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National Guard deployed to help fight raging California fire threatening thousands of homes

Tuesday, September 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Three major wildfires were raging across Southern California Tuesday, threatening thousands of homes as firefighters and the state National Guard were battling to bring the flames under control amid a triple-digit heatwave, officials said.The Line Fire in San Bernardino County, the... Read More.

More FDNY members have died from World Trade Center illnesses than killed on 9/11

Tuesday, September 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Twenty-three years after Sept. 11, 2001, illnesses linked to the World Trade Center terrorist attack have now killed more members of the New York City Fire Department than were killed on 9/11 itself.On the day the Twin Towers fell, 343 members... Read More.

Tropical Storm Francine tracker: Forecast to become hurricane as it approaches Louisiana

Tuesday, September 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Francine is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane on Tuesday as it takes aim at the Gulf Coast.By Tuesday night, Francine is expected to become a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph.Landfall is expected on Wednesday in... Read More.

Georgia sheriff whose office investigated 2023 school shooting threat speaks out

Tuesday, September 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A Georgia sheriff whose office in 2023 investigated an online school shooting threat that led to Colt Gray, the teen now accused of a deadly rampage inside his high school last week, said they "probably" dropped the ball on notifying the... Read More.

Four dead, including student and teacher, in plane crash

Tuesday, September 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Four people are dead after a small plane crashed in Vermont on Sunday, police said.Vermont State Police identified the deceased as Paul Pelletier, 55; Frank Rodriguez, 88; Susan Van Ness, 51; and Delilah Van Ness, 15.Pelletier was an aerospace and manufacturing... Read More.

Andrew Lester, suspect in Ralph Yarl shooting, to undergo mental health check, judge rules

Tuesday, September 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The trial for Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man charged in the shooting of Ralph Yarl after the teenager mistakenly went to the wrong house, was delayed indefinitely on Monday after a judge ordered a mental evaluation for the 85-year-old to... Read More.

SpaceXs Polaris Dawn mission lifts off ahead of planned first commercial spacewalk

Tuesday, September 10 by ABC News

(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) -- After two weeks of delays, the ambitious Polaris Dawn space mission, led by billionaire Jared Isaacman and in collaboration with SpaceX, launched early Tuesday morning.The four-person civilian crew launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday at 5:23... Read More.

National Guard deployed to help fight raging California fire

Tuesday, September 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Firefighting teams battling the southern California Line Fire achieved 5% containment of the blaze Monday night, with 23,714 acres burned.Cal Fire's latest update on the wildfire in San Bernardino County east of Los Angeles said 38,002 structures were threatened, though it... Read More.

Tropical Storm Francine tracker: Storm forecast to become hurricane as it approaches Gulf Coast

Tuesday, September 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Francine was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane early Tuesday ahead of its expected landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said.The storm's winds remained at about 65 mph just after midnight, the center said in its... Read More.

Cemetery theft spree suspects arrested after bronze veteran burial markers stolen from headstones

Tuesday, September 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Two people have been arrested in connection with a spree of bronze veteran marker thefts from headstones being stolen from cemeteries across Indiana, police said.The La Porte County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation on Aug. 28 following a series of reports... Read More.

Teacher arrested for allegedly putting 5-year-old boy in headlock

Tuesday, September 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A teacher in New York City has been arrested and charged after police say he allegedly put a 5-year-old boy in a headlock on Monday, police said.The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. inside of PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.... Read More.

University of Idaho murder trial: Venue will be moved, judge rules

Monday, September 9 by ABC News

(BOISE, Idaho) -- The venue will be changed in the University of Idaho quadruple murder trial, Judge John Judge has ruled.The judge said, "Considering the undisputed evidence presented by the defense, the extreme nature of the news coverage in this case, and the smaller... Read More.

National Guard deployed to help fight raging California fire threatening thousands of homes

More FDNY members have died from World Trade Center illnesses than killed on 9/11

Tropical Storm Francine tracker: Forecast to become hurricane as it approaches Louisiana

Georgia sheriff whose office investigated 2023 school shooting threat speaks out

Four dead, including student and teacher, in plane crash

Andrew Lester, suspect in Ralph Yarl shooting, to undergo mental health check, judge rules

SpaceXs Polaris Dawn mission lifts off ahead of planned first commercial spacewalk

National Guard deployed to help fight raging California fire

Tropical Storm Francine tracker: Storm forecast to become hurricane as it approaches Gulf Coast

Cemetery theft spree suspects arrested after bronze veteran burial markers stolen from headstones

Teacher arrested for allegedly putting 5-year-old boy in headlock

University of Idaho murder trial: Venue will be moved, judge rules

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