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Missing hiker found after going days without food, water in Northern California

Thursday, August 21 by ABC News

(PLACER COUNTY, Calif.) -- A missing hiker was found safe after getting lost for days in steep terrain in Northern California, according to officials.Placer County Sheriff’s Office crews searched for the hiker, whose name was not released, for days after he went missing on... Read More.

LA and other parts of the West set to broil in extreme heat wave

Thursday, August 21 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- A heat wave hitting the West, sending temperatures soaring past the century mark, is expected to persist into the weekend, with the most intense and prolonged heat expected in the Desert Southwest.Extreme heat warnings are in effect for wide swaths of... Read More.

Appeals court throws out Trump’s $454 million civil fraud judgment

Thursday, August 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A New York appeals court has thrown out a half billion-dollar civil fraud judgment against President Donald Trump, his family and his company.After a three-month civil trial last year, a New York judge found Trump liable for committing a decade of... Read More.

SpaceX’s Starship faces 10th test after previous flights end in explosions

Thursday, August 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- SpaceX's Starship is about to face its 10th test flight following explosions on previous launches. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has promised that the world's most powerful rocket and spacecraft will one day take humans to Mars and beyond. But leading up to... Read More.

20-day search effort called off for man who went missing while hiking in Wyoming

Thursday, August 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Search efforts for a Minnesota man who was last heard from in July have been suspended after 20 days as authorities say that his “most optimistic survival odds have run out.”Grant Gardner had planned on a three-day hike "through the Misty... Read More.

Hurricane Erin could bring destruction to East Coast despite not making landfall

Wednesday, August 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Erin may not make landfall, but it still could have a devastating consequences for East Coast residents.The first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season is forecast to cause rough surf, large waves and life-threatening rip currents for much of the... Read More.

Multistate manhunt underway for armed, dangerous man who dragged Massachusetts state trooper with car: Police

Wednesday, August 20 by ABC News

(SHELTON, Conn. ) -- The hunt is on for a Vermont man who led Massachusetts police on a high-speed chase, dragged a state trooper and then fled into Connecticut, according to the Shelton, Connecticut, Police Department.On Tuesday afternoon, police in Dover, Vermont, said Mason... Read More.

Inmate mistakenly released from New Orleans jail captured in Texas: Sheriff

Wednesday, August 20 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- An inmate who was mistakenly released from a New Orleans jail has been captured following a nearly monthlong manhunt, authorities announced Wednesday.Khalil Bryan, 30, was released from the Orleans Justice Center on July 25 due to a "human failure" that led... Read More.

Judge denies DOJ’s request to unseal Epstein records from criminal case

Wednesday, August 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York has denied the Department of Justice’s request to unseal grand jury material from Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal case.The Trump administration has been seeking to release materials related to the investigation into Epstein, the wealthy financier and... Read More.

Husband of California woman found dead in forest fled to Peru, authorities say

Wednesday, August 20 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- The husband of a missing California woman who was found dead in the Angeles National Forest has fled to Peru, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.Sheylla Cabrera, 33, was reported missing on Aug. 12, according to police. During the subsequent... Read More.

Texas parents who lost children in Camp Mystic flooding to speak at hearing

Wednesday, August 20 by ABC News

(KERR COUNTY, Texas) -- The parents of children who were among the 27 killed at Camp Mystic on Texas' Guadalupe River during the historic Fourth of July flash flooding that devastated the Hill Country region are scheduled to testify on Wednesday before a state... Read More.

Student killed in stabbing at Phoenix high school after fight escalates: Police

Wednesday, August 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) --A student was killed in a stabbing at a Phoenix high school on Tuesday in what school officials called a "senseless tragedy."The incident occurred at Maryvale High School, officials said. Officers responded to the school around 11 a.m. to a call for... Read More.