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Family desperate for answers after 39-year-old woman vanishes

Tuesday, July 25 by ABC News

(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- More than a week after a 39-year-old woman vanished in North Carolina, her family is desperate for answers. Allisha Watts was last seen on July 16 leaving a house in Charlotte, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. According to Watts' sister, Stephanie Johnson, Watts was... Read More.

Police investigating homophobic, antisemitic vandalism at University of Michigan

Tuesday, July 25 by ABC News

(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) -- Police in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are investigating "hate-motivated vandalism" at two off-campus fraternity houses. The Ann Arbor Police Department described the vandalism as "homophobic and antisemitic," including a swastika. "The university condemns these acts of vandalism, which included broken windows and spray-painted... Read More.

US heat wave stretches into Midwest, heading for Northeast: Latest forecast

Tuesday, July 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A relentless heat wave that has had a swath of the southwestern United States in its chokehold is stretching into the Midwest on its way to the Northeast this week. The National Weather Service has issued heat alerts that are in effect... Read More.

Former Columbia University OB-GYN to be sentenced for sexual abuse conviction

Tuesday, July 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Robert Hadden, the former Columbia University gynecologist who prosecutors said "abused his position of power to assault patient after patient, year after year," is slated to be sentenced to 20 years in prison, but a federal court judge is mulling a... Read More.

Seaside North Carolina town overrun with hundreds of non-native ducks

Tuesday, July 25 by ABC News

(SWANSBORO, N.C.) -- Make way for the ducks of Swansboro, North Carolina. The town’s population of Muscovy ducks has “exponentially multiplied” since last year, and hundreds have taken up residence in the town’s downtown area, according to Swansboro Mayor John Davis. The insurgency of ducks has... Read More.

Human remains found in three separate suitcases in Florida, police say

Tuesday, July 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Human remains were found inside three separate suitcases on Friday in Florida, according to law enforcement officials seeking information related to the gruesome discovery. The Delray Beach Police Department responded to a 911 call from a person who said they saw something... Read More.

Heat waves currently happening in North America, Europe ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change: Report

Tuesday, July 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The dangerous heat waves currently plaguing North America and Europe would be "virtually impossible" without anthropogenic, or human-caused, climate change, according to a new report. Intense weeks-long heat waves have been continuously breaking heat records on both continents, with no relief in... Read More.

Former reverend arrested for allegedly killing 8-year-old girl in 1975 while she was on her way to his Bible camp

Monday, July 24 by ABC News

(MARIETTA, Ga.) -- An 83-year-old former reverend has been arrested for allegedly killing an 8-year-old girl in 1975 while she was on her way to his Bible camp, authorities said. On Aug. 15, 1975, Gretchen Harrington was walking alone to her last day of camp... Read More.

NASA’s mission to collide with asteroid sent ‘swarm of boulders’ into space

Monday, July 24 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A "swarm of boulders" was sent careening into space after NASA successfully disrupted the orbit of an asteroid last year, according to the space agency. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, collided with Dimorphos, a small asteroid that is the... Read More.

Obamas’ family chef found dead in pond on Martha’s Vineyard, police say

Monday, July 24 by ABC News

(MARTHA'S VINEYARD, Mass.) -- The body of a missing paddleboarder recovered from a pond in Martha's Vineyard on Monday morning was an employee of former President Barack Obama, the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) said. Divers for the MSP Underwater Recovery Unit retrieved the body of... Read More.

K-9 officer put on leave after police dog attacks surrendering suspect

Monday, July 24 by ABC News

(CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio) -- An Ohio K-9 officer has been put on administrative leave, and his dog placed in a kennel, following an incident this month in which the animal was captured on body-camera footage attacking a truck driver as he was surrendering to state... Read More.

Missing paddleboarder found dead in pond on Martha’s Vineyard, police say

Monday, July 24 by ABC News

(MARTHA'S VINEYARD, Mass.) -- The body of a missing paddleboarder was recovered from a pond in Martha's Vineyard on Monday morning, the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) said. Divers for the MSP Underwater Recovery Unit retrieved the body of a 43-year-old man at Edgartown Great Pond. The... Read More.

Family desperate for answers after 39-year-old woman vanishes

Police investigating homophobic, antisemitic vandalism at University of Michigan

US heat wave stretches into Midwest, heading for Northeast: Latest forecast

Former Columbia University OB-GYN to be sentenced for sexual abuse conviction

Seaside North Carolina town overrun with hundreds of non-native ducks

Human remains found in three separate suitcases in Florida, police say

Heat waves currently happening in North America, Europe ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change: Report

Former reverend arrested for allegedly killing 8-year-old girl in 1975 while she was on her way to his Bible camp

NASA’s mission to collide with asteroid sent ‘swarm of boulders’ into space

Obamas’ family chef found dead in pond on Martha’s Vineyard, police say

K-9 officer put on leave after police dog attacks surrendering suspect

Missing paddleboarder found dead in pond on Martha’s Vineyard, police say

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