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A school sign is seen on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, Calif., in August 2023. — Mike Levine/ABC News (BERKELEY, Calif.) — Two weeks ago, as college students returned to campus at the University of California, Berkeley, some of the most senior officials in the FBI were huddling inside a nondescript conference […]

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEWTON, Mass.) — A 47-year-old Massachusetts man has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after he allegedly shot another individual during an altercation at a pro-Israel demonstration in Newton, officials said Thursday night. The individual who was shot sustained life-threatening injuries, authorities said at a brief news conference […]

Brais Seara/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — As hundreds of firefighters battled a raging wildfire on Thursday in the steep mountains north of Los Angeles, cooler weather sweeping into Southern California aided their fight, fire officials said. The so-called Bridge Fire, which is burning in the Sheep Mountain Wilderness in the Angeles National Forest, saw “minimal” […]

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (MOUNTAINVIEW, Colo.) — A 17-year-old was shot in the face while he was looking for a location to take homecoming pictures in Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a report of two trespassers on a property at around 4 p.m. Tuesday. The homeowner also called her boyfriend […]

ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — A 4.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Malibu, California, rocked the Los Angeles area Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A 2.8 magnitude aftershock was registered in Malibu two minutes after the initial quake. A 3.4 magnitude tremor was also recorded 12 minutes after the initial one. No significant […]

Jessica McGowan/Getty Images (WINDER, Ga.) — State investigators are revealing new details surrounding the gun a 14-year-old boy allegedly used to kill two teachers and two students at his Georgia high school. Colt Gray allegedly brought the AR-15-style rifle used in last week’s shooting — a Christmas present from his dad, according to sources — […]

Allison Joyce/Getty Images (RALEIGH, N.C.) — Abortions are now legal in North Dakota after the state Supreme Court ruled its near-total abortion ban was unconstitutionally vague. The ruling came as part of a lawsuit filed by physicians that asked the court to strike down the ban in its entirety. A North Dakota South Central Judicial […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Francine made landfall early Wednesday evening in Louisiana, southwest of New Orleans, as a Category 2 storm. Francine has since weakened to a tropical depression as it brings heavy rain to the South. Here’s how the news is developing: Biden ‘closely monitoring’ impacts of Francine President Joe Biden is […]

Paul Vernon/AP (SPRINGFIELD, Ohio) — A bomb threat prompted a major police response in Springfield, Ohio, on Thursday morning, according to the city commission office. The threat was sent via email “to multiple agencies and media outlets,” the office said. Explosive-detecting K-9s helped police clear multiple facilities listed in the threat, including two elementary schools, […]