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(LAHAINA, Hawaii) — Nearly a year after wildfires devastated Maui and displaced many of its residents, Charles Nahale is still searching for a permanent place to call home. Nahale is one of the more than 1,300 fire victims who find themselves enrolled in FEMA’s Direct Lease program, which aims to convert short-term rental units into […]

(NEW YORK) — Firearms are the leading cause of death in the United States for children aged 0-19 years, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting over 4,700 pediatric gun-related deaths in 2021. Many of those deaths are unintentional. A new study published by the CDC described how often guns are stored in […]

(PHOENIX) — A damning new report from the Justice Department released Thursday has concluded that the Phoenix Police Department has engaged in a “pattern or practice of conduct” that “deprives people of their rights under the Constitution and federal law.” A DOJ investigation found “systemic problems” within the department’s policies, training, supervision and accountability systems […]

(LOS ANGELES) — Family and friends of slain actor Johnny Wactor gathered at the downtown Los Angeles site where Wactor was shot to death to push for arrests in the unsolved case. “I’m here because one of the best men — if not the best man — I’ve ever known, was tragically and brutally taken […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Over 2 feet of torrential rain is inundating South Florida, flooding neighborhoods, canceling flights, shutting down roads and forcing residents to evacuate their homes. Rain totals have reached 25 inches in Collier County, 20 inches in North Miami and 19 inches in Hollywood. Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a […]

(WASHINGTON) — Eight climate protesters were arrested on Wednesday after being tackled on the field during the Congressional Baseball Game, U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement. The self-described “youth-led group,” Climate Defiance, took credit for the protest and shared videos on X of protesters rushing the field, calling the “Chevron-sponsored” game “unconscionable.” During the […]

KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — Pro-Palestinian protesters at Cal State Los Angeles entered a campus building on Wednesday, taking over the ground floor, as “a small number” of administrators still inside were asked to shelter in place, campus officials said. “I can confirm that there are still a small number of administrators in the building,” said […]

(NEW YORK) — After becoming the first former president to face criminal charges, Donald Trump faces another historic first next month: He could become the first former president in U.S. history to be ordered to prison when he’s sentenced in his New York hush money case. Several experts told ABC News that the odds are […]

(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Parts of southern Florida continued to get inundated with heavy rainfall Wednesday, with Gov. Ron DeSantis declaring a state of emergency tonight for several counties, including Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade and Sarasota. The National Weather Service in Miami said Wednesday evening that portions of Broward and Miami-Dade counties — including Hallandale […]

(OCALA, Fla.) — The Marion County Sheriff’s Office released video of detectives questioning Susan Lorincz, the Florida woman charged in the fatal shooting of Ajike “AJ” Owens, a Black mother of four who lived across the street from Lorincz. The video, released on Monday, showed the moment Lorincz, who is white, was arrested after an […]