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ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Mass shootings have hit a record pace so far this year, with 49 in January alone, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Over the weekend, three women were fatally shot, and four others were injured near Beverly Hills. It was the sixth mass shooting in California alone, following tragedies in Monterey […]
Ricardo Castrodad via U.S. Coast Guard (SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — The U.S. Coast Guard called off its search for a man who fell off a 70-foot cliff in Puerto Rico after a dive team recovered his body on Monday, according to Coast Guard officials. The Puerto Rico Emergency Bureau dive unit recovered the body […]
NASA (NEW YORK) — If you’re looking at the night skies Wednesday and make out a tiny green light in the sky, don’t panic, aliens haven’t landed. A rare green comet that has been traveling through our solar system for the last month is expected to make its closest pass to Earth between Wednesday and […]
ABC News (APEX, N.C.) — Following the death of Tyre Nichols after his encounter with Memphis police officers, law enforcement officials across the country have been reflecting on how officers’ tactics and policies can be improved. Apex, North Carolina, Police Chief Jason Armstrong, who took over as police chief in Ferguson, Missouri, following the 2014 […]
Dallas police released an image of a person they are looking to interview in relation to two missing tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo. – Dallas Police Department (DALLAS) — Authorities in Dallas are asking for help in locating two missing tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo Two monkeys that were reported missing from the Dallas […]
Stu Smith/500px/Getty Images (SANDPOINT, Idaho) — Idaho Fish and Game officials are hunting for answers about why coyotes have been chasing skiers at a resort, even biting one person. Officials received reports this month that coyotes seen on Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort in North Idaho were chasing skiers as they skied down the slopes in what […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Rep. George Santos continues to face mounting scrutiny over fabricating large swaths of his biography, multiple men have described to ABC News past relationships with the New York congressman — some allegedly occurring when they were still teenagers — that they said turned toxic due to a flood of […]
Dallas Zoo (DALLAS) — Missing monkeys. Damaged enclosures. An “unusual” death. The Dallas Zoo has been struck by a string of suspicious incidents in recent weeks that are under criminal investigation. Here’s a look at what’s unfolded so far: Jan. 13 A clouded leopard named Nova escaped from its enclosure after its fence was “intentionally […]
Bai Xueqi/Xinhua via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The State Department has informed Congress that Russia is no longer meeting obligations set by the only nuclear arms control pact shared by two powers, putting a rare area of cooperation between Washington and Moscow at risk. “Russia is not complying with its obligation under the New START […]
Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for National Geographic (SANTA FE, N.M.) — The accidental shooting on the New Mexico film set of “Rust” spawned a yearlong criminal investigation, multiple lawsuits and heartfelt remembrances of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was tragically killed when a prop gun fired. Multiple people, including star Alec Baldwin, now face charges in connection […]
