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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.

Ten years after the Boston Marathon bombings, a community bears the psychological scars

Friday, April 14 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- There was no better place to watch the Boston Marathon than at the finish line on Boylston Street in Back Bay, according to Manya Chylinski, a resident of the neighborhood who has lived in Boston since the early 1990s. “There were a couple... Read More.

Recycling plant fire fully extinguished, evacuation order still underway, Indiana officials say

Friday, April 14 by ABC News

(RICHMOND, Ind.) -- A large fire at an Indiana recycling plant is now fully extinguished, officials said Thursday, while an evacuation order for more than 2,000 residents remains in place. "The fire has been fully extinguished ahead of schedule," Richmond Mayor Dave Snow tweeted. "We're... Read More.

Discord admins describe ‘hyperactive kid’ who they say helped spread images of classified docs

Friday, April 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The classified U.S. intelligence documents that authorities believe were leaked in a Discord channel by a member of the Massachusetts Air Force National Guard who was arrested Thursday may have made it to the wider internet through the actions of a... Read More.