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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.

Boys hailed as heroes for saving 7-year-old drowning in pool

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Two Michigan boys are being hailed as heroes for saving another boy from drowning in a swimming pool. Noah Roche, 12, and his brother Weston Woods, 8, were at an apartment swimming pool when they noticed 7-year-old Griffin Emerson. Griffin had been playing... Read More.

Dozens injured in NYC bus collision: FDNY

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Dozens of people were injured following a bus collision in New York City on Thursday night, the FDNY said. The FDNY said it received a call just before 7 p.m. ET for a "major vehicle accident" on First Avenue and 23rd Street... Read More.

CBP rescues two people suffering from heat stress in southern Arizona

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(TUCSON, Ariz.) -- Two people suffering from heat stress had to be rescued via helicopter in a remote area of southern Arizona this week, officials said. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a press release Thursday that its Border Patrol Station in Tucson... Read More.

Solar, wind energy keeping Texas power grids running amid weeks-long heat wave

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Green energy is helping to keep the Texas power grids alive amid a weeks-long heat wave that has left power usage at an all-time high. The perfect meteorological conditions have allowed renewable energy generated by wind turbines and solar panels to supply... Read More.

Philly leaders sue ghost gun manufacturers just days after mass shooting

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(PHILADELPHIA) -- Just days after a man wielding two "ghost guns," including an AR-15 rifle, shot seven people, five fatally, in a Philadelphia neighborhood, according to authorities, leaders of the city filed a lawsuit against two companies that manufacture parts for the untraceable firearms... Read More.

‘Look at me, you coward’: Relatives of El Paso Walmart shooting victims confront gunman

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(EL PASO, Texas) -- Nearly four years after 23 people were killed in a racist mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, the victims' families are confronting the gunman in court. Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty in February to dozens of federal hate... Read More.

Father says teen killed in Philadelphia mass shooting saved his son’s life

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(PHILADELPHIA) -- The father of a 13-year-old boy who was wounded in a Fourth of July weekend mass shooting in Philadelphia said his son's best friend, 15-year-old Daujan Brown, lost his life trying to protect his child. In an emotional interview with ABC's "Good Morning... Read More.

Missing 18-year-old found dead after online date; two people arrested: Police

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(MONROE, N.C.) -- Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Kierstyn Williamson, a South Carolina native who went missing last week while on a date with someone they had met online. Williamson was reported missing by family on Sunday morning,... Read More.

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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

Boys hailed as heroes for saving 7-year-old drowning in pool

Dozens injured in NYC bus collision: FDNY

CBP rescues two people suffering from heat stress in southern Arizona

Solar, wind energy keeping Texas power grids running amid weeks-long heat wave

Philly leaders sue ghost gun manufacturers just days after mass shooting

‘Look at me, you coward’: Relatives of El Paso Walmart shooting victims confront gunman

Father says teen killed in Philadelphia mass shooting saved his son’s life

Missing 18-year-old found dead after online date; two people arrested: Police

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