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(NEW YORK) — Communities in California are bracing for substantial flooding as near-record high temperatures threaten to melt record amounts of heavy snowpack. Surface levels in bodies of water all over California are the highest they have been in decades since the start of the mega drought due to several rounds of atmospheric rivers that […]

(NEW YORK) — One of at least seven victims of rock-throwing incidents in Colorado, the last of which took the life of a 20-year-old woman, is sharing his story. Nathan Tipton, a Lyft and Uber driver, had just finished driving a customer when, around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, he was driving southbound on Highway 93 and […]

Cindy Ord/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — CNN anchor Don Lemon tweeted Monday that he’s been terminated from the network. CNN said that the network and Lemon “have parted ways.” “Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years,” CNN said in […]

PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (OAKLAND, Calif.) — A 1-year-old girl has been shot in Oakland, California, and hospitalized in stable condition, according to police. The shooting unfolded just after 6 p.m. Monday, Oakland police said. The 15-month-old was in a car when she was shot, and surveillance video showed her family running from the car to […]

(NEW YORK) — As many communities across the United States struggle with mass shootings, malicious actors are increasingly targeting schools with false reports of shootings, using the fear of gun violence and 911 calls to afflict terror about another potentially deadly incident, experts told ABC News. Callers have caused confusion and delays, prompted law enforcement to […]

(TALLHASSEE, Fla.) — Hundreds of drag queens and allies were expected to march Tuesday in protest of recent legislation that organizers say is attacking the LGBTQ community. The rally was expected to draw advocates statewide in Tallahassee Tuesday afternoon for a march to the state Capitol, where scheduled speakers included state Sen. Linda Stewart and […]

(NEW YORK) — Musician Ed Sheeran was in Manhattan federal court Tuesday as opening statements began in a copyright infringement trial involving alleged similarities between his Grammy-winning song “Thinking Out Loud” and the Marvin Gaye classic “Let’s Get It On.” Sheeran, seated in a dark suit and tie at the defense table, listened to the opening […]

(ERIE, Pa.) — It’s been over a decade since researchers began looking into microplastics in the Great Lakes. Now, the issue is getting renewed attention amid broader concerns about the potential effects of microplastics on the human body and a possible future link to the hydro-fracking boom currently happening in the region. Microplastics form as plastic […]

Ascension Michigan (DETROIT) — A Michigan doctor has been found shot dead, sparking an investigation by Detroit police’s homicide unit. The body of 53-year-old Devon Hoover was discovered when officers responded to a house for a well-being check on Sunday evening, Detroit police said. Authorities didn’t immediately release more information. Hoover, a neurosurgeon, had “a special […]