National

(NEW YORK) — Hazy and dangerous fumes from ongoing Canadian wildfires have engulfed the skies over most of the northeast coast, prompting serious air quality alerts for millions of Americans. As of Tuesday evening, 17 states have issued those alerts as the thick fumes have blocked the sky and sent people indoors to avoid breathing in […]

(RICHMOND, Va.) — Two people are dead and five others injured after a shooting following a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said. A 19-year-old believed to be involved in the shooting is in custody, and there is no ongoing threat to the community following the incident, Richmond police said. Police said […]

(WASHINGTON) — As the weather warms and visitors flock to the oldest national park in the U.S., the number of disturbing human-wildlife encounters has prompted Yellowstone officials to beg guests to maintain their distance. Several events in recent weeks at Yellowstone National Park have led to the endangerment of both humans and wildlife, as well […]

(MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.) — A Florida man donned a unique disguise to burglarize a Miami Gardens supermarket. Claude Vincent Griffin Jr., 33, was caught on surveillance cameras haphazardly wearing a cardboard box as a mask when breaking into a glass display containing iPhones. Police allege that Griffin stole over $30,000 worth of merchandise, according to […]

(WASHINGTON) — Unlawful entries along the southern border have decreased 70% from their record highs since the end of Title 42 on May 11, according the Department of Homeland Security. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 3,400 encounters in between ports of entry per day and fewer than 300 non-CBP One Office of Field […]

(NEW YORK) — Seventy-nine years ago, on June 6, 1944, more than 156,000 Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on D-Day. “It was one of the most momentous events of the last century,” April Cheek-Messier, president and CEO of the National D-Day Memorial Foundation, told ABC News. “The men and women of D-Day and World War II […]

(NEW YORK) — Nicole Maines – a transgender actress who has starred in “Supergirl,” “Yellowjackets,” and more – never intended to become an activist. But when she and her family won a groundbreaking case against her school district in 2014, arguing that the school could not deny her access to the girl’s bathroom because she […]

(RICHMOND, Va.) — Seven people were shot following a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said. Two people are in custody, and there is no ongoing threat to the community following the incident, Richmond police said. Among the shooting victims, three suffered life-threatening injuries and four non-life-threatening, police said. Six others were injured […]

(HOUSTON) — Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a spate of robberies along a popular Houston bike trail, as police look for more suspects in the attacks, authorities said Tuesday. Since May 16, five people have been robbed and assaulted and “held up at gunpoint” while riding along the Columbia Tap Bike Trail, according […]

(OCALA, Fla.) — The family of Ajike Owens, 35, and their attorney Anthony D. Thomas held a news conference on Monday demanding an arrest be made for the shooting death of Owens, a Florida mother of four. The Owens family is also being represented by civil rights attorney Ben Crump. Owens was shot and killed last […]