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Louisville police capture inmate who escaped through car window, briefly kidnapped two

Saturday, May 20 by ABC News

(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- Louisville police caught a convicted felon who they say escaped police custody on Thursday and then briefly kidnapped two people, forcing them to drive him away. "He was in the area of Brownsboro and Lindsey. Close to the Thorntons where we get our... Read More.

3-year-old shoots two people in Indiana, leading to arrest of man wanted for murder

Saturday, May 20 by ABC News

(LAFAYETTE, Ind.) -- A shooting in Indiana that injured two people after a three-year-old accessed a gun led to the arrest of a man wanted for murder in Illinois, authorities said. Trayshaun Smith, 23, was arrested on Thursday after he visited a hospital with a non-life-threatening... Read More.

Man who claimed self-defense in shooting death of Sinzae Reed avoids murder charge

Saturday, May 20 by ABC News

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Krieg Butler, a 36-year-old white man who shot and killed 13-year-old Sinzae Reed, in Columbus, Ohio, in October was indicted by a grand jury Friday on charges of tampering with evidence and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle. No charges were brought... Read More.

Louisville police search for inmate who escaped through car window then briefly kidnapped two

Friday, May 19 by ABC News

(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- Louisville, Kentucky police are searching for a convicted felon who escaped police custody on Thursday and then briefly kidnapped two people, forcing them to drive him away. A Kentucky deputy jailer was transporting Norman Wolfe, 31, when he kicked out the back... Read More.

Arrest made nearly four years after abandoned baby found alive in plastic bag

Friday, May 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Nearly four years after an abandoned newborn was found alive in a plastic bag in Georgia, an arrest has been made in the case, authorities announced. The baby girl was found in good condition in a wooded area in Forsyth County on... Read More.

Teen girl charged with murder after classmates die from fentanyl overdose

Friday, May 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A 17-year-old girl has been charged with murder in the overdose deaths of two of her classmates, authorities said Thursday. Two teenage girls were found dead Tuesday at Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School in Somerville, Tennessee, after overdosing on fentanyl. A third... Read More.

Jordan Neely’s aunt speaks out about subway chokehold death

Friday, May 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Mildred Mahazu, the aunt of Jordan Neely, spoke exclusively in an interview with ABC News' Byron Pitts about her nephew's death after a former Marine placed him in a chokehold on a New York City subway train. Neely, whose funeral is scheduled... Read More.

Putting the PI in AAPI: The Fight for Representation

Friday, May 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- May is Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. It’s a time meant to celebrate the stories and cultures of both Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (PI), but there's a discourse expressing concerns within the Pacific Islander community that has been going... Read More.

Detention hearing set to continue for Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira

Friday, May 19 by ABC News

(WORCESTER, Mass.) -- The detention hearing for the 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard charged in connection with the leaked documents probe is expected to continue Friday. Jack Teixeira is scheduled to appear in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts, at 3:30 p.m. ET... Read More.

Minor earthquake shakes residents near New York City

Friday, May 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A small earthquake shook buildings across the New York metropolitan area Friday morning. A 2.2 magnitude impacted the New York metropolitan area around 1:50 a.m., according to the United States Geological Service. The tremor struck south of Hastings-on-Hudson, a village in Westchester County... Read More.

Teachers, librarians targeted by angry parents over LGBTQ books speak out

Friday, May 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A middle school teacher in Illinois says she was forced to resign from her job after parents called the police on her for including the book This Book is Gay in a slate of books made available to students during a... Read More.

Targeted shooting at Ohio engine facility leaves one dead and one injured

Friday, May 19 by ABC News

(MORAINE, Ohio) -- A targeted shooting in Ohio left one dead and one injured late Thursday night. A male suspect engaged in a “targeted attack” at an Ohio engine manufacturing facility Thursday evening around 9 p.m., shooting two victims, one of whom died at the... Read More.

Louisville police capture inmate who escaped through car window, briefly kidnapped two

3-year-old shoots two people in Indiana, leading to arrest of man wanted for murder

Man who claimed self-defense in shooting death of Sinzae Reed avoids murder charge

Louisville police search for inmate who escaped through car window then briefly kidnapped two

Arrest made nearly four years after abandoned baby found alive in plastic bag

Teen girl charged with murder after classmates die from fentanyl overdose

Jordan Neely’s aunt speaks out about subway chokehold death

Putting the PI in AAPI: The Fight for Representation

Detention hearing set to continue for Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira

Minor earthquake shakes residents near New York City

Teachers, librarians targeted by angry parents over LGBTQ books speak out

Targeted shooting at Ohio engine facility leaves one dead and one injured

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