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15 million Americans across 6 states under heat alerts this weekend

Saturday, July 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Across six states on Saturday, 15 million Americans will be under heat alerts from Miami to Phoenix to Washington State. In the Southeast, the heat index will be brutal this weekend with highs feeling like the 100s from Florida to Texas. Record-breaking... Read More.

Murder suspect escapes from jail weeks after captured following prior manhunt

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(JAMESTOWN, N.Y.) -- Authorities are searching for a homicide suspect who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail just weeks after he was captured following a dayslong manhunt. Michael Burham, 34, is a suspect in homicide and rape cases in Jamestown, New York, police said. He was... Read More.

California man arrested in connection with serial murders of Mexican strip club workers

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(DOWNEY, Calif.) -- A California man has been arrested in connection with serial murders targeting strip club workers in Mexico. U.S. Marshals and the FBI on Thursday arrested 30-year-old Bryant Rivera, a U.S. citizen who lives in Downey, outside of Los Angeles, in connection with... Read More.

Lyft driver shot dead in DC amid surge in violence in the city

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Police in Washington, D.C., are searching for the suspects who shot and killed a Lyft driver in one of many recent acts of violence in the city. Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, was found shot in a car shortly after midnight Monday morning, the... Read More.

Two more locally acquired cases of malaria found in Florida, bringing recent US total to seven

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More cases of locally acquired malaria have been detected in the United States, bringing the total up to seven across the country. In a recent report, Florida health officials said they detected two more cases of the mosquito-borne illness in Sarasota County. It... Read More.

Jack Smith’s special counsel probe cost over $5 million in opening months, says DOJ report

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The office of special counsel Jack Smith spent nearly $5.5 million in under five months as it investigated both Donald Trump's handling of classified documents and the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to expenditure reports disclosed Friday... Read More.

What are cluster munitions? White House defends Biden decision to send controversial weapons to Ukraine

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden has decided to send U.S. stocks of cluster munitions to Ukraine amid its fight against Russia, the White House said Friday, defending the controversial move as urgently needed. The weapons are part of a new military aid package worth up... Read More.

Hiker killed, two others injured in California mountain avalanche

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(BIG PINE, Calif.) -- A summer avalanche took the life of a hiker and injured two others in California, investigators said. The unidentified hiking party encountered a wet slide avalanche while descending Split Mountain on July 2 around 4:30 p.m., the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office... Read More.

Experts warn of rise in scammers using AI to mimic voices of loved ones in distress

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Jennifer DeStefano answered a phone call from an unknown number earlier this year and was horrified to hear what sounded exactly like the panicked voice of her oldest daughter Briana, who was begging to be saved from kidnappers. “I hear her saying,... Read More.

El Paso Walmart gunman Patrick Crusius given 90 life sentences in federal trial

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(EL PASO, Texas) -- The El Paso Walmart gunman was formally sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences for the racist 2019 massacre that killed 23 people and injured nearly two dozen others, according to El Paso ABC affiliate KVIA. Judge David Guaderrama handed down the... Read More.

Shark-monitoring drones to hit New York beaches amid uptick of sightings

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Dozens of new shark-monitoring drones will be sent to New York beach towns amid an uptick in incidents, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. The state will provide funding to teach the local personnel in New York City and on Long Island how... Read More.

Unanswered questions remain after New Jersey firefighters killed in raging blaze on European-made cargo ship

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(NEWARK, N.J.) -- Investigators are searching for answers after two firefighters were killed and five more were injured while battling a raging blaze aboard a cargo ship docked in Newark, New Jersey. It was the first time since 2007 that a Newark firefighter was killed... Read More.

15 million Americans across 6 states under heat alerts this weekend

Murder suspect escapes from jail weeks after captured following prior manhunt

California man arrested in connection with serial murders of Mexican strip club workers

Lyft driver shot dead in DC amid surge in violence in the city

Two more locally acquired cases of malaria found in Florida, bringing recent US total to seven

Jack Smith’s special counsel probe cost over $5 million in opening months, says DOJ report

What are cluster munitions? White House defends Biden decision to send controversial weapons to Ukraine

Hiker killed, two others injured in California mountain avalanche

Experts warn of rise in scammers using AI to mimic voices of loved ones in distress

El Paso Walmart gunman Patrick Crusius given 90 life sentences in federal trial

Shark-monitoring drones to hit New York beaches amid uptick of sightings

Unanswered questions remain after New Jersey firefighters killed in raging blaze on European-made cargo ship

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