National News
- One nation under fire: A week’s glance at gun violence ripping across America
ABC News(SALT LAKE CITY) -- Thousands of fans gathered in Wisconsin to celebrate the Milwaukee Bucks' NBA championship, but scenes of celebration soon turned into chaos when gunfire rang out. Two shootings broke out early ... read more - Utah’s Great Salt Lake drops to lowest level ever recorded
Utah Department of Natural Resources(SALT LAKE CITY) -- The southern portion of the Great Salt Lake in Utah has dropped to its lowest level ever, the U.S Geological Survey said Saturday. Lake levels have been ... read more - ‘Dating Game’ serial killer Rodney Alcala dies on death row
Michael Goulding/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Rodney Alcala, a convicted serial killer who was on California's death row, has died, authorities said Saturday. Alcala, 77, died of natural causes at 1:43 ... read more - One dead, six injured after boats collide on Georgia lake
Emily Swecker/WGXA(MACON, Ga.) -- One person is dead and six others injured, including one critically, after two boats collided on a Georgia lake Saturday, officials said. A person has been charged with boating under the influence ... read more - Washington state deputy shot and killed in the line of duty
KATU(VANCOUVER, Wash.) -- A Washington state sheriff's deputy was shot and killed in the line of duty Friday night as police launch a search for suspects. The deputy involved in the shooting that unfolded around 7 ... read more - Missouri county’s order reinstating mask mandate amid delta surge met with challenges
Jeff Curry/Getty Images(ST.LOUIS) -- Hours after health officials in St. Louis announced they would reinstate a mask mandate amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the state's attorney general said he planned to challenge it. On Friday, ... read more - New York City eyes French ‘health pass’ vaccination policy
- Lack of diversity in higher learning can be a problem for diverse student bodies
Paul Marotta/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Some of the best colleges and universities in the U.S. are facing backlash over the extent of their commitment to classroom diversity. Several high-profile Black academics have been denied tenure at ... read more - COVID-19 vaccinations up 14% in past week, White House says
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- COVID-19 vaccinations rose 14% over the past week, White House officials said Friday, as the more contagious delta variant is quickly spreading in under-vaccinated areas. "In the past 7 days 2.15M ... read more - Maryland wildlife refuge fights to protect American history from climate change
Robert A. Reeder/The The Washington Post via Getty Images(CAMBRIDGE, Md.) -- While extreme heat waves, wildfires and devastating flooding bring attention to the impacts of climate change, some parts of the country are fighting more ... read more - Paralyzed man uses exoskeleton suit to get down on knee to propose to girlfriend
Courtesy of Chris Velazquez(NEW YORK) -- Josh Smith, a quadriplegic, has been unable to walk or perform most activities after an accident seven years ago. So when Smith proposed to his girlfriend, Grace on bended ... read more - Former salesman pleads guilty to role in doping racehorses
Marilyn Nieves/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A former sales representative for a Kentucky company that marketed a performance-enhancing drug used with racehorses pleaded guilty Friday to a criminal charge stemming from what federal prosecutors in New York ... read more - Sleep-away camp COVID-19 outbreak sickens 31
narvikk/iStock(COLUMBIA COUNTY, N.Y.) -- Dozens of children tested positive for COVID-19 at an upstate New York summer camp, health officials confirmed to ABC News on Thursday. The site of the outbreak was Camp Pontiac, a ... read more
