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NASA says Boeings Starliner astronauts may have to come home on different spacecraft

Wednesday, August 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The two astronauts who went up to the International Space Station (ISS) on Boeing's Starliner may have to come home on a different spacecraft, NASA officials said during a press conference Wednesday.Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams, who performed the... Read More.

Dog starts house fire by chewing portable phone battery, officials say

Wednesday, August 7 by ABC News

(TULSA, Okla.) -- A dog in Tulsa, Oklahoma, started a house fire after biting into a lithium ion battery, fire officials said.The Tulsa Fire Department recently released dramatic footage of the fire, which took place in May, showing the portable cellphone battery sparking and... Read More.

Man accused of poisoning child with eyedrops after allegedly killing wife same way

Wednesday, August 7 by ABC News

(GASTONIA, N.C.) -- A North Carolina man accused of fatally poisoning his wife with eyedrops is now being accused of attempting to poison their 11-year-old daughter with the same substance, resulting in her hospitalization, according to court documents.Joshua Lee Hunsucker's was booked on Tuesday... Read More.

Georgia school chief says state will restore public funding for AP African American studies course

Wednesday, August 7 by ABC News

Georgia Schools Superintendent Richard Woods announced on Wednesday that the state will restore public funding for Advanced Placement (AP) African American studies to be taught in public schools after seeking "guidance and clarity" from the state’s attorney general regarding whether state law permits its... Read More.

Wrongful death lawsuit filed over Titan submersible implosion

Wednesday, August 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The estate of a Titanic researcher who was among the five people killed when the Titan submersible catastrophically imploded while on a deep-dive voyage to the site of the famous shipwreck last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking more... Read More.

Man in intimate relationship with Detroit neurosurgeon charged in his murder: Prosecutor

Wednesday, August 7 by ABC News

(DETROIT) -- A man in an "intimate relationship" with a Michigan neurosurgeon has been charged in the doctor's slaying, authorities announced Wednesday.Dr. Devon Hoover, 53, was found shot dead in his Detroit home on April 23, 2023, prosecutors said. He was shot twice in... Read More.

Harvard failed its Jewish students and must face antisemitism lawsuit, judge rules

Wednesday, August 7 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- Harvard University "failed its Jewish students" and must face a lawsuit over antisemitism on campus following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel, a federal judge in Boston ruled.Judge Richard Stearns said Jewish students plausibly claimed Harvard had been indifferent to their... Read More.

Tropical Storm Debby live updates: More flooding expected as storm nears 2nd landfall

Wednesday, August 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Debby is slamming the Southeast with heavy rain after making landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday.At least six people have been killed in Florida and Georgia.Here's how the news is developing:Latest forecastTropical Storm Debby --... Read More.

Tropical Storm Debby live updates: South Carolina forecast for storms second landfall

Wednesday, August 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Debby is slamming the Southeast with heavy rain after making landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday.At least six people have been killed in Florida and Georgia.Here's how the news is developing:Debby’s winds at 45 mph... Read More.

Four hotel workers charged with felony murder in death of man captured being pinned down

Wednesday, August 7 by ABC News

(MILWAUKEE) -- Four hotel workers were charged with felony murder in connection with the death of D'Vontaye Mitchell, a Black man who was seen on video being pinned down outside of a Milwaukee hotel during what his family said was a mental health episode.The... Read More.

Newly released documents detail chaotic moments after Alaska Airlines door plug blowout

Wednesday, August 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Newly released documents describe the chaotic moments on board Alaska Airlines flight 1282 after the door plug blew out shortly after takeoff earlier this year, as the National Transportation Safety Board holds a two-day hearing into the matter.The NTSB released thousands... Read More.

Tropical Storm Debby live updates: Storm churns in Atlantic ahead of second landfall

Wednesday, August 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Debby is slamming the Southeast with heavy rain after making landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday.At least six people have been killed in Florida and Georgia.Here's how the news is developing:Debby’s winds at 45 mph... Read More.

NASA says Boeings Starliner astronauts may have to come home on different spacecraft

Dog starts house fire by chewing portable phone battery, officials say

Man accused of poisoning child with eyedrops after allegedly killing wife same way

Georgia school chief says state will restore public funding for AP African American studies course

Wrongful death lawsuit filed over Titan submersible implosion

Man in intimate relationship with Detroit neurosurgeon charged in his murder: Prosecutor

Harvard failed its Jewish students and must face antisemitism lawsuit, judge rules

Tropical Storm Debby live updates: More flooding expected as storm nears 2nd landfall

Tropical Storm Debby live updates: South Carolina forecast for storms second landfall

Four hotel workers charged with felony murder in death of man captured being pinned down

Newly released documents detail chaotic moments after Alaska Airlines door plug blowout

Tropical Storm Debby live updates: Storm churns in Atlantic ahead of second landfall

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