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Uvalde school district’s insurance paying legal fees of lawsuits

Saturday, April 15 by ABC News

(UVALDE) -- Lawyers representing former Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo in multiple lawsuits stemming from the massacre last year at a Texas elementary school are being paid by the Uvalde school district's insurance carrier, the district confirmed Friday. "We are not writing checks for... Read More.

Escaped emu takes owner and police on 20-mile chase in Tennessee

Saturday, April 15 by ABC News

(TENNESSEE) -- A city-wide manhunt. A police chase down the main street. Social media sites filled with locals describing what they had just witnessed. While these are usually the tell-tale signs of crisis, the small city of Harriman, Tennessee, witnessed a different kind of community-wide commotion on... Read More.

Why document leak suspect Jack Teixeira had a high-level top secret security clearance

Saturday, April 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old junior enlisted airman with the Massachusetts Air National Guard, who has been charged as being behind the leak of classified U.S. military and U.S. intelligence documents had a high-level top security clearance that raises even more questions... Read More.

26 million Americans under severe weather threat Saturday

Saturday, April 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than 26 million Americans from the Heartland into the South are under a severe weather threat Saturday. Severe thunderstorms are possible from Illinois to Texas through the evening, affecting cities including Houston, New Orleans, St. Louis and Little Rock, Arkansas. Numerous... Read More.

2 shot dead at off-campus house party near James Madison University

Saturday, April 15 by ABC News

(VIRGINIA) -- Two men were shot and killed at a party in off-campus housing near James Madison University in Rockingham County, Virginia, according to police. The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of shots being fired at around midnight Saturday. When they arrived... Read More.

SpaceX planning Monday test flight of giant Starship rocket

Saturday, April 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- SpaceX is eyeing a Monday morning launch of its powerful Starship rocket -- which is expected to eventually carry passengers to the moon and Mars. The unmanned launch of the world's largest rocket will mark the first flight test of a "fully... Read More.

Space Force official discusses why the US is preparing for potential future conflict in space

Saturday, April 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Space Force, operating under the Department of the Air Force, became the nation’s newest branch of the military after then-President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act in 2019. "Now is the time to establish a team, a separate... Read More.

Suspect allegedly drove Bob Lee to dark area, stabbed him 3 times with kitchen knife, prosecutors say

Saturday, April 15 by ABC News

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A fellow tech executive killed 43-year-old Cash App founder Bob Lee earlier this month with a kitchen knife after driving him to a secluded area, prosecutors said in a court filing Friday. Police arrested the suspect on Thursday and identified him as... Read More.

3 motorcyclists killed on Texas highway in suspected gang-related shootings: Police

Saturday, April 15 by ABC News

(TEXAS) -- Four motorcyclists were shot, three fatally, at two locations along a Texas highway Friday in what appear to be connected incidents involving "outlaw motorcycle gangs," authorities said. The first incident occurred shortly after 11 a.m. local time on Interstate 45 in Spring, north... Read More.

Suspect in classified documents leak makes first court appearance

Friday, April 14 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- The 21-year-old arrested in connection with the leaked documents probe has been charged with unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information and willful retention of classified documents, which collectively carry a maximum of 15 years in prison. Jack Teixeira, a member of... Read More.

Louisville mass shooting suspect’s brain will be tested for CTE, family spokesperson says

Friday, April 14 by ABC News

(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- The brain of Louisville, Kentucky, mass shooting suspect Connor Sturgeon will be tested for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, a family spokesperson told ABC News. The results of the testing will take several weeks, spokesperson Pete Palmer said. Sturgeon, 25, allegedly... Read More.

After-school programs for homeless NYC youth push to make a difference

Friday, April 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As New York City deals with an increase in its unhoused population, advocates for children say they fear kids who are in families experiencing homelessness are being left behind. David Giffen, the executive director for the nonprofit group the Coalition for the... Read More.

Uvalde school district’s insurance paying legal fees of lawsuits

Escaped emu takes owner and police on 20-mile chase in Tennessee

Why document leak suspect Jack Teixeira had a high-level top secret security clearance

26 million Americans under severe weather threat Saturday

2 shot dead at off-campus house party near James Madison University

SpaceX planning Monday test flight of giant Starship rocket

Space Force official discusses why the US is preparing for potential future conflict in space

Suspect allegedly drove Bob Lee to dark area, stabbed him 3 times with kitchen knife, prosecutors say

3 motorcyclists killed on Texas highway in suspected gang-related shootings: Police

Suspect in classified documents leak makes first court appearance

Louisville mass shooting suspect’s brain will be tested for CTE, family spokesperson says

After-school programs for homeless NYC youth push to make a difference

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