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Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — Fourteen people suffered gunshot wounds, one of whom died, after two people exchanged gunshots at a Las Vegas hookah lounge on Saturday, according to a statement from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Police received multiple reports of a shooting at a hookah lounge around 3:15 a.m. When officers […]

(NEW YORK) — Since the start of the pandemic, in-person church attendance dropped a staggering 45% nationwide, according to an ABC analysis of churches across more than 3,000 U.S. counties from cellular phone data provided by Safegraph. For the past two years, many congregations have turned to virtual services to stay connected. “The phenomenon of […]

(AUSTIN, Texas) — Five Texas district attorneys pushed back on Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive in which he called gender-transitioning and affirming procedures as “child abuse.” In a letter signed by district attorneys who represent some of the most populous counties in the state, they called the directive “un-American.” “We are deeply disturbed by Governor Abbott […]

(NEW YORK) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are being recognized for their social justice work. Ahead of the 53rd NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, the NAACP and BET announced the couple will receive the President’s Award, which is given to those who have dedicated their time to public service. […]

(SAN ANTONIO, Texas) — The reward for Lina Sardar Khil, the girl who went missing in San Antonio, Texas, last December has increased to $250,000 as police ask the public for any information regarding Lina’s whereabouts. Lina turned 4 on Feb. 20. On Lina’s birthday, the Islamic Center of San Antonio announced that it increased […]

(NEW YORK) — New York City will pilot a program to install platform barriers at three subway stations, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials announced Wednesday, a month after a woman died when a stranger pushed her in front of an oncoming train. The doors, which will create a barrier between the platform and track to prevent […]

(CHICAGO) — The family of Irene Chavez – a woman who died in Chicago police custody last December after an apparent suicide – filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and several police officers. “What we know is Irene Chavez died in the care and custody of the Chicago police. The officers knew […]

(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Wednesday marked the start of the trial for the sole Louisville, Kentucky, police officer charged in connection to the “no-knock” search warrant raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Brett Hankison — who is expected to testify — is charged with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment of Taylor’s neighbors. Prosecutors say he fired […]

Richard Williams Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Officials are investigating what caused a fire that killed two people and displaced multiple residents at an apartment building in Washington, D.C., early Tuesday. The two people that died, a man and a woman, had been taken to the hospital in critical condition, but succumbed to their injuries, according […]

(ATLANTA) — Ahmaud Arbery Day has been officially recognized in Georgia on the second anniversary of Arbery’s death, just one day after his killers were found guilty on all counts in the federal hate crime case surrounding his death. The Ahmaud Arbery Foundation, a mental wellness organization focused on Black men that was founded by […]