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Divers find underwater hospital, cemetery off coast of Key West

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(KEY WEST, Fla.) -- The archeological remains of a 19th century hospital and cemetery have been found on a submerged island near Garden Key, the second-largest island in the Dry Tortugas National Park near Key West, Florida. The hospital served as a 19th century quarantine... Read More.

2 people, dog rescued from sinking boat off Georgia coast

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(BRUNSWICK, Ga.) -- Two people and a dog were rescued Monday after their boat sank off the coast of Georgia, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The 28-foot catamaran Pisces began taking on water near St. Simons Sound before sinking near the entrance of the sound, the... Read More.

Map: Where gender-affirming care is being targeted in the US

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- States across the country are considering bans on transgender health care for minors. At least 14 states -- Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee and Utah -- have passed laws or policies that restrict gender-affirming... Read More.

2nd Trump accuser in E. Jean Carroll case describes alleged 1979 groping

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A businesswoman testified Tuesday in E. Jean Carroll's civil defamation and battery case against former President Donald Trump that Trump had groped her during a flight to New York in 1979, in what Carroll's attorneys said showed a pattern of behavior on... Read More.

UC Davis on edge in wake of three stabbings in city in one week that killed college senior, beloved homeless man

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(DAVIS, Calif.) -- The UC Davis community is on edge in the wake of three stabbings -- two of them fatal -- within one week in Davis, California. The most recent stabbing took place at about 11:45 p.m. Monday at a transient camp in Davis,... Read More.

Preston Hemphill, white officer in Tyre Nichols case, will not be charged, his attorney says

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- Preston Hemphill, the white officer seen on body camera footage during Tyre Nichols' traffic stop, will not be charged in Nichols' death, according to Hemphill's attorney. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy also announced Tuesday that he will not bring any criminal... Read More.

‘He raped you,’ friend of E. Jean Carroll testifies she said after alleged Trump attack

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A friend of writer E. Jean Carroll, testifying Tuesday in Carroll's civil defamation and battery case against former President Donald Trump, said that Carroll called her and described the alleged attack minutes after alleged assault took place. Carroll, who brought the lawsuit... Read More.

Nonprofit offers $50,000 reward for details in Rasheem Carter investigation

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(LAUREL, Miss.) -- A national nonprofit organization is offering a $50,000 reward for any information that will lead to the "arrest and conviction" of a 25-year-old Black man's killer. Rasheem Carter was reported missing last October and was last seen in Laurel, Mississippi. His mother,... Read More.

UC Davis on edge in wake of three stabbings in city in one week, suspect at large

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(DAVIS, Calif.) -- The UC Davis community is on edge in the wake of three stabbings -- two of them fatal -- within one week in Davis, California. The most recent stabbing took place at about 11:45 p.m. Monday at a transient camp in Davis,... Read More.

More than 13,900 people killed in gun violence so far in 2023

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Shootings have continuously made headlines in just the first few months of the year. As of May 1, at least 13,959 people have died from gun violence in the U.S. this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive -- which is an... Read More.

Former police officer Tou Thao found guilty in George Floyd’s death

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

Former police officer Tou Thao found guilty in George Floyd's death Bill Hutchinson, ABC News (MINNEAPOLIS) -- Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao has been found guilty of a charge of aiding and abetting in manslaughter, stemming from the 2020 death of George Floyd. Hennepin County Judge... Read More.

How woodpeckers can be used to aid in wildfire recovery

Tuesday, May 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- It turns out that woodpeckers are useful for more than using their beaks like jackhammers. The habitat preferences of black-backed woodpeckers have led scientists to create a tool that can help forest managers promote regrowth and biodiversity following wildfires, according to a... Read More.

Divers find underwater hospital, cemetery off coast of Key West

2 people, dog rescued from sinking boat off Georgia coast

Map: Where gender-affirming care is being targeted in the US

2nd Trump accuser in E. Jean Carroll case describes alleged 1979 groping

UC Davis on edge in wake of three stabbings in city in one week that killed college senior, beloved homeless man

Preston Hemphill, white officer in Tyre Nichols case, will not be charged, his attorney says

‘He raped you,’ friend of E. Jean Carroll testifies she said after alleged Trump attack

Nonprofit offers $50,000 reward for details in Rasheem Carter investigation

UC Davis on edge in wake of three stabbings in city in one week, suspect at large

More than 13,900 people killed in gun violence so far in 2023

Former police officer Tou Thao found guilty in George Floyd’s death

How woodpeckers can be used to aid in wildfire recovery

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