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Clark Atlanta president says affirmative action ban presents ‘opportunity’ for HBCUs

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The president of Clark Atlanta University is disappointed by the Supreme Court decision to end the use of race as a main factor in college admissions but he also views it as an opportunity for historically Black colleges and universities. It’s been... Read More.

Ghost forest formation accelerates amid sea-level rise

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As people around the world contend this week with the hottest temperatures ever recorded on Earth, more visual evidence of climate change is emerging with the spread of ghost forests. The globe is naturally warming and seas naturally rise, but greenhouse gas... Read More.

Families, investigators continue to search for answers in five college student cases

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- On Saturday, May 25, 1996, Kristin Smart, a freshman at Cal Poly State University, walked home from a party at 2 a.m. and was never seen again. She was 19 years old. An arrest would not be made for 25 years. "20/20" takes... Read More.

Texas teen found after eight years had never been missing, police say

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(HOUSTON) -- In a stunning twist, a Texas man who was found outside a church last week, eight years after his mother reported him missing as a teenager, had never been missing in the first place, Houston police announced at a news conference Thursday. Rudy... Read More.

OceanGate suspends all exploration and commercial operations after Titan implosion

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- OceanGate said it is suspending all exploration and commercial operations after five people were killed, including the company's CEO, during its expedition to the Titanic wreckage last month. The Everett, Washington-based company announced the development in a banner on its websites. OceanGate, founded... Read More.

Justice Department moves to block Trump deposition after ex-FBI agent Peter Strzok sues over firing

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A week after FBI director Christopher Wray was deposed in a lawsuit over the firing of veteran agent Peter Strzok, the Justice Department is now asking a federal judge to -- once and for all -- block former President Donald Trump from... Read More.

Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(MIAMI) -- Walt Nauta, the longtime aide to former President Donald Trump who was charged alongside him in the special counsel's classified documents case, pleaded not guilty to all charges Thursday at his arraignment in Miami. Nauta, who first worked for Trump in the White... Read More.

Two firefighters die while battling blaze aboard ship in New Jersey

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(NEWARK, N.J.) -- Two firefighters died while battling a blaze aboard a cargo ship docked in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday night, officials said. Newark Fire Chief Rufus Jackson confirmed the deaths during a press conference early Thursday, a few hours after it was announced... Read More.

Reaching ‘drop dead’ deadline, Trump aide Walt Nauta to be arraigned in classified docs case

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(MIAMI) -- Walt Nauta, the longtime aide to former President Donald Trump who was federally charged alongside him last month in the classified documents case brought by special counsel Jack Smith, is scheduled to be arraigned in Miami Thursday morning -- marking the third... Read More.

Suspect arrested after stabbing at Levi’s Stadium soccer game

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Police in Northern California have arrested a man for allegedly stabbing another man during the Mexico-Qatar soccer game on Sunday night. The Santa Clara Police Department (SCPD) and the Sacramento Police Department took the suspect -- Alejandro Garcia-Villanueva -- into custody at... Read More.

‘Incendiary devices’ used in fire at Atlanta PD training facility, motorcycles destroyed

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- Atlanta officials are searching for suspects who allegedly set off incendiary devices at the current police training facility over the weekend, damaging police vehicles and claiming in a message they have "nothing left to lose." Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens told reporters Wednesday that... Read More.

Criminal charges called for against deputies, officer in alleged assault of two Black men

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As the investigation involving two Black men allegedly assaulted by one officer and five deputies continues, national activists and Mississippi residents held two press conferences Wednesday urging for criminal charges to be brought against all parties allegedly involved. The men involved, Eddie... Read More.

Clark Atlanta president says affirmative action ban presents ‘opportunity’ for HBCUs

Ghost forest formation accelerates amid sea-level rise

Families, investigators continue to search for answers in five college student cases

Texas teen found after eight years had never been missing, police say

OceanGate suspends all exploration and commercial operations after Titan implosion

Justice Department moves to block Trump deposition after ex-FBI agent Peter Strzok sues over firing

Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case

Two firefighters die while battling blaze aboard ship in New Jersey

Reaching ‘drop dead’ deadline, Trump aide Walt Nauta to be arraigned in classified docs case

Suspect arrested after stabbing at Levi’s Stadium soccer game

‘Incendiary devices’ used in fire at Atlanta PD training facility, motorcycles destroyed

Criminal charges called for against deputies, officer in alleged assault of two Black men

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