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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 […]

(TEXAS) — At least four people of interest have been identified in a shooting at an after-prom party in Texas over the weekend that injured nearly a dozen teenagers, authorities said Tuesday. Eleven teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 were injured in the shooting, which occurred very early Sunday, just after midnight, at […]

(NEW YORK) — A wrong address, a mistaken car, and stray basketball – five times over six days, seemingly mundane interactions turned violent or deadly after one party pulled out a firearm. Though the facts in each instance vary, experts tell ABC News that the cases broadly reflect the sheer numbers of firearms in the […]