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Dangerous wildfire smoke impacting more than a dozen states

Saturday, July 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Dangerous wildfire smoke is impacting more than a dozen states on Saturday morning as air quality alerts span from the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes to New England, south through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.More than 900 wildfires are burning across Canada,... Read More.

Declassified documents touted by Trump say election systems ‘would be difficult to manipulate’

Friday, July 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Newly-declassified documents touted by President Donald Trump during his address on election security Thursday cast doubt on some of his claims about "shocking vulnerabilities" in the country's election infrastructure.While Trump claimed during his address that the nation's election systems are vulnerable to... Read More.

Family sues New York City utility over woman’s fatal manhole fall

Friday, July 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The family of a Westchester grandmother who died after falling into an open manhole in Midtown Manhattan filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the utility responsible for the manhole, alleging its workers failed to properly seal the cover.Donike Goncaj,... Read More.

Leon Black walked out of Epstein interview after refusing to answer questions about NDAs

Friday, July 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Private equity billionaire Leon Black walked out of his transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee regarding his decades-long relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after refusing to answer questions about nondisclosure agreements allegedly related to the disgraced sex offender, according to a... Read More.

Canada wildfire smoke brings unhealthy air quality to over a dozen states in Midwest, Northeast: Latest

Friday, July 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Philadelphia issued a "Code Purple Air Quality Emergency Day" on Friday as smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires seeps down to more than a dozen states in the Midwest and the Northeast."Everyone may experience negative health effects from particulate matter in... Read More.

‘Beloved’ mom’s body recovered after boat capsized near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay

Friday, July 17 by ABC News

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- The body of a 58-year-old woman has been recovered after a boat capsized and sank near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, marking the second person confirmed dead from the incident.The San Francisco Medical Examiner's Office identified the second victim as... Read More.

New Washington, DC, bill would allow foster youths to select their own legal families

Thursday, July 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A new bill in Washington, D.C., would allow foster youth to help define their own families - and it's crafted by the very young people it seeks to serve.Former and current foster youth helped create the Support, Opportunity, Unity and Legal Relationships... Read More.

Bird strike likely caused New York City helicopter crash in Hudson River: NTSB

Thursday, July 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A bird strike likely caused last year's tourist helicopter crash in New York City's Hudson River that killed all six people on board, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.The more than 2,000 pages of information released by the NTSB... Read More.

Teen charged in triple murder outside DMV while another shooter remains at large

Thursday, July 16 by ABC News

(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- A teenager has been arrested in the 2025 fatal shooting of three people outside of a DMV in Kentucky. Another shooter remains at large, police said. The unnamed teen, who was 17 years old at the time of the murders, has... Read More.

2 Florida deputies airlifted after shooting

Thursday, July 16 by ABC News

(RUSKIN, Fla.) -- Two deputies were airlifted to a Florida hospital Thursday after they were shot in an incident, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.Police are on the scene of the shooting, which took place on West Shell Point Road in Ruskin, Florida,... Read More.

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Dangerous wildfire smoke impacting more than a dozen states

Declassified documents touted by Trump say election systems ‘would be difficult to manipulate’

Family sues New York City utility over woman’s fatal manhole fall

Leon Black walked out of Epstein interview after refusing to answer questions about NDAs

Canada wildfire smoke brings unhealthy air quality to over a dozen states in Midwest, Northeast: Latest

‘Beloved’ mom’s body recovered after boat capsized near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay

New Washington, DC, bill would allow foster youths to select their own legal families

Bird strike likely caused New York City helicopter crash in Hudson River: NTSB

Teen charged in triple murder outside DMV while another shooter remains at large

2 Florida deputies airlifted after shooting

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