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Gas prices top $4 a gallon as Iran war escalates

Monday, July 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Gas prices in the United States topped $4 per gallon on average Monday as an escalation of the Iran war renewed fears of a global oil shortage.Prices at the pump have jumped 13 cents per gallon, or 3%, over... Read More.

Nolan Wells’ family, friends to gather at his funeral in Mississippi as death investigation continues

Monday, July 20 by ABC News

(OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss.) -- Family and friends of Mississippi teenager Nolan Wells will gather on Monday for his funeral as authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.Rev. Al Sharpton is scheduled to deliver a eulogy at the service at Center Pointe Church... Read More.

Purported gang members charged in social media influencer’s killing

Monday, July 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A dozen purported members of the Bad Boys 7, a set of the Trinitarios, were indicted Monday on racketeering conspiracy charges that accused them of five murders, including the carjacking death last August of Ariela La Langosta, a nightlife influencer with... Read More.

Man in custody after setting off ‘incendiary device’ outside federal building in Manhattan

Monday, July 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A man with a history of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity set off an "incendiary device" outside a Manhattan federal building that houses an immigration court, authorities said.Video captured the moment the suspect poured a liquid and then ignited it... Read More.

Up to 5 cups of coffee per day may potentially lower heart disease risk, doctors say

Monday, July 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Drinking up to five cups of coffee a day is safe for most adults, and regular coffee consumption may be linked to a lower risk of stroke, diabetes and heart failure, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart... Read More.

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.

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Gas prices top $4 a gallon as Iran war escalates

Nolan Wells’ family, friends to gather at his funeral in Mississippi as death investigation continues

Man in custody after setting off ‘incendiary device’ outside federal building in Manhattan

Up to 5 cups of coffee per day may potentially lower heart disease risk, doctors say

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

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