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Eight climate protesters arrested during Congressional Baseball Game: Police

Thursday, June 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Eight climate protesters were arrested on Wednesday after being tackled on the field during the Congressional Baseball Game, U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement.The self-described "youth-led group," Climate Defiance, took credit for the protest and shared videos on X of protesters... Read More.

New video shows interrogation of Florida woman accused of fatally shooting neighbor

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(OCALA, Fla.) -- The Marion County Sheriff's Office released video of detectives questioning Susan Lorincz, the Florida woman charged in the fatal shooting of Ajike "AJ" Owens, a Black mother of four who lived across the street from Lorincz.The video, released on Monday, showed... Read More.

Gov. DeSantis declares state of emergency in South Florida as heavy rain leads to major flooding

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) -- Parts of southern Florida continued to get inundated with heavy rainfall Wednesday, with Gov. Ron DeSantis declaring a state of emergency tonight for several counties, including Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade and Sarasota.The National Weather Service in Miami said Wednesday evening... Read More.

Body of skier missing since May recovered from Washington park

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(PARADISE, Wash.) -- Park rangers have recovered the body of a dead female skier from the base of Pebble Creek's Moraine Falls above Paradise at Mount Rainier National Park.Rangers had been searching for the missing skier after she was last heard from on May... Read More.

Man killed in Georgia bus hijacking shot by suspect with his own gun: Police

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- The suspect in a bus hijacking that prompted a police chase in Georgia allegedly got into a fight with a passenger before fatally shooting him with the victim's own gun, authorities said.The incident began at approximately 4:35 p.m. ET Tuesday in downtown... Read More.

Oklahoma girl becomes 1st pediatric patient to undergo robotic deep brain stimulation

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(BETHANY, Okla.) -- An Oklahoma girl has become the first pediatric patient in the world to have robotic deep brain stimulation performed on her, two hospitals have announced.The patient, 8-year-old Karliegh Fry, suffers from rapid-onset primary dystonia, a neurological movement disorder that causes involuntary... Read More.

Parklands 1200 building will be torn down this week. Two grieving moms say its long overdue.

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(PARKLAND, Fla.) -- For more than six years, the 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School sat untouched like a time capsule, with its classrooms still filled with dried blood and students' strewn papers.This week, the site of the Parkland, Florida, mass shooting... Read More.

Trump cites Biden’s disturbing grin in effort to terminate limited gag order in hush money case

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Donald Trump's lawyers are continuing their push to terminate the limited gag order in his New York hush money case, arguing that Trump's "political opponents" -- including President Joe Biden, Robert DeNiro, Michael Cohen, and Stormy Daniels -- are using the... Read More.

Why Hunter Bidens conviction will be harder for Republicans politically: ANALYSIS

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(WILMINGTON, Del.) -- "Apples to ORANGE," read a text back from one campaign staffer for President Joe Biden reacting to news that Hunter Biden, the president's only surviving son, had been found guilty on all three felony gun charges on Wednesday.It was a dig... Read More.

Southern Miss college football player found shot to death in his car: Police

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(HATTIESBURG, Miss.) -- A University of Southern Mississippi football player was found shot to death in his car Tuesday night, police said.Marcus "MJ" Daniels Jr., 21, was found unresponsive in his vehicle on Highway 49 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, according to police. He was pronounced... Read More.

Gaza protest, vandalism targets Palestinian UN Mission in New York

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A New York City protest tied to the war in Gaza prompted a large police response early Wednesday and the closure of a block on the city's Upper East Side, where the Palestinian Mission to the United Nations was vandalized and... Read More.

State Department launches beta program for online passport renewal

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department has launched a beta program for passport renewal applications that will be open to the public, according to senior officials at the department.According to the officials, the program will begin by accepting a small number of online applications each... Read More.