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Santa Fe school shooting survivors discuss solutions to make schools safer: ‘Inaction is not an option’
KTRK(SANTA FE, Texas) — Survivors of the Santa Fe High School shooting held a press conference Friday in which they detailed what they believe needs to be done to ensure safety in schools and other [Read More…]

Ireland overwhelmingly votes to repeal abortion ban, exit polls project
iStock/Thinkstock(DUBLIN) — Two major exit polls project that Irish voters have voted to repeal the country’s Eighth Amendment, passed by voters in 1983, which effectively bans abortions in the island nation. One poll, by The [Read More…]

Macron tries to woo Putin during state visit
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(ST. PETERSBURG, Russia) — France’s president Emmanuel Macron on Friday used a state visit to Russia to mount an energetic charm offensive on President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders rubbed elbows in a [Read More…]

Body camera footage shows police fatally shoot naked man
moodboard/Thinkstock(RICHMOND, Va.) — Police tased and then fatally shot a naked man after a confrontation on a Virginia highway earlier this month. Richmond police released the body camera footage of the May 14 incident today. [Read More…]

Staff surprises man with way to watch his twins’ graduation from a hospital room
iStock/Thinkstock(SANTA CLARITA, Calif.) — A man in a California hospital who thought he’d have to miss his twins’ high school graduation got a nice surprise from nurses and staff. Initially David Bernstein of Santa Clarita [Read More…]

‘Hero’ teacher ran at gunman, tackled him to ground, student says: ‘He pretty much protected all of us’
iStock/Thinkstock(NOBLESVILLE, Ind.) — When a middle school boy allegedly opened fire at his Indiana school, the teacher immediately ran and tackled him to the ground, one student in the classroom told ABC News. The suspected [Read More…]

Amazon responds to story that couple’s private conversation was sent to random contact
Amazon/ABC News(PORTLAND) — Amazon said that it was “evaluating options” after recent and shocking news that its Echo device had not only recorded a couple’s conversation inside their home, but also had sent it to [Read More…]

How a Norwegian sound festival puts experimental music at the forefront
Sarah Hucal/ABC News(OSLO, Norway) — On a warm spring evening in Oslo, a series of brass notes — some electrifying, others solemn — are played by a dozen instrumentalists perched in various corners of the [Read More…]

George Takei’s accuser retracts a key detail of his story
Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The man who accused George Takei of sexual misconduct a few months ago has retracted a key detail of his story. In an interview with The Observer, Scott Brunton, [Read More…]

3 injured, 2 critically, in Portland hit-and-run
iStock/Thinkstock(PORTLAND) — Multiple people have been injured in a hit-and-run crash in Portland, Oregon, according to police. Three women were struck around 10 a.m. and transported to local hospitals, the Portland Police Department said in [Read More…]

30-year-old ordered by court to move from parents’ home if offered job with starting bonus
Google Maps(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — A 30-year-old man ordered by a judge to move out of his parents’ home in upstate New York has been offered a job and a starting bonus by a restaurant chain. [Read More…]

Brazilian grandparents convicted in high-profile Texas kidnapping case
iStock/Thinkstock(SAO PAULO) — A federal jury in Texas on Friday found a Brazilian couple guilty of helping their daughter kidnap a Houston doctor’s son and take him to Brazil, where the child remains, but declined [Read More…]

A timeline of Harvey Weinstein’s fall from grace to rape charges
Steven Ferdman/Getty Images(NEW YORK CITY) — Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein turned himself into police Friday morning in New York to face rape and sexual abuse charges before being released on bail. But just six months [Read More…]

‘Pain au chocolat’ vs ‘chocolatine’: Pastry-name war heading to French Parliament
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — Should one of the best known French pastries be called chocolatine or pain au chocolat? This is a debate that has been going on for decades in France. A group of right-wing French [Read More…]

2 civilians rushed to their cars to get their guns before fatally shooting Oklahoma City restaurant gunman
ABC News(OKLAHOMA CITY) — Not one, but two men ran to their respective cars to grab their guns when a shooter opened fire at an Oklahoma City restaurant Thursday. Police Capt. Bo Matthews said Friday [Read More…]

Fiat Chrysler issues urgent cruise control warning for 4.8 million U.S. vehicles
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — As millions of Americans hit the road for Memorial Day weekend, Fiat Chrysler and federal regulators are urgently warning drivers of 4.8 million American sedans, SUVs, minivans and pickup trucks to avoid [Read More…]

Civilian shoots, kills suspect who opened fire at Oklahoma City restaurant
ABC News(OKLAHOMA CITY) — A citizen with a gun fatally shot an armed suspect who opened fire in an Oklahoma City restaurant on Thursday, local officials said. The Oklahoma City Police Department said on Twitter [Read More…]

Student, teacher hospitalized after shooting at Indiana middle school; suspect in custody
iStock/Thinkstock(NOBLESVILLE, In.) — A middle school boy allegedly opened fire at an Indiana school Friday morning, police said, leaving a teacher and another student injured – the latest in a string of school shootings this [Read More…]

Student, teacher taken to hospitals after shooting at middle school
iStock/Thinkstock(NOBLESVILLE, In.) — A suspect is in custody after a shooting at Noblesville West Middle School in Indiana Friday morning, the Indiana State Police said. Two victims — an adult and a teenager — were [Read More…]

South Koreans expect US-North Korea summit to take place ‘eventually’ despite cancellation
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — Many South Koreans were shocked when President Trump called off the June 12 summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Many also believe the historic summit could [Read More…]