day after the Russian reporter Arkady Babchenko was stunningly revealed to be alive, Ukraine has been criticized over the surreal special operation its security services carried out to fake his death [Read More…]

Three people swept away in floodwaters remain missing amid heavy rain in Virginia
WCAV-TV(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Three people are missing after heavy rain hit Virginia overnight, causing dangerous and overwhelming flash flooding near Charlottesville and nearby Madison County. By 2 a.m., 7 to 9 inches of rain fell [Read More…]

President Trump to implement steel and aluminum tariffs against EU, Canada and Mexico
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced Thursday morning that the U.S. will move forward in implementing steel and aluminum tariffs against the E.U., Canada and Mexico that were unveiled this past March, rather than [Read More…]

President Trump to implement steel and aluminum tariffs against EU, Canada and Mexico
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced Thursday morning that the U.S. will move forward in implementing steel and aluminum tariffs against the E.U., Canada and Mexico that were unveiled this past March, rather than [Read More…]

Uber rolls out panic button
Uber(NEW YORK) — Uber’s new panic button has hit phones nationwide. Announced in April in the wake of a spate of alleged sexual assaults, the panic button allows riders to dial 911 directly from the [Read More…]