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Missing 6-year-old Texas boy believed to be dead, warrant out for mother’s arrest: Police

Thursday, April 6 by ABC News

(EVERMAN, Texas) -- The search for a missing 6-year-old Texas boy who hasn't been seen since October is now a death investigation, police said Thursday, while vowing to find his body. Texas authorities issued an endangered missing person alert late last month for Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez... Read More.

Bans on trans student athletes would be barred under proposed Title IX changes

Thursday, April 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Education on Thursday announced a proposed change to Title IX to prohibit categorical bans on transgender student athletes. If adopted as a rule, the change would make it illegal for schools or universities to bar transgender student athletes from participating... Read More.

Texas DPS releases video of altercation with Uvalde victim’s mother

Thursday, April 6 by ABC News

(UVALDE, Texas) -- The Texas Department of Public Safety on Thursday released a pair of videos depicting an altercation between one of its troopers and a visibly anguished mother of one of the students who died in last year's mass shooting at Robb Elementary... Read More.

Nashville mayor calls on lawmakers to enact risk protection laws, act on gun safety

Thursday, April 6 by ABC News

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- Nashville, Tennessee, Mayor John Cooper publicly called on lawmakers to pass an extreme risk protection law and take action on gun safety one week after a shooter killed six people at a local private school. Tennessee has "some of the weakest gun... Read More.

Fear, grief after killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee: ‘Everybody is talking about it’

Thursday, April 6 by ABC News

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A day after Cash App Founder Bob Lee was killed in San Francisco, a customer walked into a cafe blocks away from the crime scene and began to cry. "She was looking at our pastry case and I did my normal, 'Hey... Read More.

Church child sex abuse allegations from more than 600 victims detailed in new report

Thursday, April 6 by ABC News

(BALTIMORE, Md.) -- More than 150 priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore are accused of sexually abusing more than 600 children in a newly released report from Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown. The report, which examined thousands of documents dating back... Read More.

‘Vicious cycle’: Inside the police recruiting crunch with resignations on the rise

Thursday, April 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Police departments across the country are facing a "vicious cycle" of retirements, resignations, and fewer hires, according to policing experts, leaving the communities they protect with understaffed departments and potentially underqualified officers. A survey released on April 1 from the Police Executive... Read More.

Uvalde student survivors receive Kid Hero Award honor

Thursday, April 6 by ABC News

(TEXAS) -- As Miah Cerrillo and Khloie Torres made their way to the stage at the Galveston Island Ballroom in Galveston Texas, the entire convention erupted in a standing ovation. The two 11-year-old students—who called 911 during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in... Read More.

New DOJ chief talks importance of community policing

Thursday, April 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The new director of a Department of Justice office that financially supports police departments nationwide says that community engagement is what defines successful law enforcement. And he knows from experience. Before being chosen to head the Community Oriented Policing Services within the DOJ,... Read More.

2 former teachers sue Kanye West and Donda Academy, allege wrongful termination

Thursday, April 6 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- Two former teachers at Kanye West's Donda Academy are suing the recording artist and entrepreneur and California private school, alleging they were wrongfully terminated after raising concerns about the institution's practices. According to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior... Read More.

Officials credit vigilant Ohio high school student for preventing potential shooting

Thursday, April 6 by ABC News

(CHESTERLAND, Ohio) -- Local officials in Ohio are commending the quick thinking of a high school student who they say potentially averted a school shooting. After the 17-year-old student alerted a school resource officer on Monday morning about a bullet found in one of the... Read More.

Search underway for man convicted of murder who left Atlanta correctional facility

Thursday, April 6 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- A manhunt is underway in Georgia for a man convicted of murder who apparently left an Atlanta correctional facility while on parole. The Georgia Department of Corrections issued an alert Wednesday for residents to be on the lookout for Charles Smith, who it... Read More.

Missing 6-year-old Texas boy believed to be dead, warrant out for mother’s arrest: Police

Bans on trans student athletes would be barred under proposed Title IX changes

Texas DPS releases video of altercation with Uvalde victim’s mother

Nashville mayor calls on lawmakers to enact risk protection laws, act on gun safety

Fear, grief after killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee: ‘Everybody is talking about it’

Church child sex abuse allegations from more than 600 victims detailed in new report

‘Vicious cycle’: Inside the police recruiting crunch with resignations on the rise

Uvalde student survivors receive Kid Hero Award honor

New DOJ chief talks importance of community policing

2 former teachers sue Kanye West and Donda Academy, allege wrongful termination

Officials credit vigilant Ohio high school student for preventing potential shooting

Search underway for man convicted of murder who left Atlanta correctional facility

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