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Bob Lee, Cash App founder and former Square executive, dead after ‘horrific’ act of violence

Thursday, April 6 by ABC News

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Bob Lee, Cash App founder and executive at cryptocurrency firm MobileCoin, died after "apparent stab wounds," the San Francisco Police Department said on Thursday. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins on Wednesday described the killing of Lee as "horrific." Police responded to a... Read More.

Texas man claims ‘Find my iPhone’ glitch makes people think he stole their devices, may sue Apple

Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News

(RICHMOND, Texas) -- A homeowner in Texas has threatened to sue Apple after he says a glitch in the "Find My iPhone" app made people think he's stolen their iPhone and other products. Scott Schuster took to Instagram on Sunday and claimed that people kept showing... Read More.

Uvalde students walkout to protest gun violence: ‘I’m scared of dying every day’

Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News

(UVALDE, Texas) -- Students of the Uvalde Independent Consolidated School District staged a walkout on Wednesday to protest gun violence, acknowledging the 19 elementary school children and two teachers who were killed after the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, last May. Uvalde students... Read More.

Harvard students face dorm raid by armed officers after hoax threat

Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News

(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) -- Four Harvard University students were awakened by armed officers in their dorm rooms after a fake 911 call about a person with a “gun threatening violence” sent officers searching for the risk, according to students and public police logs. “Things like that typically... Read More.

Defense Department, FBI detain innocent person in hotel in training exercise gone wrong

Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- A Defense Department training exercise in Boston went wrong when federal personnel incorrectly detained a person in a hotel who was not a part of the exercise, according to an FBI spokesperson. Around 10 p.m. Tuesday, FBI agents helped Department of Defense officials with... Read More.

Minnesota mother of 2 missing for nearly a week under ‘suspicious’ circumstances: Police

Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News

(WINONA, Minn.) -- A Minnesota mother of two has been missing for nearly a week under "suspicious" circumstances, said police, who are investigating whether foul play is involved. Madeline Kingsbury, 26, was last seen Friday morning, police said. She and her children's father dropped the children... Read More.

LGBTQ group targeted in alleged ‘slaughter’ threat in response to Nashville shooting

Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News

(BALTIMORE) -- A Maryland man was charged Tuesday for allegedly threatening the Human Rights Campaign, a prominent LGBTQ+ rights organization, in what police say appears to be a response to the March 27 Nashville, Tennessee, mass shooting at a Christian school. The man who allegedly threatened... Read More.

Bob Lee, Cash App founder and former Square executive, dead after ‘horrific’ act of violence: DA

Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Bob Lee, Cash App founder and executive at cryptocurrency firm MobileCoin, is dead after a "horrific" act in San Francisco on Tuesday, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said on Wednesday. Police responded to a report of a stabbing early Tuesday, around 2:35... Read More.

Michigan man charged with assault for allegedly hitting clerk on head with frozen fish

Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News

(WARREN, Mich.) -- A Michigan man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a grocery store clerk with a 4-pound frozen fish during a dispute, prosecutors said. The incident occurred Sunday around 7:13 p.m. local time at a grocery store in Warren, in the Detroit metro area,... Read More.

California floods put migrant community especially at risk, advocates fear

Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) -- When California's Pajaro River flooded around midnight on March 11, breaching a levee, the neighboring area was urged to evacuate -- with many leaving around 1 a.m. carrying only the clothes on their backs, according to some of those forced to... Read More.

Tornado live updates: At least 5 dead in Missouri as storms tear across US

Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Communities across the United States -- from small towns to big cities -- were on alert for tornadoes on Wednesday, as a major storm system sweeps through areas still reeling from devastating twisters. There were an unspecified number of injuries and fatalities... Read More.

‘Karma’: Trump’s indictment prompts reaction from Central Park ‘Exonerated Five’

Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Donald Trump called for the return of the death penalty in a series of ads in 1989 amid the case of the "Central Park Five" – five Black and brown boys wrongfully accused of rape and assault in New York City. More than... Read More.