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Severe storms may lead to flooding from Plains to Midwest

Saturday, September 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Thunderstorms are in the forecast Saturday across parts of the central United States as a summer-like pattern continues to deliver hot temperatures and scattered severe weather.The highest risk for severe weather on Saturday is along the New Mexico-Texas border, with damaging... Read More.

US, NATO allies train with naval missiles for potential Baltic Sea showdown with Russia

Saturday, September 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- NATO troops, vessels and aircraft took to the frigid North Atlantic Ocean last month to sharpen their skills for a potential future war at sea, whether in the tumultuous Atlantic or in waters closer to their hypothetical Russian adversaries.The drills --... Read More.

Woman accused of trying to illegally auction off Graceland will remain in custody

Saturday, September 21 by ABC News

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- Lisa Findley, the Missouri woman facing federal charges in connection with an alleged attempt to illegally auction off Elvis Presley's Graceland estate, will remain locked up while her case is pending.Findley, 53, appeared in U.S. District Court in Memphis Friday afternoon... Read More.

Eight firefighters hurt, two critically, in fire truck rollover crash while returning from California wildfire

Friday, September 20 by ABC News

(IRVINE, Calif.) -- Eight firefighters were hurt -- including two critically -- when the fire truck they were in rolled over while returning from a 12-hour shift battling the Airport Fire wildfire, one of several large blazes raging in Southern California, officials said.The truck... Read More.

Three Mile Island, site of 1979 nuclear reactor accident, reopening to power AI

Friday, September 20 by ABC News

(HARRISBURG, Penn.) -- Three Mile Island, the shuttered Pennsylvania nuclear power plant that was the site of a 1979 reactor accident that remains the worst commercial nuclear power plant accident in U.S. history, is reopening to generate power for artificial intelligence.Constellation Energy will restart... Read More.

Texas man believed to be witness now arrested for murder in apparent road rage shooting

Friday, September 20 by ABC News

(SELMA, Texas) -- A man initially interviewed as a witness at the scene of a murder has now been arrested over a year later in the apparent road rage slaying, authorities in Texas announced.Jacob Daniel Serna, 29, was arrested on Thursday for the murder... Read More.

Son arrested in the murder of his father, stepmom and stepbrother: Police

Friday, September 20 by ABC News

(PAWLET, Vt.) -- A son has been arrested for the murder of his father, his father's wife and her teenage son, who were found shot to death at their Vermont home, police announced Friday.The triple homicide was discovered early Sunday. Officers responded to a... Read More.

Extreme temperatures may contribute to thousands of additional deaths in the US

Friday, September 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As the Earth's temperature continues to rise, lives could be at stake. A new study found deaths related to extreme temperatures may triple by the middle of the century, hitting minority communities the hardest.University of Pennsylvania researchers looked at the relationship... Read More.

Travis King, Army soldier who ran into North Korea, to plead guilty Friday, lawyer says

Friday, September 20 by ABC News

(FORT BLISS, Texas) -- Travis King, the U.S. Army private who ran across the border from South Korea to North Korea last year will plead guilty on Friday at a general court martial hearing being held at Fort Bliss, Texas."He faces 14 charges under... Read More.

Kentucky judge shot and killed in chambers, sheriff charged with murder: Officials

Friday, September 20 by ABC News

(WHITESBURG, Ky.) -- Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins, who was killed in his chambers on Thursday, according to police.Mullins, who presided over Letcher County, was shot and killed... Read More.

Eight firefighters injured as truck rolls over while returning from wildfire in California, officials say

Friday, September 20 by ABC News

(IRVINE, Calif.) -- Eight firefighters were injured when the fire truck they were driving in rolled over as it returned from battling the Airport Fire wildfire, one of several large blazes raging in Southern California.The vehicle crashed while traveling north at about 6:50 p.m.... Read More.

This is when peak northern lights activity will occur

Thursday, September 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A busy series of northern lights activity will soon come to a peak as the sun reaches its solar maximum stage in the coming months.Several regions in the United States were treated to a multicolored light show earlier this week due... Read More.