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Severe weather sweeping across US threatens Thanksgiving travel

Tuesday, November 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A severe weather system is forecast to sweep across the United States as Americans gather for Thanksgiving during one of the busiest holiday travel weeks of the year. After dumping rain and snow on the West Coast over the weekend, a cross-country... Read More.

Four transported to hospital following shooting at Ohio Walmart: Police

Tuesday, November 21 by ABC News

(BEAVERCREEK, Ohio) -- Four people were injured and transported to a hospital Monday night after a man walked into a Walmart in Beavercreek, Ohio, and began shooting, police said. Authorities said the incident happened around 8:35 p.m. ET in Beavercreek, which is located in Greene... Read More.

Clayton County Jail inmate allegedly beats cellmate to death in ‘racially motivated’ murder: Sheriff

Tuesday, November 21 by ABC News

(JONESBORO, Ga.) -- The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that it is investigating a “racially motivated” murder that occurred on Sunday at the Clayton County Jail in Jonesboro, Georgia, where an inmate allegedly beat his cellmate to death “because of the color of... Read More.

Georgia prosecutors seek to revoke bond for Trump co-defendant Harrison Floyd

Tuesday, November 21 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- Fulton County prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case are seeking to revoke the bond of one of his co-defendants over allegations he engaged in "a pattern of intimidation" toward other co-defendants and witnesses, in violation of the conditions... Read More.

Manhunt underway after Colorado shooting leaves three dead, one injured, officials say

Tuesday, November 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Authorities in Custer County, Colorado, were searching late Monday for a suspect in a shooting that left three people dead and one in critical condition, officials said. A dispute over property on Rocky Ridge Road may have led to a shooting along... Read More.

Funeral held for Dexter Wade, Jackson man exhumed from potter’s field, as family alleges ‘cover up’

Monday, November 20 by ABC News

(JACKSON, Miss.) -- The family of Dexter Wade held a funeral on Monday afternoon for the 37-year-old man who was fatally struck by an off-duty police officer in Jackson, Mississippi, on March 5 and was buried in a potter’s field for more than five... Read More.

Probe of ‘massive’ fentanyl ring leads to 23 arrests and 250K pills seized: Officials

Monday, November 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- New details of a federal investigation into a "massive" fentanyl ring were released Monday as officials announced 11 additional suspects -- out of 23 total in custody -- had been arrested in connection with the illegal sale and distribution of the ultra-deadly... Read More.

Extreme wildfires are disrupting wildlife ecosystems in California, researchers say

Monday, November 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Extreme wildfires that have been burning through the California landscape over recent decades are disrupting wildlife habitats within the state, new research shows. In the past two decades, forest fires in the U.S. have become progressively more intense, frequent and widespread, according... Read More.

Members of Congress visit Parkland school shooting scene for building’s final tour

Monday, November 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Six members of Congress -- five Democrats and one Republican -- visited Parkland, Florida, on Monday to tour the site of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting. Seventeen students and staff were killed in the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre. The school's... Read More.

NYPD chokehold ban upheld by state Court of Appeals

Monday, November 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New York's highest court on Monday upheld the city's ban on police use of chokeholds, a measure enacted after the widely publicized deaths of Eric Garner and George Floyd following the use of force by police officers during their arrests. The Police... Read More.

Great-grandmother of 12 and grandmother of 33 graduates college at age 63

Monday, November 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Robyn Roberts, a 63-year-old grandmother of 33 and great-grandmother of 12, solidified the idea of education as a lifelong pursuit this weekend by receiving a diploma from Southern New Hampshire University. "I have finished something I started that is absolutely amazing, and... Read More.

Appeals court, after hearing arguments, will mull limited gag order in Trump’s federal election interference case

Monday, November 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A Washington, D.C., appeals court pressed prosecutors with the special counsel's office and attorneys for Donald Trump over the viability of a limited gag order in Trump's federal election interference case at a hearing Monday. The limited gag order, issued by U.S. District... Read More.