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Missing Titanic submersible live updates: Search becomes dire as time runs out

Thursday, June 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The search is intensifying for a submersible carrying five people that vanished while heading to tour the Titanic wreckage site off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The 21-foot deep-sea vessel, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, lost contact about an hour and 45 minutes... Read More.

Postal worker dies in Dallas, woman found dead in Louisiana as temperatures reach record highs

Thursday, June 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A postal worker died on Tuesday while working his route in a Dallas neighborhood, according to the U.S. Postal Service, as Texas continues to experience record-high temperatures. "The Postal Service is deeply saddened by the loss of life suffered yesterday involving a... Read More.

NTSB holds two-day hearing on East Palestine toxic train derailment

Thursday, June 22 by ABC News

(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) -- The National Transportation Safety Board will start taking sworn testimony Thursday as part of its probe into the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The agency is holding an investigative hearing on Thursday and Friday in East Palestine, where a... Read More.

Search operations for missing Titanic sub continue

Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Nautical experts, the U.S. and Canadian navies and the U.S. Coast Guard are scrambling to get the necessary equipment and personnel to help locate the five people in the tour submersible that left Sunday to view the wreckage of the Titanic. But even... Read More.

Postal worker dies while working in Dallas, as temperatures hit triple digits

Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As Texas continues to experience record-high temperatures, a postal worker died on Tuesday while working his route in a Dallas neighborhood, according to USPS. “The Postal Service is deeply saddened by the loss of life suffered yesterday involving a Lakewood Post Office Letter... Read More.

Alleged classified documents leaker Jack Teixeira pleads not guilty

Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking classified documents online, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information. The 21-year-old Massachusetts native was indicted by a grand jury earlier this month. Teixeira's... Read More.

New Texas law will get rid of water breaks for outdoor workers amid extreme heat

Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- A new Texas law that overrides city and county ordinances will also eliminate protections currently in place for workers, such as mandated water breaks, even in extreme heat, according to critics. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2127 on June 13, which... Read More.

Former Titanic submersible passenger says his sub lost contact with host ship on all 4 trips

Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- As crews scour the Atlantic for the missing submersible, a man who has completed four dives with the sub's company, OceanGate, is sharing his story. Mike Reiss told ABC News his submersible lost contact with its host ship on all four of his 10-hour... Read More.

Protesters clash for 2nd time at California school board meeting over Pride month

Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News

(GLENDALE, Calif.) -- Protesters clashed once again outside the Glendale Unified School District's board meeting on Tuesday in response to the district's recognition of Pride month. Police said no one was arrested during the protests on Tuesday. Earlier this month, as the board met to vote... Read More.

Hunter Biden case assigned to Trump-appointed judge

Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Hunter Biden's plea agreement and pretrial diversion has been assigned to a federal judge who was appointed by President Donald Trump, but in the past has supported presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle. U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika of... Read More.

Soldier ID’d as suspect in campground shooting of five people, two fatally, near music festival venue

Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News

(QUINCY, Wash.) -- A 26-year-old active-duty member of the U.S. Army has been identified as the suspected gunman who shot five people, two fatally, at a campground near a music festival in Washington state over the weekend, authorities said. The soldier, Spc. James M. Kelly,... Read More.

Bryan Kohberger’s DNA matches evidence found at Idaho murder scene: Court docs

Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News

(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- A cheek swab taken from Bryan Kohberger is a statistical match to DNA evidence found at the Moscow, Idaho, crime scene where four University of Idaho students were murdered late last year, according to new court documents. Kohberger, a 28-year-old criminology Ph.D.... Read More.