Stella/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four years after the coronavirus pandemic closed much of the nation’s education system, thousands of the more than 50 million U.S. public school students and teachers are returning to school this month. In interviews with ABC News, education experts suggest the impact school closures had […]
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Four hotel workers were charged with felony murder in connection with the death of D’Vontaye Mitchell, a Black man who was seen on video being pinned down outside of a Milwaukee hotel during what his family said was a mental health episode. The Milwaukee District […]
Brais Seara/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. wildfire season is continuing on a relentless pace across the West as a new blaze erupted in Southern California, destroying multiple homes and leaving residents little time to evacuate, authorities said. The Edgehill Fire erupted Monday afternoon in the Little Mountain community […]
USGS (NEW YORK) — Kern County was hit by a 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night, centered in Lamont, California, not far from Bakersfield, according to the United States Geological Survey. The 5.3 earthquake hit at 9:09 p.m. PT and was followed by several aftershocks. The Earthquake was felt across Los […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Debby is slamming the Southeast with heavy rain after making landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday. At least six people have been killed in Florida and Georgia. Here’s how the news is developing: Debby is slowly moving eastward offshore […]
Kali9/Getty Images (BELLE GLADE, Fla.) — Nine people are dead, including six children, after a vehicle overturned in a Florida canal, authorities said. A lone survivor who was injured in the crash remains hospitalized, authorities said. The incident occurred Monday evening in Palm Beach County. At approximately 7:30 p.m., authorities […]
Jason Marz/Getty Images (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Former Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson said he feared for his life during his encounter with Sonya Massey, the mother of two who he fatally shot in her home after she called 911 to report a prowler, according to new documents released by the […]
Jason Marz/Getty Images (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Former Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson said he feared for his life during his encounter with Sonya Massey, the mother of two who he fatally shot in her home after she called 911 to report a prowler, according to new documents released by the […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Debby is roaring across the Southeast after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane Monday morning. At least five people have been killed in Florida and Georgia. Here’s how the news is developing: More than 1,000 flights canceled More than 1,000 flights have […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BOISE, Idaho) — A 5-year-old boy who went missing after wandering away from his own birthday party is believed to have been found dead, Idaho police said Tuesday. Matthew Glynn was last seen at home late Monday afternoon while celebrating his fifth birthday with friends and family, […]
